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July 12, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, News Releases
Seattle to establish dedicated fund for tourism marketing
News Release
City Councilmembers Tim Burgess and Jean Godden, Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine, announced a new initiative this morning to raise millions of dollars to promote tourism in Seattle.
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July 11, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Seattle Mayor McGinn and City Councilmembers identify additional funds to improve city streets
Seattle Mayor McGinn, Seattle City Council President Conlin, and Councilmembers Rasmussen and Godden today jointly announced that the City will commit $3 million from the sale of the Rubble Yard to fund additional roadway work in 2011. The commitment will provide a 33 percent boost in 2011 street repair funding, preventing the elimination of 21 positions in the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) while also providing a small increase for bike improvements.
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March 15, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Building Awareness
On Monday, the City Council proclaimed March 14-20, 2011 MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week, calling on citizens to join the MS Society in helping raise awareness. The Northwest region (Washington, Alaska and Montana) has one of the highest incidences of MS with more than 12,000 individuals and over 50,000 family members impacted by the disease. More than 1,250 residents in the City of Seattle live with MS.
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March 7, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Seattle does Portlandia
Last week, 30 Seattleites, visited Portland, touring the region’s transit system in a two-day blitz. The trip was valuable as a learning investment as Portland has been successful in developing transit ridership and using transit as a tool in land use development.
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February 17, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Bleak Outlook in Olympia
Legislators have been unbelievably stressed by twin budget traumas. In the short term they have to trim hundreds of millions from this year’s budget. And, in the long term, they have to get started crafting a two-year budget that weathers the toughest years that Olympia has faced since the Great Depression.
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February 4, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
“Game On”
Kate Joncas, president of the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), took as her tagline: “Game On,” as she tossed breakfast guests a pigskin metaphor and then proceeded to detail some of the successes and shortcomings of the economy in a 2011 snapshot.
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January 31, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Bear Snores on Friday
What’s cuter than a roomful of puppies? A library full of children at a recent Friday Family Story Hour. The youngsters gathered to listen to me read “Bear Snores On,” at the Hamlin Robinson School. The school, a private school that successfully works with challenged students, initiated the free story hours as an outreach to neighborhood families.
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January 24, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Seniors Together
It was coffee and cookies and civics at the Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens January 19, one of the many events and activities that the city provides for seniors who have served their communities. Each month the office taps a local official to talk to community elders about city services. This month was my opportunity to have coffee and cookies with some of these experienced citizens and talk about my responsibilities at City Hall.
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January 19, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden
Seattle for Washington Lobby Day
The "Seattle for Washington" initiative to build relationships with other cities and jurisdictions isn’t just lip service – it’s something that’s been ongoing throughout the year and has taken councilmembers to districts across the state – from Aberdeen to Spokane and from Canadian border to the mouth of the Columbia.