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The Seattle City Council passed C.B. 117235 today creating an additional financial incentive for owners of older, character buildings in the Pike-Pine District of Capitol Hill to preserve the buildings.
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December 12, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle and DOC partner to reduce violations by offenders supervised in the community
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In a briefing before the Seattle City Council this morning, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) released the preliminary results of a pilot program for offenders who are supervised in Seattle. Launched in February, 2011, the research-based program shows that swift and certain, but modest, sanctions are more effective in reducing drug use, crime and days spent in jail for violations of release conditions.
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December 8, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Restaurants Will be First Test of Reforming the City Permit Process
City Departments have taken the first steps towards the reform of our business permit process, in response to a Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) included in the 2011 budget. The initial step will be to test a new way of processing restaurant licensing, and it will be underway early next year. The SLI that my [...]
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December 8, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden, News Releases
Moody’s removes Seattle from its negative watch list
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Mayor Mike McGinn announced today Moody's Investor Service has removed its "negative outlook" on its Aaa/Aa1 rating of the Cit...
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December 8, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Looking to make a difference, network, learn? Serve on a city board or commission
Today in the Committee on the Built Environment we confirmed appointments of 16 citizens to various city boards, commissions, and councils. Thanks to people stepping forward to serve, we have new appointees to the Seattle Design Commission, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, the Historic Seattle Preservation [...]
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December 7, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases
Seattle City Council-driven project proves to be a big winner at 2011 Seattle Management Association Awards
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On December 8, the Community Centers Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) Work Group, a project team commissioned earlier this year, will be awarded the Planning and Project Management Award from the Seattle Management Association. This award recognizes an individual, project or program manager who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in establishing courses of actions for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently and successfully.
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December 7, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Licata, News Releases
Seattle City Council to consider legislation to cap towing rates
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The Seattle City Council will pursue regulating towing companies in response to the egregious towing fines that have recently come to light.
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December 7, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle City Council moves to complete police accountability review board
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The Seattle City Council’s Public Safety and Education Committee voted this morning to appoint Joe Hawe to the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board, the seven-member civilian body that reviews the City’s policies related to police accountability. Hawe, a former Chief of Police, Sheriff and United States Marshall, fills the position vacated by Martha Norberg designated for an individual with law enforcement experience.
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December 6, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Final decision near in Roosevelt rezones
As we get closer to what will likely be final committee-level action Dec. 14 (there’ll be no Roosevelt action at the December 8 Committee on the Built Environment), the Roosevelt rezone work is shaping up to set a template for thoughtful zoning and development standards review in other transit-connected urban villages in Seattle. I say [...]
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December 6, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Asthma and Indoor Air Quality – Successful Programs
The Master Home Environmentalist program of the American Lung Association and the Healthy Homes Program of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health have complementary approaches to addressing the rising problem of childhood asthma and other consequences of indoor air pollution. The good news is that both approaches are demonstrating significant successes! The Master Home [...]