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Do you have questions for members of the City Council? How did the 2013-2014 budget process go? What 2012 committee and Council accomplishments are Councilmembers most proud of? Looking forward, what priorities and goals does the Council have for 2013? Join the conversation by submitting your questions now.
Recently the Seattle City Council approved the 2013-2014 City budget http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget/. As Transportation Committee chair I focused my efforts primarily upon the 2013-2014 budget of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The 2013-2014 SDOT budget is the first since 2007 where there are more “adds” than cuts. While the total City budget is still being [...]
Does your neighborhood have a transportation problem that needs to be addressed? The City’s Neighborhood Street Fund program is now accepting applications for the third of three rounds of funding from the Bridging the Gap (BTG) levy. Up to $4.5 million will be spent by Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT) on projects selected from those [...]
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The Seattle City Council's Budget Committee today voted unanimously on a balanced 2013 budget for city operations and endorsed a spending plan for 2014.
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Join Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, Mayor Mike McGinn and me at City Business Casual on Thursday, November 8 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel’s Lobby Court (515 Madison Street, Seattle) with happy hour pricing and a special parking rate of $8. Special guests include: Mike McGinn, Mayor of [...]
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Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, chair of the Council's Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the likely passage of Proposition No. 1 for General Obligation Bonds for the Alaskan Way Seawall:
I would like to invite you to attend one of three Bicycle Master Plan update public meetings in November. The meetings will be from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at various locations in the Seattle area. If you cannot make it in person there will also be a Lunch and Learn online meeting November 15th. You can register here on the [...]
City Council President Sally Clark and fellow members Tom Rasmussen and Bruce Harrell sit down with host Brian Callanan to talk about city issues. ...
Today I rode the C line to work. This route starts at SW Roxbury Street and connects West Seattle to downtown. It heads north on SW Fauntleroy Way to California Avenue and the West Seattle Junction and then downtown.
On September 17, 2012, former Seattle City Councilmember Cheryl Chow received special recognition for her public service in Seattle. The Seattle City Council presented her with a Proclamation and declared Monday, September 17, 2012 as "Cheryl Chow Day."