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The Seattle City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee will continue its review of the proposal to construct an arena in SODO on Thursday, July 5 at 2 p.m. The committee will receive its first briefing from the Council's Central Staff regarding financial details of the proposal.
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Northgate Light Rail Station Access Plan
Today, Thursday, June 28, the Sound Transit Board unanimously approved my motion to create a new access strategy for the Northgate light rail station. This motion is the first effort to implement the new Sound Transit Board’s policy direction that emphasizes developing a variety of access modes to get riders to Sound Transit stations. It [...]
Plastic shopping bag ban just two days away – starts Sunday, July 1
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Seattle Public Utilities is scheduling media interviews for Friday, June 29 with a photo/interview opportunity of reusable bags being stocked at the Rainier Beach Safeway.
Seattle City Councilmembers support Supreme Court ruling on Affordable Health Care Act
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Seattle City Councilmembers today celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Affordable Health Care Act:
Councilmember Bruce Harrell’s statement on Supreme Court’s health care decision
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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, released the following statement overwhelmingly supporting the United States Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, ending two years of fierce debate.
Industrial Jobs Coming Back to Seattle
Seattle’s long range strategy for encouraging manufacturing is paying off, as Forbes magazine, in a recent article, rated the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metropolitan Area as the top area for manufacturing growth in the nation over the last five years. Manufacturing employment is growing around the country, as industries realize the opportunity for ‘reshoring’ industrial activity. Much of [...]
Seattle City Councilmembers to take public comment on Seawall replacement bond levy
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Seattle City Councilmembers today announced the public hearing date to discuss a proposed 30-year property tax bond measure of $290 million to provide public safety and protection of the Central Waterfront and related public infrastructure. The measure under consideration would be on the November 6, 2012 General Election ballot. The 30-year bond for $290 million would cost the owner of a $360K home about $59 per year.
Live from downtown Vancouver, WA
Hello from the annual meeting of the Association of Washington Cities. This year’s conference, my first as a board member from Seattle, happens at the Red Lion in Vancouver, WA. This is the big conference for elected officials and administrators from cities and towns all over the Evergreen State. Meetings started Tuesday and last through [...]
Water for Seattle’s Future
Seattle Public Utilities has developed an updated water plan covering 2013-2018, with some analysis and projection for future years as far out as 2060. It’s a good news plan, demonstrating that Seattle’s commitment to water conservation has been extraordinarily successful, and projecting continued success in the future. The bottom line is that total average demand [...]
Mercer West Receives $14 Million from TIGER Grant Program to Improve Vital Regional Corridor
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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced that the City of Seattle's Mercer West project was awarded $14 million from the Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. With this critical piece of federal stimulus funding, the City can now begin construction on the $98 million project and complete improvements to the Mercer Corridor. Work on Mercer West will begin in early 2013 and be completed by middle of 2015.
Seattle City Hall to host Pike Place Farmers Market Express
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Grab your reusable shopping bags and spend your lunch hour at the City Hall Plaza every Tuesday from June 19 through September 25 at this year's Pike Place Farmers Market Express.