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On Saturday, June 16, immediately following the Fremont Solstice Parade, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien will be on hand at the Fremont Arts Council’s We the People Power Festival at Gasworks Park to help raise awareness about Seattle’s upcoming plastic bag ban, going into effect on July 1, and to speak on limiting the impact of money in local politics.
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Making the University District Work
The City is embarking on a three year program to support investment in the University District. With construction of light rail from Husky Stadium to Northgate about to break ground, the U District is poised to take a major step forward as an Urban Center, and the City initiative is designed to help make that [...]
Seattle City Council and King County Council to host joint public hearing on proposed SODO arena on July 19
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The Seattle City Council and King County Council announced today that they will co-host a joint public hearing on July 19 regarding the proposal for a new multi-purpose arena in SODO. Members of the public are invited to attend and give in-person testimony to City and County councilmembers. Both Councils accept written public comments at any time.
Seattle City Councilmembers to take public comment on Seawall replacement bond levy
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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.
Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin proposes Northgate access strategy
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Sound Transit Board Member and Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin will propose a coordinated access strategy for the Northgate Link Light Rail Station at the Sound Transit Capital Committee on Thursday, June 14, 1:30 p.m. at 401 South Jackson Street. The proposal will commit Sound Transit to:...
Earthquake Lessons from Chile
Last month I was one of 40 Seattle business, government, labor, and academic leaders on a study mission to Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile.* One of my major reasons for going was to identify lessons from the recent Chilean experience with a major earthquake. Chile, like Seattle, is on the Pacific Rim of Fire. In February, [...]
Join the Seattle City Council’s "Sallys" for coffee and conversation
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Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be in the Madison Park neighborhood this weekend, as their monthly outreach event returns.
How Your Property Taxes Will Pay for the New Arena
Seattle property owners will actually fund about $15 million of the City’s proposed $120 million investment in the proposed basketball/hockey arena to be developed south of Safeco Field, even though publicity for the project has suggested that repayment of this investment will come entirely from revenues associated with the arena, not taxpayers, and, further, that [...]
Seattle City Councilmembers join regional partners in launching next phase of Alaskan Way Viaduct tunneling project
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Seattle City Councilmembers today joined Gov. Chris Gregoire, state, port and local officials in breaking ground for the launch pit for the tunnel boring machine for the Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) replacement project. ...
Seattle City Council Committee to discuss action plan to stop the violence
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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, will hold a meeting on Wednesday to talk about how to stop the violence in our community and examining the causes or trends of recent violence.
Seattle City Council to hold hearing on taximeter rate increase legislation
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The Seattle City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 6 to receive comments on Council Bill 117465, which calls for an increase in the taxicab meter rate and an increase in the flat rate from downtown Seattle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Clean Water Consent Decree
Seattle and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) have completed negotiations on a historic consent decree that opens the door for a more thoughtful and effective approach to promoting clean water in Seattle and Puget Sound. The Council is now reviewing this decree, and will vote on whether to endorse it in the near future. [...]