Let me state the obvious — Council’s 8-week review of the city’s proposed budget is a busy time. The city’s budget is about $4B. The General Subfund is roughly $950M. City Council is presented the proposed budget in late September, in this case September 24th to be exact, and we spend the next seven or [...]
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October 17, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Introducing a piece of the Lake-to-Bay Loop
Last Friday I heard from SDOT that people would be able to walk across the West Thomas Street overpass by the end of the day. I haven’t had the experience of making that walk yet, but that doesn’t dampen my enthusiasm about the project’s completion. I’m so glad it’s open. The West Thomas Street Overpass [...]
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October 16, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Belltown Community Center Finally
On a cheerful, sunny Friday evening this September, the Belltown Community Center opened its doors at 415 Bell Street. It was great to see several hundred residents touring the rooms, enjoying music in the alley behind the Center and food donated by Belltown restaurants, and finally feeling the love of City government for one [...]
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October 11, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
See It, Send It… Do something
The recent launch of the See It, Send It campaign by the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau Street Scene Task Force has generated a new run of debate over Seattle’s attitudes and responses to disorder Downtown. “Disorder” takes many forms depending upon your threshold. So far the campaign has forwarded eight (as of this afternoon) [...]
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October 4, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
New Parks Policy
I'm glad that the community members I worked with in 1998 have continued to monitor the issue and have found a way to negotiate a better approach while also not compromising on public safety and fair access to our parks for all.
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October 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Oct 8 deadline for Small & Simple Projects Neighborhood Matching Fund
The deadline for the fall round of applications to the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Small and Simple Projects Fund is a week away. The Small and Simple Projects Fund provides matching funds of up to $20,000 to support community members as they work together to build a stronger and healthier neighborhood through civic participation. It is a program [...]
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September 21, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Parks and Neighborhoods committee recap
Yesterday was our last committee meeting before our annual 6-week plunge into the budget, so we had a longer agenda than usual. Councilmembers Godden and Conlin joined me at the table this week. You can see the Seattle Channel video of the whole meeting here. After Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams gave us his Superintendent’s Report, we [...]
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September 20, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
The Future of Seattle Center (and Key Arena too)
In its 50th year, Seattle Center is one of our city’s greatest treasures. And it has suddenly captured a lot of renewed attention because of Chris Hansen’s proposed new sports and entertainment arena in SODO. This attention is a good...
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September 10, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #325: The Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Project
It is the Council’s duty to watchdog this legislation as it is implemented and to work with SHA and the community to assure that every requirement that is in this legislation is met.
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August 16, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
More Trees for Seattle
Seattle has accepted a big challenge: to turn around the loss of tree cover from developing a City on this formerly forested land, and to restore and regrow as much of the urban forest as we can. Trees not only because they make the City more beautiful and our neighborhoods more livable, but also help [...]