February 15th, 2019
Thank You to SDOT, City and KC Metro Staff Many thanks to everyone who helped out in some way during the snowstorm. Times like this are a real reminder of the importance of public service. SDOT workers worked long shifts to clear the roads, after being very busy during the three week closure of SR99. […]
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Posted: February 15th, 2019 under
Councilmember Herbold.
February 8th, 2019
SDOT Snow Response Interactive Map and Arterials Prioritized for Clearing Winter weather has arrived, so here’s information about SDOT’s snow response resources: SDOT’s interactive map showing which roads have been treated or cleared in the last hour, three hours, and twelve hours. You can view it by neighborhood. Here’s SDOT’s Winter Weather Response webpage, and […]
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February 1st, 2019
Sound Transit Level 3 Analysis Released/Delridge Letter Sound Transit has released its “Level 3” analysis for three end-to-end alternatives for the West Seattle/Ballard light rail line; here’s a link to the presentation from today’s meeting of the Sound Transit Elected Leadership Group (ELG). At today’s meeting I requested Sound Transit provide visualizations of what the […]
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January 28th, 2019
Center City Streetcar Could Impact Other Needed Transit Investments, Such as a Sound Transit 3 Tunnel for West Seattle Last week Mayor Durkan announced updated construction and operations cost estimates for the proposed Center City Streetcar on 1st Avenue. The construction cost estimate has increased to $286 million, and operations costs have increased to $28 […]
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Posted: January 28th, 2019 under
Councilmember Herbold.
Tags:
Center City Streetcar,
Duwamish Valley Action Plan,
King Tide Event,
PSCSC,
SDOT,
Seismic Report,
South Park,
South Park Public Safety Plan,
SPD,
SPU
January 18th, 2019
MHA Process and Schedule The Council has begun developing and considering amendments to the Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) bill which is currently being heard in the Select Committee on Citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability. On January 22, 2018 Council President Bruce Harrell established the 2018 Select Committee on Citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA). The committee was formed to consider […]
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January 8th, 2019
CONTENTS PART 1: ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT Capital Project Oversight SPU/SCL Call Center Improvements Making Sure Growth Pays for Growth – Developer Impact Fees New Green Electric Trucks Save Tax Payer Money PART 2: D1 SPOTLIGHT Schmitz Park Property Acquisition Crescent-Hamm Building Historic Preservation Alki Vehicle Noise Enforcement – Relief for Alki Coming Soon South […]
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Posted: January 8th, 2019 under
Councilmember Herbold.
Tags:
Alki Vehicle Noise,
bus services,
Capital Project Oversight,
Civil Legal Aid,
constituent,
constituent e-mails,
Crescent-Hamm Building,
D1 Budget,
Developer Impact Fees,
hate and bias crimes,
Housing,
Light Rail,
New Green Electric Trucks,
public safety,
Reduce Flooding in D1,
Schmitz Park Property Acquisition,
seattle police officer contract,
sexual harrasment,
South Park Community Center,
SPU/SCL
December 22nd, 2018
Update on South Park Work to Address Community Task Force Recommendations and Other Investment in South Park Here’s a follow up to an update earlier this year about implementation of the recommendations of the South Park Public Safety Task Force, and other projects in South Park. The South Park Public Safety Coordinator, a key community […]
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December 7th, 2018
Re-entry Workgroup Recommendations for Those Being Released From Incarceration Last November I shared with you the efforts of the Seattle Re-entry Workgroup. Resolution 31637, passed in 2015, convened a workgroup to develop policies and strategies to strengthen the City of Seattle’s effort to assist with reentry after incarceration including reducing recidivism, and alleviating the negative […]
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November 29th, 2018
TOMORROW- Have Tickets or Other Seattle Municipal Court Issues? Come To Delridge Community Center From 10am – 4pm Seattle Municipal Court will be at the Delridge Community Center tomorrow, Friday, November 30th, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. to help resolve warrants, share options for addressing unpaid tickets, provide relicensing assistance or a referral to a […]
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November 21st, 2018
Giving Thanks On this Thanksgiving Day eve, I find that there is so much for which I have to give thanks. There are people in District 1 and elsewhere who deserve recognition. In raising their voices, they help contribute every day to making Seattle a better city and they insure that City government is making decisions […]
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Posted: November 21st, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold.
Tags:
2019 City Budget,
2020 City Budget,
Alaskan Way Viaduct,
Citizenship Program funding,
Colman Pool,
Concord Elementary,
D1,
RV Remediation,
South Park,
Thanksgiving,
Vacant Building Monitoring Program