April 22nd, 2013
As we celebrate Earth Day today, I thought you should know about a green buildings resolution I have introduced, seeking to enhance the City’s green building programs.
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April 19th, 2013
Are micro-units (aka trademarked as aPodments) the answer to providing affordable housing in Seattle or are they a threat to the quality of life in residential neighborhoods? So, what are Microunits? They sprung up about 4 years ago, when some innovative developers discovered that they could build new housing projects that provided very small living [...]
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Posted: April 19th, 2013 under
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April 17th, 2013
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 18, the Transportation Committee of the City Council will host a forum on microhousing. Don’t know what micro-housing is? Here is an except (full content at link below) from a Council Central Staff briefing document: “Microhousing projects are generally comprised of apartment or townhome-style dwelling units, each of which contains several (often seven [...]
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April 15th, 2013
Among the events celebrating April’s National Poetry Month is National Poem in Your Pocket Day, this Thursday, April 18th, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
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April 12th, 2013
Check out the April episode of Council edition, where I appear with Council President Clark and Councilmember O’Brien. We discuss South Lake Union zoning, affordable housing, marijuana zoning, apodments, bus service funding, and more:
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Posted: April 12th, 2013 under
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April 10th, 2013
We were told that there was no general fund impact resulting from the program because the tax reduction developers receive were actually offset with increased property taxes for all other property owners. Today we found out that this is not the whole story.
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April 8th, 2013
Did you know that Seattle’s Department of Parks & Recreation contributes to Seattle’s ranking as a top U.S. arts destination?
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April 5th, 2013
Seattle City Hall will be open on Saturday, April 6 for an Open House, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can visit the Mayor’s Office on the 7th floor, and Councilmember offices on the 2nd floor. There will be adoptable animals, food trucks, and performances (acrobatics at 11a, and the Massive Monkees at noon). [...]
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April 4th, 2013
I’m glad that with the 2013-2014 budget money allocated by the Council in 2012, HSD agreed to allow these shelter operations to extend past the winter months.
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April 1st, 2013
April 22nd is your chance to let the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee know what you think of their proposed 2nd round of Opportunity Fund grants.
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