Seattle Forward

City Council in the Neighborhoods

Nicer spring weather means more people out around town, and the City Council is no exception.

As I wrote in January, the Council has prioritized taking its official business into the community and this month we are getting into neighborhoods more than ever. The Council is holding eight meetings outside of City Hall over the first two weeks of May.

I’ll be participating in two of these meetings next week and invite you to join me:

 

Public Hearing on the Mayor’s Minimum Wage Proposal
Tues, May 13, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rainier Beach High School
8815 Seward Park Avenue South

Community Budget Workshop focusing on Public Safety and Civil Rights
Wed., May 14, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way SW, Room 111

You can find a map of where I’ve been around town here.

Getting Around Town

One of my priorities as Council President for the next two years is to hold more Council Committee meetings out in neighborhoods when appropriate.

Your elected representatives are out in the community on a regular basis (see where I've been here), but it is another matter to take the official business of government closer to where people live or work. I have encouraged my colleagues to consider holding at least one of their Council committee meetings out in a neighborhood this year. Combined with the Council's two Town Halls, that would be nearly one official Council meeting outside of City Hall each month.

About Town

Late last year, we started a city map to plot my neighborhood visits.  Take a look.