Happy Friday! Today’s news is mostly a continuation of yesterday’s.
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Mayor decides to retain Myers Way properties
The Mayor announced yesterday that the city will retain the Myers Way parcels in Southwest Seattle that it had been looking to sell.
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This week: long-term planning
Several long-term planning efforts get airtime this week in Council Chamber.
News roundup: Tenant protections and Mayoral texts
Yesterday’s vote on tenant protections tops the news this morning. Plus we found out that the Mayor should text when he’s jet-lagged.
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Notes from this morning’s Council Briefing: Seafair!
A handful of interesting notes from this morning’s Council Briefing, which featured a presentation on Seafair.
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This week in Council Chamber: housing!
Despite the Monday federal holiday, there’s still a lot going on this week; much of it relates to housing.
Comprehensive Plan getting comprehensive Council review
The 2035 Comprehensive Plan final draft has been published by the Mayor’s Office, and is about to go through an extensive review process both as a public process and by the City Council. Yesterday the Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee got a high-level overview of the changes in the plan and the process the Council will use to review it.
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Waterfront redevelopment plan wrestles with two issues
This morning the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee was briefed on two ongoing sticking points with the plan for redeveloping the Seattle Waterfront. One is a thorny problem, and the other is an opportunity to do something really cool.
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This week: SODO arena, housing levy, minimum wage impact
Lots of things are happening this week in Council chambers, including a hearing and possible vote on the SODO Arena street vacation, a report on the impact of the increased minimum wage, and amendments to the 2016 Housing Levy.
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News roundup: inquests, UW landmark buildings, small business
A judge rules that UW can ignore local landmark ordinances, police inquests come under the microscope, and both the Mayor and the City Council claim to love small businesses.
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