Several long-term planning efforts get airtime this week in Council Chamber.
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Council reviews Seattle City Light strategic plan
The City Council held the first of three meetings this afternoon to review and approve the Strategic Plan for Seattle City Light. Ironically, our rates are going to go up unless we start using more power.
Continue readingHow NCIS Went Badly Wrong
Thanks to a public disclosure request and some helpful folks at SPU’s public information office, I got copies of the monthly reports of Tim Almond, the QA consultant for the troubled NCIS project. NCIS is the new billing and customer-service IT system for Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities that has been under development for the last two and a half years, and is now a year late and $43 million over their original budget. Almond’s monthly reports paint a harrowing picture of a project that went wrong early, often, and predictably.
Continue readingThis week: busy busy busy
It’s going to be a very busy week for the Council. Especially Tuesday.
Continue readingNews roundup: secure scheduling, nuclear energy, and breakfast
Guess who Council member Kshama Sawant is having breakfast with…
Continue readingNews roundup: SPD, FBI, and more
Hiring police officers and building a new North Precinct station are drawing news coverage again this morning. along with FBI surveillance in the Central District.
Continue readingNews roundup: the Jungle, nuclear power, and more
Yesterday’s Council resolution on the Jungle headlines the news this morning.
Continue readingUtility discount program gets a boost
The city’s Utility Discount Program, which gives a break to low-income residents on their Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities bills, is great but underutilized. But that’s changing quickly.
Continue readingCouncil digs in on the economics and politics of electricity
School was in session this afternoon at the Energy and Environment Committee, where Seattle City Light’s sources for electricity came up repeatedly.
Continue readingComprehensive 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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