The City is trying to fill 15 spots on Design Review Boards around the city. This is a great opportunity for grassroots civic participation. You can find the details, including how to apply, here. The deadline for applications is December 15th.
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The Council is holding a public hearing tonight. This one matters.
The Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee is holding a public hearing tonight on two issues: the proposed MHA rezone of the Uptown urban center, and some potential changes to the way that design reviews are done. Many of the Council’s public hearings are perfunctory: the Council members already have a good idea how they plan to vote, and the most that commenters can hope for are to get some minor tweaks to the legislation. But as of last Friday when the PLUZ committee met to discuss the two topics, there are some big open issues that the Council …
Continue readingNews roundup: Design reviews, slumlords, and bike lanes
Good morning! I hope you are all enjoying having the Viaduct back several days early. New topics are popping up in the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: tree cutting
This week’s hearing on the West Seattle tree cutting tops the news this morning.
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