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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Briefing: Oct. 1 and 6 at PNA
We are contacting you because King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division plans to construct green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) projects in planting strips in some north Seattle neighborhoods
with construction beginning as soon as 2021 and the project ending by 2023.
Green stormwater infrastructure mimics nature by slowing or reducing polluted rainwater runoff close to its source. We are interested to learn from your organization what we should prioritize when choosing how and where to install GSI. We have not yet chosen any locations within the
University Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project’s (click on link)
Project Study Area. At the end of the month we are mailing a flier with information to all residents, businesses and property owners in the Project Study Area. This fall we are meeting with community organizations to provide more information about the project and learn their feedback by 10/9.
We also encourage you and your members to take our visit our Online Open House and take our online survey anytime from Sept. 24 to Oct. 9. (It is only live during these dates). The information online is the same information that will be shown at the drop-in sessions.
Drop-in session -Monday, Oct. 1, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Phinney Neighborhood Association (6532 Phinney Ave. N.) – special focus on Phinney neighborhood Drop-in session = Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N.) Drop-in session = Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the University Heights Community Center (5031 University Way N.E. Open house = Saturday, Oct. 6 - from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fairview Christian School (844 N.E. 78th St.) - special focus on Phinney neighborhood from 10 a.m. to noon Sincerely, Dana West King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Community Services 206-477-5536 Project background During peak storms, polluted stormwater and sewage from the north-central Seattle area goes into Portage Bay on average six times per year. To help address this, King County plans to construct natural drainage systems, known as green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). The GSI project is in its planning phases. To learn more, visit our project website at: www.kingcounty.gov/Natural Drainage. |
Survey about 7020 Greenwood Rowhouse Construction
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Survey About Changing the Greenwood-Phinney Urban Village Boundaries
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Talk about Tree Canopy at the June 5th Phinney Ridge Community Council Meeting
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Protecting and Enhancing Seattle's Tree Canopy as the City Densifies
Seattle’s urban forest is an integral and vital part of our city. It provides many benefits and amenities to those living in Seattle and region. Trees help clean our air and enhance public health, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate climate change, increase property values, decrease the impacts of heat and wind, provide habitat for birds and wildlife and connect us with nature in our neighborhoods. Seattle’s current rules regarding tree removal have been not effective in identifying and preserving trees or replacing trees lost to development. As a result, Seattle is rapidly loosing it’s urban canopy and all of the critical functions a robust tree canopy provides. See recent article by Investigate West: http://www.invw.org/2016/07/27/seattles-long-neglected-tree-canopy-is-on-a-collision-course-with-development. A coalition of local groups including Friends of Urban Forests, TreePac, Plant Amnesty, The Audubon Society, Seattle Greenspaces, and others are working to develop an improved tree ordinance that seeks to balance tree preservation and growth with the goal of a net increase in Seattle’s urban tree cover to reach the City’s stated goal of 30% tree canopy. It is urgent that the Mayor and the City Council act now to pass an effective ordinance to stop the loss of trees, particularly exceptional trees, Heritage trees and tree groves, and to promote environmental equity as we commit to increasing our tree canopy. The Phinney Ridge Community Council will have a presentation on a new Draft Seattle Tree Ordinance at the Phinney Center at 7:00 pm on June 5. We are actively seeking community input at this meeting. Please join us. |
SCALE: Seattle Coalition for Affordability, Livability, and Equity
SCALE Notice of Appeal: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ac2tgmh9h8c4poy/SCALE%20Coalition%20Appeal.pdf?dl=0
https://www.seattlefairgrowth.org/appellants.html Click on the SCALE Coalition and the document comes up!
DONATE: https://donorbox.org/scale-appeal-match
SCALE Appeal Schedule and Prehearing Order Amended 24April2018 Dates (from 16 Feb 2018 Pre-Hearing Order). All deadlines 5 pm except June 11. • April 2: Appellants’ Preliminary Witness and Exhibits lists • April 9: City’s Preliminary Witness and Exhibits lists • April 11: City’s responses due to written discovery • April 13: Appellants (and City?) Update Preliminary Witness and Exhibits lists as a result of City’s responses to written discovery • April 12 – May 31: Deposition period • • Responses due within 7 days Replies due within 2 days • May 11: Final Date for Motions including Summary Judgment Responses to Motions due within 14 calendar days City Filed April 17; SCALE Response due May Day Replies on Motions due within 7 calendar days of Response • June 11, Noon (Monday): Appellants’ Final Witness and Exhibits Lists due Copies of Exhibits must be served by 5 p.m. unless known to be in City possession. Witness and Exhibits list is filed. Exhibits are NOT filed with HE. • June 11: Third Pre-Hearing, 3:30 pm; discuss hearing time allocation and schedule; parties to come prepared with time needs/desires and “availability of witnesses” • June 18: City Final Witness and Exhibits Lists due, along with copies of exhibits known NOT to be in possession of other parties. Exhibits NOT filed with HE. • June 25 – 29: First week of hearing • July 23 – 27: Second week of hearing • August 20 – 24: Possible extended hearing dates TBD at June 11 Third Pre-Hearing; Other dates possible between August 13 and 31.
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Candidates for PRCC Board Positions
Voting will occur at tonight's (May 1) PRCC meeting to fill eight two-year board positions that have terms expiring at the end of this May. The candidates for these positions are: Remington Below Terry Cook Duncan Griffin Ted Inkley John Jeffcott Mark Phillips Jeff Reibman Tom Yeager
The agenda and location for the meeting is here. |
North Seattle Town Hall on the Progressive Tax on Business; May 2, 6-8 p.m., Ballard
From: O'Brien, Mike
<Mike.OBrien@seattle.gov> Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 3:11 PM Subject: You're Invited: North Seattle Town Hall on the Progressive Tax on Business To: "O'Brien, Mike" <Mike.OBrien@seattle.gov> Hello, Thank you for engaging with me and my office. Although you have engaged on a range of issues, most everyone is aware of our neighbors facing homelessness and the way that has touched all the issues you have contacted me about. Last year, then-Councilmember Kirsten Harris-Talley and I proposed generating the necessary resources for addressing this crisis by asking those businesses that had benefited the most from our economic boom to contribute a few cents an hour for each employee to pay for housing, shelter, and services for those left behind. With consultation from the Progressive Revenue Task Force, that proposal has evolved at Council. You can see the proposed legislation by Councilmembers Mosqueda, González, Herbold, and myself here. Although the revenue generated could potentially be a huge lift, many folks in the district have expressed concern over the tax structure, the impact on businesses, and our current spending. I invite you to learn more by coming to our North Seattle Town Hall on the Progressive Tax on Business to address housing and homelessness. There, you can hear more about this process and proposal and ask questions from the proposers and task force members themselves, including me. See you there! Mike North Seattle Town Hall: Progressive Tax on Business Wednesday, May 2 6pm-8pm 6512 23rd Ave NW, Seattle, Washington 98117
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2018 Property Taxes - Info from King County
Release Date: February 13, 2018 2018 Property Taxes
Property tax bills coming: increases will fund education, fire protection, and veteran and senior services
SUMMARYProperty taxes across King County will increase about 17 percent on average this year, primarily due to additional taxes passed by the Legislature to increase funding for K-12 education. About 57 percent of property tax revenues collected in King County pays for schools. Property taxes also fund voter-approved measures for veterans and seniors, fire protection, and parks among other services.
STORYKing County Treasury will begin sending out the annual property tax bills in mid February. King County collects property taxes on behalf of the state, the county, cities, and taxing districts (such as school and fire districts), and distributes the revenue to these local governments.Voters have approved several property-tax increases that will make much-needed investments in veterans and senior citizen services, fire protection, and parks. In some parts of King County, as much as 50 percent of the property tax bill is the result of voter-approved measures.
New levies approved in 2017 for collection this year include:
In addition to approved local measures, the Washington State legislature passed an additional property tax to increase funding of education. Previously, the State Supreme Court ruled that the state must make new investments into public education; as a result the legislature added $1.01 per thousand dollars of assessed value, in King County, to their portion of property tax collection in order to fund the mandate (this is known as the McCleary Plan). “Communities in our region are thankful to voters for approving new funding for essential services, but we know that property taxes can be especially tough for those on fixed incomes,” said King County Assessor John Wilson. “That’s why we’ve been aggressively reaching out to seniors, veterans and disabled homeowners with the property tax exemption program. Additionally, I’ve been working with Executive Constantine to create more tools for transparency around property taxes,” Wilson continued. Low-income seniors, veterans and disabled homeowners may qualify for a property-tax exemption offered by King County. Information on how to apply for an exemption, along with other property-assessment-related information, can be found at kingcounty.gov/assessor. Property taxes vary depending upon location, the assessed value of the property, and the number of jurisdictions levying taxes (such as state, city, county, school district, port, fire district, etc). With property taxes going up 16.92 percent on average, that means countywide property tax billings will be $5.6 billion in 2018, up from $ 4.8 billion last year. Aggregate property values in King County increased by 13.41 percent, going from $471.5 billion in 2017 to $534.7 billion in 2018. “Without doubt voters are going to see a property tax increase due to the funding model the legislature has passed to fund education. So at a local level we are building more tools and supporting more legislation to increase transparency and fairness around the property tax. It is a work in progress and we will continue working on behalf of King County taxpayers,” said Wilson. To avoid interest and penalties, the first half property taxes must be paid or postmarked by April 30, 2018. The second half property taxes must be paid or postmarked by Oct. 31, 2018.
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