The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, in collaboration with other City departments, is seeking feedback on a new program to create affordable housing in our neighborhoods and, more specifically, on the proposed zoning changes required to make that happen. We will be hosting feedback events throughout the city over the next… [ Keep reading ]
Last May, more than 3,000 Seattle youth voted to determine projects that they believed should be funded with $700,000 from the City budget. That was May and here we are in November, so some of you might be wondering…what’s going on with all of these projects? Are they happening yet?… [ Keep reading ]
Following this summer’s Find It, Fix It Community Walk in the Belltown neighborhood, local resident Christine Federhart submitted a Find It, Fix It Community Project Grant application focused on increasing the vibrancy of the Belltown P-Patch Community Garden. The project was awarded $1,540. Christine then worked with artist/gardeners Becky Jhu… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Murray’s Find It, Fix It Community Walks provide a unique opportunity for community members to identify neighborhood needs and discuss challenges directly with City leaders. The sixth walk this year will be held in the Crown Hill and Whittier Heights neighborhoods on Saturday, November 19th (rescheduled from October 15)…. [ Keep reading ]
Housing affordability continues to be on many people’s minds as we see headline after headline about rising home prices, rising rents, and an increase in our homeless population. While we see many things in our community changing, what hasn’t changed is our commitment to each other and to rolling up… [ Keep reading ]
For the past 3 months, we’ve been reaching out to Seattle residents through our Engage Seattle survey and campaign to get feedback on how the City can more effectively and equitably manage our outreach and engagement efforts. During this process, we’ve heard one thing loud and clear: people want City… [ Keep reading ]
Due to the severe weather forecast for this coming Saturday, and out of an abundance of caution, the Crown Hill / Whittier Heights Find It, Fix It Community Walk originally scheduled for October 15, 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. has been postponed. This decision was driven by public safety concerns… [ Keep reading ]
Message from Kathy Nyland, Director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: On Monday, September 26, Mayor Murray presented his 2017-2018 Proposed Budget to the Seattle City Council. His proposal includes legislation that addresses equitable outreach and engagement and outlines a new citywide framework for community involvement to be led by the… [ Keep reading ]
This afternoon, Mayor Murray presented his Proposed 2017-2018 Budget to the Seattle City Council. A section of this budget will focus on a new direction for Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON). As you know, the Mayor issued an Executive Order in July that mandated the City of Seattle to approach… [ Keep reading ]
Please join Mayor Murray and city leaders on Wednesday, September 28 in the Georgetown neighborhood for our fifth Find It, Fix It Community Walk. These walks provide a unique opportunity for community members to identify neighborhood needs and discuss challenges directly with City leadership. Georgetown Find It, Fix It Community… [ Keep reading ]
