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Mayor McGinn’s Proposed 2011-2012 City Budget

Yesterday Mayor McGinn presented the Proposed 2011-2012 City Budget to Seattle City Council. The impacts of the proposed budget to this department are detailed in this letter from Stella Chao, Director. To review DON’s official Budget Pages, view the 2011 Proposed Budget and scroll down to Neighborhoods & Development. To participate… [ Keep reading ]

Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Workshop for Apartment Managers Workshop Offered

Seattle Emergency Management and the Seattle Fire Department are offering this free workshop for apartment managers on Friday, October 15.  Click here for more information.

Senior Services seeks help in designing “communities-for-all”

What would your community have to look like to support you as you age? Would you like to take part in designing that community? Senior Services is asking local Baby Boomers to do just that – design “communities-for-all” that will support us so we can age confidently and safely.  It’s… [ Keep reading ]

Join us as Mayor McGinn Announces Neighborhood Street Fund Projects

Please join Mayor Mike McGinn, City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, and community members for an announcement of the list of Neighborhood Street Fund Large Projects to be funded and built in 2010-2012. These projects directly reflect neighborhoods’ desires for improvements that support walking, biking, and transit. Each three year cycle, Bridging… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board member cited in Puget Sound Business Journal

Congratulations to Andrea Caupain, a member of the Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board, who was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s  “40 under 40”  top young business leaders for 2010.  Click here to read the article.

City of Seattle Registration and Rosters

Interested in selling to the City of Seattle?  Your first step is to register.  Registration does not pre-approve you; registration helps the City develop bid lists, contract lists and reports.  Prime contractors may use the system to seek subcontractors.  Women and minority owned businesses are encouraged to apply. Are you… [ Keep reading ]

Join us for a Town Hall with Mayor Mike McGinn

Thursday, September 16, Mayor Mike McGinn will come to St. Matthew Parish Hall for a Town Hall.  Please join us. 6:00-6:30    Open House Representatives from city departments will be on hand to hear from you. 6:30-7:30    Town Hal Ask Mayor McGinn questions about issues that matter to your neighborhood.  This… [ Keep reading ]

Create a vision for Seattle and central Puget Sound in the year 2100!

Put your creative, visionary ideas to work to create a sustainable, socially equitable Seattle of the future.  Entries can be poetry, short stories, business and action plans, photography, inventions, one-act plays, etc.  Click here for more information, entry guidelines and prizes.

Social Equity and Smart Growth Forum September 20

Join the Seattle City Council, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and others in this discussion of planning and social equity issues.  Please click here for more information.

South Park ‘Little Bridge’ Grand Opening

Come join Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, Concord Elementary School students, Feet First and other community members for the Grand Opening of South Park’s “Little Bridge” on the Henderson overpass.  Feet First has collaborated with SeaMar, Concord International Elementary and the community to spruce up and install a community led art… [ Keep reading ]