The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing on backyard cottages at 5:30 pm on Sept. 15 in Council Chambers at City Hall.
Public comments are welcome and encouraged, according to the Seattle Department of Planning and Development…MORE
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High school fundraiser still looking for golfers
Tue, 07/28/09
The Ninth Annual Ballard High School Golf Classic is a week away, and the fundraiser is still accepting golfers.
The Classic features a golf tournament, putting contest, hole-in-one contest, barbecue and a silent and live auction.
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Phillips proposes to cut passenger ferries, use tax capacity for bus transit instead
Tue, 07/28/09
Ferry District Boardmember Larry Phillips has proposed cutting the Ferry District tax levy to $0 in 2010 in order to make tax dollars available to keep Metro buses running.
Phillips said this is necessary because Metro bus service is at…MORE
City offers its facilities as protection from hot weather
Tue, 07/28/09
With high temperatures predicted in the 90s this week, city of Seattle facilities, including parks, libraries and the Seattle Center are offering people a way to cool off and stay safe during the heat of the day.
● West Seattle and…MORE
Meeting to discuss neighborhood plan updates tonight
Tue, 07/28/09
The Seattle Planning Commission and the Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee are hosting a meeting tonight, July 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss progress on updating neighborhood plans.
The meeting will take place at the Delridge…MORE
Port asks Nickelsville to leave, camp will 'stand'
Tue, 07/28/09
The homeless encampment Nickelsville last week moved from its location on state owned property in South Park, after being ordered to vacate by the state transportation department, and set up camp on Port of Seattle owned Terminal 107, 4700 West…MORE
REMINDER: 16th Ave. detour begins July 28 through early September
Mon, 07/27/09
A contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation will close 16th Avenue Southwest to northbound traffic at Southwest Findlay Street (at the north end of South Seattle Community College) starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow, July 28, until…MORE
County Council appoints Lynn Gering as Assessor
Mon, 07/27/09
Lynn Gering, the Chief Appraiser in the King County Assessor’s Office for the past 11 years, was unanimously appointed today by the Metropolitan King County Council and sworn in to serve as King County Assessor until the results of the November…MORE
City offers tips to stay cool, conserve electricity
Mon, 07/27/09
As weather forecasters predict an unusually long stretch of record and near-record high temperatures in Seattle this week, Seattle City Light wants to remind its customers that they can stay cool while conserving energy and keeping their…MORE
Barbecue Tuesday at marina to benefit Fishermen’s Memorial
Mon, 07/27/09
On Tuesday, July 28, 7 p.m. at Corinthians Yacht Club at Shilshole Marina there will be a benefit to support the Seattle Fisherman's Memorial, which was dedicated in 1988
There is a $25 minimum donation at the door for each attendee. A…MORE
