Nearly 100 members of the 36th District gathered in the Phinney Ridge Community Association community hall March 14 for a town hall meeting with their state legislators.
Democrats Reuven Carlyle and Mary Lou Dickerson discussed their…MORE
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Mayor freezes executive salaries, orders furloughs
Fri, 03/13/09
Mayor Greg Nickels announced today that he has informed more than 100 senior city executives that they will have their salaries frozen at or rolled back to 2008 levels.
Also four executive offices have been directed to begin instituting…MORE
Golden Gardens Drive to be paved later this month
Fri, 03/13/09
The top section of Golden Gardens Drive Northwest will be resurfaced Saturday, March 28, weather permitting, according to the city transportation department.
Crews will start at the end of recent landslide repair and will pave to the top…MORE
West Seattle course could get new clubhouse under Golf Master Plan
Fri, 03/13/09
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is asking the Board of Park Commissioners to approve golf capital improvement projects totaling $19.9 million.
The Parks Department operates the Interbay Gold Center, Jackson Park, Jefferson…MORE
Fishermen, Port clash over possible changes at Fishermen’s Terminal
Fri, 03/13/09
The Port of Seattle is considering changes to Fishermen’s Terminal that some say could deter fishermen from using the facility.
The Port is looking to charge a fee to fishermen selling their catches from their boats and is also looking to…MORE
Detour shortened for work on 14th Avenue South
Fri, 03/13/09
The detour provided while the city does work on 14th Avenue South has been shortened and now uses Seventh Avenue South and Eight Avenue South between South Cloverdale and South 96th streets in South Park.
The city department of…MORE
Multifamily code will be addressed in pieces
Fri, 03/13/09
At a briefing for Seattle City Council members on the mayor's proposal to update the city's multifamily code, Mike Podowski with the Department of Planning Development, said changing the code would not increase capacity over goals established…MORE
Low-income houser wants vacant building torn down
Fri, 03/13/09
The Compass Center, a low-income housing provider, wants to demolish a vacant building that sits on their property in Ballard but is running into resistance from the city.
Compass Center Executive Director Rick Friedhoff said the building…MORE
Year-round water taxi draws no complaints at hearing
Fri, 03/13/09
No one at last nights Board of Park Commissioners meeting spoke in opposition of a proposal to upgrade Seacrest Dock to allow the Elliott Bay Water Taxi to operate there year-round until a more permanent location can be found.
The board…MORE
New permit to promote salvageable 'green' building
Fri, 03/13/09
The Department of Planning and Development has created a new permitting option for contractors and developers to promote green building, decrease the amount of materials that are sent to landfills and speed up the deconstruction and…MORE
