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March 12 Town Hall Meeting with State Legislators
43rd District legislators to hold March 12 town hall
OLYMPIA – House Speaker Frank Chopp, Sen. Ed Murray and Rep. Jamie Pedersen will hold a town hall meeting on March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Seattle First Baptist Church on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The lawmakers are taking a brief pause from the 2011 legislative session in Olympia to hear what’s on the minds of their constituents in the 43rd Legislative District.
As the Legislature works to address a large budget shortfall this session, the discussion is expected to center on state funding and economic issues, in addition to transportation, health care, safety-net services, civil rights, education, public safety and more.
The event is free and open to all constituents of the 43rd Legislative District, which includes Capitol Hill, University District, Madison Park, Broadmoor, Montlake, Wallingford, Eastlake, Greenlake and parts of Fremont, Ravenna, South Lake Union and downtown Seattle.
The 2011 legislative session began in January and will continue through late-April.
43rd Legislative District Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, March 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
Seattle First Baptist Church
1111 Harvard Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
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Questions can be directed to any legislator’s office:
House Speaker Frank Chopp, 360.786.7920
Sen. Ed Murray, 360.786.7628
Rep. Jamie Pedersen, 360.786.7826
Seattle Community Council Federation
Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare: Meeting March 8th
Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare, a program of the City of Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management, is holding a workshop on Tuesday, March 8th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Montlake Branch Library, 2401 24th Avenue E.
Presenters will share information on how to:
- Safeguard your home before a disaster.
- Take a quake-safe action wherever you are.
- Create a neighborhood team.
For more information, visit the SNAP homepage at seattle.gov.
Seattle All Stairs, Feb. 25
Montlake residents Susan Ott and David Ralph have climbed, mapped and photographed all of the open public stairs in Seattle (about 650 of them!), and are hosting a free slideshow on February 25th at 7:00 p.m. at the Montlake Community Center’s Tudor room.
Susan and David have plotted about 30 walks that feature the stairs, and have been putting up guides to them, so that everyone can enjoy these public stairs – and get some needed exercise. You can check out the map and guides at the Seattle Stairs website.
WSDOT Draft Programmatic Agreement
New Seattle Shoreline Regulations – Public Meeting March 8
Contact: Alan Justad, (206) 233-3891
Email: alan.justad@seattle.gov
New Seattle Shoreline Regulations – Public Meeting March 8
Opportunity for public to discuss proposed changes with City planners
Seattle – How might proposed new shoreline rules affect business and homeowners along Seattle’s shoreline? How might it enhance the public’s access to shorelines? After working with members of the community over the past two years to develop recommendations, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development is hosting a public meeting to discuss proposed changes and answer questions.
Proposed Changes include:
- Increasing shoreline setbacks for new residential development
- New requirements for new and replaced bulkheads, unless water threatens to undermine buildings
- Clarifying the use of shorelines to support businesses
- Improving public access to shorelines
- Prohibiting additional, new floating homes
- Continuing current regulations that maintain existing floating homes
- Regulating the number of liveaboards at marinas
Comments
Public comments on the proposed Shoreline Master Program update, which regulates Seattle’s shorelines, are being accepted through March 21, 2011. Written comments should be addressed to Margaret Glowacki at margaret.glowacki@seattle.gov. Written comments may also be submitted at the public meeting.
Meeting Details
March 8, 2011
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Presentation starts at 6:00 p.m.
Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room
600 4th Avenue, 5th Avenue level
Draft regulations and supporting materials
Detailed information about proposed regulation changes is available at:
http://buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2011/02/09/seattle-shoreline-rules-to-change/
The draft regulations, director’s report, and supporting material are posted at:
www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/ShorelineMasterProgramUpdate/
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