by Jim O’Halloran Folks, After eight years of active duty in the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association, I’m stepping down from my role as chair of the RNA Land Use Committee. The new land use chair is John Adams, who has most recently served as RNA Vice President. This change is already …
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This afternoon at City Hall, the full Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to approve the Roosevelt legislative rezone. Whatever your opinion about the details of the proposal, this step culminates a process which began in July 2006 when we submitted our detailed recommendations for the rezone. What a long strange …
I won. And so did several thousand of my Seattle North neighbors who also set their trash out on Tuesday. All of us have the opportunity to spend up to $50,000 on a capital improvement project in our neighborhoods. Any project. Anywhere in the area where we set out our …
The neighborhood rezone saga is rapidly coming to a close. City Council’s land use committee (“COBE”) has been discussing this topic since the public hearing on September 19th. I expect for the committee to vote by December 14th and for full Council to finalize new zoning legislation on December 19th. …
I’ve read many articles on how our planet is warming and how climate extremes are happening now and will increase, such as; more flooding, drought, heat waves and intense storms. If we don’t all cut back on fossil fuels, our climate will heat up and we will not be able …
Last night’s public hearing by the City Council land use committee was remarkable in many ways; indeed there are many remarks on various blogs I have been told. But what struck me most was the incredible attendance – over 500 people showed up for this meeting, which makes it the …
The Roosevelt Legislative Rezone is now on the “front burner”. This is the process by which Seattle City Council will consider rezoning of blocks around the future light rail station area. Discussion of building heights for specific blocks is under great scrutiny at this time. On Monday, September 19th at …
This past week over 100 of you wrote to Mayor McGinn and other City officials to request action on the Roosevelt Legislative Rezone process, and on Friday, he wrote back. If you didn’t receive a direct response, you can find the letter at this link: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/621526/340d194bc1/317587849/8d4df55024/. Thank you again for your …
Thank you very much to all who have contacted City officials to press for completion of the Roosevelt Legislative Rezone. I’ve received copies of some of the great e-mails you’ve written. I know that they will have an effect. The good reputation of the Roosevelt/Ravenna community is burnished with each one …