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Community Meetings on Parks Legacy Plan

From Parks:

Seattle Parks and Recreation will host three community meetings in January to get feedback on the work done by the Parks Legacy Citizens’ Advisory Committee in preparation for a potential 2014 park and recreation funding ballot measure.
The meetings will be held:

  • Thursday, January 23, International District/Chinatown Community Center, 719 8thAve. S, at 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 25, High Point Community Center, 6920 34th Ave. SW, 1 p.m. (free childcare will be provided)
  • Thursday, January 30, Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. N, at 7 p.m.

The meetings will feature a brief presentation that describes how the committee has prioritized a list of potential investment initiatives. That will be followed by professionally facilitated workshops that seek community input in three specific areas.

Liam Transportation

King County Announces Funding Proposal to Save Metro Bus Service

Today King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a “Plan B” funding proposal to prevent cuts to Metro bus service and fund road repairs. The proposal will go to the voters at a special election on April 22 and ask them to approve:

  • A $60 vehicle license fee (replacing the $20 fee which expires in June for a net increase of $40)
  • An additional 0.1% sales tax

60% of the funds would go to Metro while the other 40% would be used by cities and the county for road repairs, apportioned by population. Starting in 2015 there would also be a 25-cent increase in fares. For the first time, there would also be a new fare for low-income riders.

Learn more about the proposal and Metro’s funding gap.