The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing to enforce paid parking and residential parking zones on otherwise free streets in some areas of Fremont.
The proposal came as a surprise to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and some residents, who fear that it will create unwanted impacts to the neighborhood and businesses.
Next week, the Seattle City Council will vote on new legislation that would pave the way for more sidewalk cafes in the city by simplifying the application process for businesses looking to construct outdoor seating, which, some worry, could reduce the opportunity for public input.
The sidewalk caf/ bill reduces fees for outdoor seating, speeds up the processing time for applications and shifts the permitting process from the Department of Planning and Development to the Department of Transportation.
But, the bill removes much of the public oversight now required for side
The Phinney Neighborhood Association has come one step closer to securing the John B. Allen School as a permanent home when Mayor Greg Nickels last week pushed to make $2.5 million available to the non-profit organization.
Last Tuesday, Nickels submitted legislation to the city council to make the $2.5 million in city funding available to the association. With a 27-year history in the Seattle School District owned John B.
The Ballard High School football team opened its season Sept.
The city is looking to implement a program next spring in the downtown core that would replace dumpsters in alleys with plastic garbage bags, and if successful there, it may be expanded to other neighborhoods, including Fremont.
Mayor Greg Nickels' office and Seattle Public Utilities worked together to create the dumpster-free alley proposal.
There is currently a vacancy for a resident on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, to serve until June 30, 2009.
The seven-member Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board protects the historical and architectural values and significance of the district by regulating all proposed changes to the external appearance of buildings, structures and public rights-of-way located within the district boundaries.
Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed $8.6 million to fund the completion of the controversial and long awaited "Missing Link" portion of the Burke Gilman Trail over the next two years.
The last remaining segment of the popular multi-purpose trail would be paid for with 2009-2010 proposed budget funds
"Bicyclists, walkers, runners and skaters will enjoy one complete trail all the way from Puget Sound to the top of Lake Washington and beyond," the mayor said.
Enrollment remains open in Seattle Public Schools for the 2008-09 school year, which began on Sept. 3.
Families which have not yet registered and enrolled students for school this fall are encouraged to do so prior to the first day of school.
Once upon a day quite dreary
I had cause to send a query
Stating I could not sincerely
Clearly hear my dial tone
It was in the bleak December
Christmas time as I remember
I'd asked Santa for a blender
I could call my very own
To continue with my fable
My phone sitting on the table
I lived in Seattle for almost 40 years and miss it terribly. Now I'm in Pennsylvania, but I still take your paper. I was reading about your bag situation and decided to write.
The bag I'm sending (included with letter) is our answer to this problem. The bags are sold for 99 cents at each cashier's booth. We just use them over and over. They are sturdy and last a long time.
Good luck with your problem.
Dorothy Jackson
West Grove, PA
