In his public safety address to the Seattle City Council last week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray detailed a series of ‘Find it, Fix it’ Community Walks, focused on several crime hotspots.

At the walks, community residents, police, and city officials will walk together to identify physical disorder and solve it, hence the find it and fix it theme. The primary areas of focus are graffiti removal, street lighting, litter and garbage clean-up, and trimming overgrown bushes and trees.

The first Find It, Fix It Community Walk:
Wednesday, July 2, 7 - 9 p.m., 23rd Ave. S and S. Jackson St.
Meet in Red Apple parking lot (Map)

7 – 7:30 p.m.
Short program featuring Murray, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, City Attorney Pete Holmes, Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole, and department representatives.

7:30 – 8:40 p.m.
Walk commences along the following route:
· Jackson from 23rd to 22nd
· 22nd from Jackson to Main
· Jackson from 25th to 26th
· Stop at Fire Station 6 (405 Martin Luther King Jr Way S)
· Walk along S King St. to 28th and 29th
· Return to the Red Apple parking lot

8:40- 9 p.m.
Walk concludes and department representatives are available for follow-up questions.

Additional ‘Find it, Fix it’ Community Walks will take place in the upcoming weeks:
· July 8, 7 – 9 p.m.: Orcas and MLK
· July 22, 7 – 9 p.m.: Sound Transit tour, between Rainier Beach and Othello Stations
· July 29, 7 – 9 p.m.: Rainier Ave. and Genesee
· August 12, 7 – 9 p.m.: Rainier Beach

For more information on Murray’s public safety strategy for Seattle, visit http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/public-safety-strategy-for-seattle.