Greetings, Businesses and Community Groups,

I’m writing to ask for your help as I develop a “Seattle Legacy Business Program” proposal, which is intended to help preserve the bars, restaurants, cafés, and shops that give Seattle its unique character and sense of community. With the recent pace of development, neighborhood gems like Silver Fork, Mama’s Kitchen, and Piecora’s Pizza have been lost, and aren’t likely to return.

I’m working with partner organizations to:
• Survey community members to identify our most important business establishments
• Identify elements that contribute to the culture, character, and history of Seattle; and
• Establish tools to protect them.

I hope you’ll take a moment to take this quick survey, so we can learn from you what businesses in your neighborhood you’ve loved and lost or fear may be in peril. You can learn more about the proposal here. We want this effort to inform the Mayor’s Commercial Affordability Taskforce’s efforts moving forward in determining what policies/funding support may be necessary to preserve and protect Seattle’s iconic small businesses.

Thank you for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions.

lisa.herbold@seattle.gov