6/17 Parks and Green Spaces Levy – Public Testimony

The Parks and Green Spaces Levy citizens’ advisory committee will meet on Tuesday, June 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lopez Room at Seattle Center. They will take public testimony on preliminary proposals considered by the committee for a potential fall 2008 levy ballot. Between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., community members will have the [...]

Jackson Park Trail Google Group

We set up a Google Group for people interested in the proposed Jackson Park Walking and Biking Trail. You can stay up to date on what is happening, ask questions, discuss the project with others and make recommendations about the project. Anyone can read or join the group. Simply go to: http://groups.google.com/group/friends-of-jackson-park-trail

Greg Nickels walks [...]

Critical Time to Show Your Support for Jackson Park Trail!

Supports of Jackson Park Trail -

I learned that Council and the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Committee needs to hear from us if we want Jackson Park Trail to make it to be seriously considered for inclusion in the proposed Green Legacy Levy.

If you could take a moment and e-mail:

tom.rasmussen@seattle.govrichard.conlin@seattle.govnick.licata@seattle.govtim.burgess@seattle.govparksandgreenspaceslevy@seattle.govtom@cedarrivergroup.comKathy@cedarrivergroup.com

Here [...]

Show your support for a Jackson Park Trail‏

If you were not able to attend a Green Legacy Levy meeting this week, please consider completing and returning the survey at this link. Be sure to state in your survey that you would like to see a Jackson Park Trail. If a Jackson Park Trail is included in the levy and the levy passes, [...]

Support Seattle Parks and Jackson Park Trail (what you can do)

Attend An Open House to support a renewal of the Seattle Parks Levy – and a possible Jackson Park TrailThe current park levy in Seattle, the Pro Parks Levy, expires this year. The Green Legacy Coalition has organized in support of a parks renewal levy package in 2008. The Pro Parks Levy brought us neighborhood [...]

Jackson Park Trail

A small group of interested neighbors met with Eric Friedli and Andy Soden of Seattle Parks Department yesterday to discuss the prospect of a walking/biking trail around Jackson Park Golf Course. It was our first meeting and it went well.

There is solid interest on the part of Seattle Parks Department Superintendent Tim Gallagher to [...]

Parks and Green Spaces Levy Public Meetings

The Seattle City Council has empanelled a Parks and Green Spaces Committee to assemble a levy package for this November’s ballot which will to continue to fund investments in Seattle’s green infrastructure.

Critical to the success of this effort will be significant public turnout and input into the shape of the levy at the three [...]