Thank you to everyone in who met with Council this summer lobbying for additional funding for sidewalks. SDOT, the Mayor’s Office and Council heard our requests. We asked for sidewalk funding to be included in the budget and SDOT and Greg Nickels came through on this: The Mayor’s proposed budget includes $1.5 M in 2009 and $2 M in 2010 increase to sidewalk funding that would come from Commercial Parking Tax revenues. Because actual receipts for the Commercial Parking Tax have been higher than forecasted, some of the increased revenues would be used to fund new sidewalk construction. These funds are in addition to the Neighborhood Street Fund/Cumulative Reserve Funds and they are in addition to funds being allocated to specific highly needed projects.
Please help us ensure that this funding stays in the budget:
Attend and testify at one of the two public hearings on the budget:
- Tonight, Wednesday, October 8th starting at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall (600 4th Avenue)
- Monday, October 27th starting at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall (600 4th Avenue)
E-mail City Council: richard.conlin@seattle.gov, tim.burgess@seattle.gov, sally.clark@seattle.gov, jan.drago@seattle.gov, jean.godden@seattle.gov, bruce.harrell@seattle.gov, nick.licata@seattle.gov, richard.mciver@seattle.gov, and tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov. Tell them your name, your neighborhood and why sidewalks are improtant to you and your community. Thank them for their past support and ask them to keep this much needed funding for sidewalks in the 2009 – 2010 budget.
Call City Council between 4:30 and 5:30 PM on October 8th or October 27th at (206) 684-0481. Tell them your name, your neighborhood and why sidewalks are important to you and your community. Thank them for their past support and ask them to keep this much needed funding for sidewalks in the 2009 – 2010 budget.
