Parks and Green Spaces Levy Brownbag
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ProParks Levy News
ProParks Levy News
There has been a lot of recent action on the 2008 ProParks Levy to stay up to date on the latest news, see the following articles and blogs below.
(For a complete list of Pro Parks Levy achievements, visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks.)
The Seattle PI sums up the current situation about the Parks and Green Spaces Levy in "Seattle Parks Levy: A work in Progress"
Rasmussen and conlin's thoughtful argument for a Parks and Green Spaces Levy in "Satisfying Seattle's passion for parks"
"Parks levy should boost Seattle's green infrastructure" is an op-ed about the principles that the GLC considers key to shaping the Parks and Green Spaces Levy.
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen discusses the importance of Seattle's Parks
Council may push parks levy ballot
Seattle Parks Levy: Not a Lock
City Council recently appointed a citizen's committee to study whether the current Pro Parks Levy should be continued after it expires at the end of this year, and if so, what projects should be funded. Read the approved resolution appointing the committee and providing it direction here.
Erica Barnett of the SLOG calls attention to the public meetings in PSA from ECB
City's parks need loving care, too
City Council Favors Parks Levy
Poll: Seattleites Support New Parks Tax
Nickels wants $75 million levy for Pike Place Market
The Council Fights Back on Nickels' budget end