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Mayor Durkan Advances Vision to Create New Affordable, Livable Community at Magnolia’s Ft. Lawton with Release of Draft Redevelopment Plan      

February 5, 2019

Plan would create new affordable homes, preserve park space in a high opportunity area of our growing City    Legislation will be transmitted to City Council this Spring  Seattle (February 4, 2019) – To help address Seattle’s housing and affordability crisis and advance a vision for a new affordable, livable community at Ft. Lawton in Magnolia, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan released her draft plan for redevelopment of approximately 34 acres… [ Keep reading ]

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February 5, 2019 Update: City of Seattle Government

February 5, 2019

Seattle (February 5, 2019) – Seattle Public Libraries – Libraries are operating within regular hours with the following exceptions: Closed: International District/Chinatown Branch, NewHolly Branch, Madrona Sally-Goldmark Branch, and Montlake Branch. Delayed opening/early closing: Columbia Branch and Beacon Hill Branch (noon to 6 p.m.). Early closing: Rainier Beach Branch, West Seattle Branch, Southwest Branch,… [ Keep reading ]

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6:30 pm Update: City of Seattle Government

February 4, 2019

Seattle (February 4, 2019) –  Seattle City Light: Crews have been responding to outages all over the utility’s service area. As of 4:30 PM on Feb. 4, approximately 5,400 customers are still without power and it may take up to 12 hours to restore service. If you are uncertain about your… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Transmits Legislation to Help Recruit and Retain Experienced, Diverse Police Officers with Hiring Bonus 

January 31, 2019

With Growing National and Regional Competition for Officers, New Lateral Hiring Incentive Would Help Recruit Experienced Candidates Who Are Committed to Reform with Up to $15,000 Incentive  SEATTLE (January 31, 2019) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today she has transmitted legislation to the City Council to help recruit and… [ Keep reading ]

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One Year After Launching Review of City’s Harassment and Discrimination Policies, Mayor Durkan Announces City of Seattle’s First-Ever Citywide Workplace Values and Expectations and Director of HR Investigations Unit

January 29, 2019

SEATTLE (January 29, 2019) – One year after announcing the formation of the Anti-Harassment Interdepartmental Team (IDT) to conduct an extensive review of the City’s harassment and discrimination policies, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and members of the IDT today announce the City of Seattle’s first-ever Citywide Workplace… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Announces Seattle’s First-Ever Affordable Middle-Income Housing Advisory Council to Deliver More Housing Options for Workers and Families

January 28, 2019

Recommended strategies could include equitable investment in Seattle’s Opportunity Zones Members reflect a range of community leaders and veteran experts from the investment and housing development industries Seattle (January 28, 2019) – Today, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced the establishment of the City’s first-ever Affordable Middle-Income Housing Advisory Council…. [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Nominates Saad Bashir to Be Next Chief Technology Officer of the Seattle IT Department, Names Bobby Humes Interim Director at Department of Human Resources, and Reappoints Robert Nellams as Director of Seattle Center

January 22, 2019

SEATTLE (January 22, 2019) – Joined by leaders from the search committee, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced she will nominate former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the City of Ottawa Saad Bashir to be the next Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Seattle Information Technology (IT) Department. In his… [ Keep reading ]

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As Partial Federal Government Shutdown Continues, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan Issues Executive Order to Allow Impacted Federal Employee to Defer Their City of Seattle Utility Payments 

January 22, 2019

SEATTLE (January 22, 2019) – As furloughed federal workers across the country and across Seattle continue to be hurt by President Donald Trump’s partial shutdown of the federal government, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued a new Executive Order to help impacted federal employees with their utility payments. The partial… [ Keep reading ]

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City Releases Updated Capital and Operating Costs for the City Center Connector Streetcar

January 17, 2019

Mayor Durkan to Work with the City Council, Community Members, Businesses and Transit Partners to Move Forward on this Mobility Project to Connect New Waterfront with City Seattle (January 17, 2019) – Following the conclusion of an engineering analysis and verification of operating costs, the City released updated capital and… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan and City Attorney Holmes Commend Court’s Ruling to Remove Citizenship Question from Census

January 15, 2019

City of Seattle part of a coalition that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce Department in April Seattle (January 15, 2019) – In an important step for Seattle and immigrant and refugee communities across the country, a federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from including… [ Keep reading ]

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