Will City Council approve $800,000 to save cooperative preschool? $470,000 for Delridge art wall? Tomorrow is decision day
The City Council is expected to go through its final round of budget-change votes tomorrow. We just went through the 2,800-plus-page agenda packet detailing all the proposals up for decisions. Most are bundled together for “consent” votes, though councilmembers ca ask to pull any measure(s) out for individual votes.
The “consent” group includes more than a dozen budget amendments by District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka; among them are money for rec programming at Alki Community Center, at least one traffic camera on Alki, funding to “plan” a veterans’ shelter and resource center, and a study of possibly converting school-zone speed cameras into 24/7 speed cameras. Two Saka proposals among the ones slated for individual votes include $800,000 in funding to keep the cooperative-preschool programs alive in West and North Seattle (we’ve covered the issue before) and $470,000 over two years to create an “art wall” somewhere in Delridge as a place for artists to exercise their creativity while dissuading graffiti vandalism. Another Saka proposal up for a standalone vote: A study of what it would take to get a supermarket in Delridge. All the details on these and others are in the agenda packet for tomorrow’s meeting, which includes a public comment period if you’re inclined to speak for or against something. (You can also email [email protected]) The meeting starts at 9:30 am and will be streamed via Seattle Channel.
