Attend An Open House to support a renewal of the Seattle Parks Levy – and a possible Jackson Park Trail
The 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 gems such as Cal Anderson Park, Ballard Commons Park, the Central Area’s Homer Harris Park, Greenwood Park, and Northgate Park, as well as many other new green spaces and natural area restoration projects – over 40 acres in all.
The Benefits of a New Levy
As a rapidly growing city, Seattle needs a fresh round of investments in green infrastructure – parks, sports facilities, walking trails, creek corridors, and natural drainage systems. Green infrastructure isn’t a luxury; it’s essential to meet our human needs and environmental responsibilities. In addition to the environmental benefits, the continuation of the Pro Parks Levy promotes:
- More active community spaces, leading to a healthier public.
- More people enjoying our improved parks and green spaces, resulting in “eyes on the street” and a safer environment.
- Giving people more choices to walk instead of driving, when parks are connected to walking paths and streets.
Now’s the Time to Help
The Seattle City Council has empanelled a Parks and Green Spaces Levy Citizen’s Committee to assemble a new levy package and to recommend when the levy should go to vote. Please attend a public meeting and speak up to help get the Pro Parks levy on the ballot. Help us show that there is broad public support for continued investment in the ecological, community and economic benefits that green spaces bring to our Emerald City. The Green Legacy Coalition’s desire to fund green infrastructure is not guaranteed to get in the levy language. If you think these are good ideas, please say so at a public meeting, or by writing to parksandgreenspaceslevy@seattle.gov.
If you would like to see a Jackson Park Trail (or other projects), be sure to mention this at the meeting and in the survey that you will complete at the meeting. Or, write to parksandgreenspaceslevy@seattle.gov and note your support for this project.
Public workshops
Monday, May 12, 2008 – 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Berth Knight Landes Room
600 Fourth Avenue – 1st Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Northgate Community Center – Multi-Purpose Room
10510 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 386-4283
Contact: Angie Anderson
Thursday, May 15, 2008 – 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Rainier Community Center – Multi-Purpose Room
4600 38th Avenue So.Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 386-1919
Contact: Kendra
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