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 A lot has happened so far in August.

• August 4th, proposed amendments to the Comp Plan were made public at the Select Committee meeting
• 30-day public comment period begins (this means you!)
• August 7, Dan Strauss District 6 Town Hall from 5:30 to 7:30 at Greenlake Community Center. Link to register below.

The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, submitted by each council member, are now public, which starts a 30-day public comment period throughout August. There will be a final public hearing on September 12th, and the Select Committee will vote on the amendments and the entire bill on September 17, 18, and 19.

Details and resources:

1. On Monday, the 4th, the City Council's Select Committee on the Comp Plan met to hear proposed amendments to the permanent HB1110 and the Mayor's Comp Plan (One Seattle Plan). There are 106 amendments in all, sponsored by each council member. The meeting consisted of an opening statement by each council member, followed by a reading of the proposed amendments. There were some comments or questions by the Council to the Central Staff. There was no public comment at this meeting.

You can watch the meeting here:  https://www.seattlechannel.org/mayor-and-council/city-council/select-committee-on-the-comprehensive-plan. 

To save you some time, Dan Strauss's introductory comments are at minute 9:09.  The presentation of the maps of his 3 options for each Neighborhood Center in District 6 begins at minute 47:19. The maps of the three options for West Green Lake are at minute 49:30.

The first option for West Green Lake, Version A, is the closest to what we proposed. It is the only one that preserves a buffer around the lake and minimizes disruption to homes near Aurora.

His more general proposals are presented throughout, since they are grouped by topic. You can find those more easily in this PDF:

2.  A PDF of all of the proposed amendments can be seen and downloaded here: https://seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14569196&GUID=A53C8243-EBB0-4096-9F73-DD23471EFBCC

The maps of Dan's three proposed options for each neighborhood in District 6 start on page 85, Amendment #42.  Dan plans to consult with his constituents throughout August, the public comment period, and in September before the committee vote, to determine which of the options he will propose as the final choice for each neighborhood.

Starting on page 3, you can see a short description of all of the proposed amendments, as well as who sponsored them, page numbers, etc. Those listings are clickable, so you can see more detail about each. 

 3. Thursday, August 7, from 5:30 to 7:30, Dan is holding a Town Hall at Greenlake Community Center. Registration is preferred. Here is the link to RSVP.

https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=11a79978ca7225050bfabf7ad&id=e4653d90ec

Hope to see you there. Your voice matters. 

In July, our working group met in person with Dan Strauss to work out potential boundaries for a West Green Lake Center (if we have to have a West Green Lake Center at all). We had an opportunity to present our "compromise proposal" and our rationale for it. 

Dan had asked us previously to come up with a map that would maintain the proposed density in the City's proposal while addressing our concerns about Aurora and Green Lake. We worked very hard to fulfill that assignment while not expanding the boundaries to include any more homes than were in the City's initial proposal. You can view and download our compromise proposal on this page.

At the end of that meeting, Dan told us he would be coming up with three alternative map boundaries to present to the Select Committee as proposed amendments to the Comp Plan for each of the proposed Neighborhood Centers in District 6.

This was a meeting to determine some options only for the boundaries of the Center, not the specific zoning within each, which will be determined later in the year.

We were pleased that our desires to protect the quality of the lake with a green buffer and minimize the impact on residences around Aurora were being taken into account seriously. 

We shall see what alternatives he proposes to the Committee in August.

We will keep you posted!

The Seattle City Council is beginning its consideration of the Mayor's One Seattle Plan, which includes the boundaries and definitions of the 30 proposed "Neighborhood Centers", to be adopted later this summer.

As you know from this website, we are in favor of increasing housing density while also preserving the invaluable, city-wide resource that is Green Lake.

When we met as a group with Dan Strauss, our District 6 Representative, on May 22nd, he suggested our next step was to draft a letter outlining detailed requested changes, including a map showing new zoning lines that align with our neighborhood goals. These goals are to 1) address the need for more housing and affordable housing, and 2) maintain a viable, unspoiled lake and park for future generations.

On June 12th, we submitted our compromise proposal. 

You can download and view our complete letter and map on this page.

Our compromise plan increases density within a quarter mile of a major transit stop, while also establishing a buffer to protect the lake from the impact of multi-story buildings and reduced green space.