2 mayoral notes: Neighborhood Street Fund; budget-speech plan

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NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND: As first reported here in early August, two West Seattle projects are getting money from the Neighborhood Street Fund “Large Projects” allotment – and tonight, those two were among 11 citywide formally announced by the mayor. In what the city calls the Southwest District – basically western West Seattle – crossing improvements are on the way for three California SW intersections: Othello, Frontenac, and Findlay. And in the Delridge Neighborhoods District – basically eastern West Seattle – 25th SW between Brandon and Juneau is in for improvements including curbs and street-widening.

MAYOR’S BUDGET-UNVEILING SCHEDULE: Next Monday is the day we’ll find out just what the mayor proposes to cut to make up for a big budget shortfall, and the schedule of events for the day is out. It’ll start with a “budget address” that is open to the public, noon Monday at the Rainier Beach Community Center. “Limited seating,” warns the mayor’s office, so they will stream it online at seattle.gov/mayor/budget. Then the mayor officially presents the budget to the City Council at 2 pm, and will answer media questions after that.

Yardvark September 22, 2010 (9:59 pm)

I believe the plan for 25th Ave SW originally listed two options, one with adequate raingarden drainage for the frequent flooding and one that had no drainage at all.

Do we know which option was selected?
And why one of the options didn’t have any drainage?

Visitor September 23, 2010 (6:37 am)

Parks Department employees will be receiving their lay off notices at 10:00am Monday morning.

WSB September 23, 2010 (6:44 am)

Yardvark – the 25th SW summary on the one-sheet about the choices citywide says this:

Project will widen the existing road, add parking lanes, wheel stop curbs, planting strips and sidewalks along both sides of the street from 25th SW between SW Brandon and SW Juneau.

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Visitor – that would align with what the Parks Board was told at its last meeting, that there would be an employee briefing that morning so that potentially affected workers (keeping in mind that the council could change the budget) would get the news at least slightly before the rest of the world. – TR

D Kunnap September 23, 2010 (11:42 am)

I spoke with D.O.T a couple of weeks ago regarding having speed bumps put in, and was told about the project and that they were putting in curbs on both sides, rain gardens on the east side of the street and a asphalt pathway on the west side of the street. The project (if everything is approved and it sounds like it has been) will begin in the spring. They felt this would slow the traffic on this stretch of roadway and that in turn speed bumps would not be necessary. We will see on that, but it is good news as far as I am concerned. It will be a nice improvement to our little neighborhood :)

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