From Ron Angeles, Delridge Neighborhoods District Services Coordinator for the city, announcing this Wednesday’s Delridge District Council meeting, to which you are invited:

In the City of Seattle, citizens are encouraged to participate in city government and one of the most effective ways of getting involved in through your Delridge District Council.

In 1987, the Seattle City Council established the District Council system as a way of soliciting input and advice from citizens on city-sponsored programs and initiatives.

It is also a regular monthly forum where residents, community leaders, neighborhood groups, and community agencies, can network, gather support, recruit volunteers and share what issues, projects, programs, and community building activities they are involved.

Next Delridge District Council meeting:

Wednesday
July 15th
7 pm
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way SW

This month’s Guest Presentation:

The Seattle Green Bag Campaign, which is an educational campaign formed to
-Inform voters about Referendum 1 on our Aug 18th Seattle Ballot
-Encourage them to vote “yes” for Ref 1 and
-Encourage more public participation in bringing reusable bags to the grocery store.

The Green Bag Fee ordinance referred to in Ref 1 would require grocery and drug stores to charge consumers 20 cents for every disposable plastic or paper market bag they use, instead of embedding the cost of such disposables in the general cost of products, as has been the common practice. The purpose of this fee is to reduce waste created by making shoppers more aware of the cost of disposable bags. The ordinance was passed in July of 2008 by Seattle’s City Council, and was suppose to take effect Jan 1 2009. It has been postponed until a vote of Seattle citizens because of a paid signature gathering effort funded by the ACC (American Chemistry Council).