FOUR WAYS TO HELP
Take action
Most of these take five minutes. Start at the top: it has the nearest deadline.
1 · Don’t let the City silence the Orca Appeal
DEADLINE · NOV 2
Ask the City to keep its promise
The Orca Appeal asks for a hearing on the environmental impacts of Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan. The City Attorney now plans to seek dismissal under CB 121215 (now Ordinance 127477).
Before that law passed, its sponsor, Councilmember Eddie Lin, publicly said the appeal should go forward and that he would urge the City Attorney to let it proceed.
“I believe that [the Orca Appeal] should go forward…” — CM Lin, at about 2:48:42 in the Council recording
Ask the City to keep that promise. Copy the email, add your own words if you like, and send it.
COPY, PERSONALIZE, SEND
The email
To: SeattleCityAttorney@seattle.gov
Cc: council@seattle.gov
Subject: Honor the Council’s Commitment: Do Not Dismiss the Orca Appeal
Dear Seattle City Attorney and City Councilmembers,
I am asking the City of Seattle to honor the public promise of an elected official. Councilmember Eddie Lin, sponsor of CB 121215, assured Council and residents that his legislation was not intended to stop the Orca Appeal and that he would urge the City Attorney to let it proceed.
Please honor that commitment and allow the Orca Appeal a full and fair hearing before the Hearing Examiner. Only the Hearing Examiner process allows expert testimony and scientific evidence, and the public deserves to know whether the City’s environmental decisions rest on a complete and accurate review.
Thank you,
[Your name]
2 · Email your Councilmember
Write to your district Councilmember and to the two at-large members. Personal stories carry the most weight.
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Tell them where you live and what you are seeing in your neighborhood. One specific address or photo is more persuasive than general concerns.
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Look up your address on the City’s interactive zoning map, or find your neighborhood in our district map list.
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3 · Come to a ReVision Seattle forum
Free community forums on Seattle’s growth plans and better solutions. Missed June’s event? Watch the playlist.
MON, NOV 9 · 7:00–8:30 PM · FREE · MAPLE LEAF
ReVision Seattle 2.0
in Maple Leaf
Seattle’s growth history, the One Seattle Plan, and its effects on tree canopy, property taxes and affordability. Maple Leaf Lutheran Church · 10005 32nd Ave NE.
NEW · WED, DEC 2 · 7:00–8:30 PM · FREE · WEST SEATTLE
ReVision Seattle 3.0
in West Seattle
The Mayor’s proposed “Taller, Denser, Faster” strategy would affect every property in Seattle. Learn what’s proposed, better solutions for growth, and how to make your voice heard. The Hall at Fauntleroy · 9131 California Ave SW, West Seattle.
4 · Send us before & after photos
Anytime. Seen a modest home replaced with a luxury build? Send the photos and lot address.
ANYTIME
Email us the photos
Send the photos and lot address to info@seattlethoughtfulgrowth.org. We add them to the That’s Not Middle Housing gallery.
THAT’S NOT MIDDLE HOUSING
See the gallery
Before-and-after photos from Crown Hill, Bryant, Laurelhurst, West Seattle and more. Yours could be next.