WHEN: May 23, 2013 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

MISC: Ample free parking. Beer and wine will be served.

WHERE: The Foundry by Herban Feast (formerly Urban Enoteca) at 4130 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 (Google Map) The nearest cross street is Dakota. As you are traveling on 1st Avenue South, heading south, you will make a LEFT on Dakota (which is just past Spokane Street/West Seattle Bridge; if you drive onto the overpass, you have gone too far) and then make an immediate RIGHT (by Crosscut Hardwoods).  The Foundry by Herban Feast is the brown building on the left.

Paint Out Graffiti in Your Neighborhood
Summer Paint Out Runs July – August

Courtesy of City of Seattle – Seattle Public Utility

SEATTLE – Summer is here and Seattleites are gearing up to take part in the anti-graffiti program – Summer Paint Out.

Summer Paint Out, in its second year, runs from July through August.

Whether you are a group or an individual, you can tackle graffiti in your neighborhood. The City of Seattle supports volunteers with FREE paint (white-brown-gray), rollers, brushes, scrapers, and gloves.

Get signed up today. Go to www.seattle.gov/util/SummerPaintOut. You can also e-mail daniel.sims@seattle.gov or call 206-684-7790.

Supplies can be picked up on the following Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is required first.

July 7
July 21
August 4
August 18

Learn more about Seattle Public Utilities at: www.seattle.gov/util.

Follow SPU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SeattleSPU

In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region’s environmental resources.

Contact: Daniel Sims, 206-684-7790, daniel.sims@seattle.gov
Michael May, 206-684-8056, michael.may@seattle.gov

Courtesy of: THE READER
From the Office of Mayor Mike McGinn

City Budget Director Beth Goldberg felt inclined to correct some misconceptions about Chris Hansen’s proposed arena, following some statements made by members of the Seattle Times Editorial Board.

This proposal will not take funding away from any existing service the City provides. The sources of revenue that guarantee that the costs of the bonds are covered by arena-generated revenues and the investor are:

• A guaranteed based rent paid to the City and the County by the investor
• New incremental tax revenue generated by the arena project that would not be available to either the City or the County were it not for the arena being built
• If the revenues from the two previous sources are not enough to cover the cost of repaying the bonds, the investor is obligated to pay an additional rent payment to make up the difference.

For more, see Beth Goldberg’s blog post here.

Photo credit: Dave Nakayama via Flickr