Public Involvement

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2010 Neighborhood Plan Update

The City is in the process of updating two more neighborhood plans for 2010. These neigborhoods are Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake and Rainier Beach.

Please click on the following link if you wish to view the original neighborhood plans for Rainier Beach and Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake.

Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC)

The process for Neighborhood Plan Updates is committed to engaging community members using a variety of outreach and engagement strategies that support inclusion and meaningful participation. Ultimately, this is an opportunity for diverse community input to help shape the neighborhood plan updates. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will specifically aim to engage underrepresented members of the community who do not normally participate, so that more voices can be heard.

To this end, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is establishing a local Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) for each of the neighborhoods. Each Committee will consist of 12-15 members representing a broad and diverse range of community members, including socio-economically diverse residents, local business groups, and neighborhood organizations.

Please click on the following links for more information on NAC.

To receive information about neighborhood planning updates and meetings, join our listserv by submitting this form.

2009 Neighborhood Plan Update

The Department of Neighborhoods is partnering with the Department of Planning and Development to talk with community groups about the City’s approach to Neighborhood Plan Status Reports and updating three Neighborhood Plans in Southeast Seattle.

As the City undertakes the plan updates, one of the guiding principles of the process will be inclusiveness. The planning process must engage a broad group of diverse stakeholders, including residents, business owners, employees, immigrants, all income levels, homeowners, renters, non-profits and civic organizations.

To view the information on the update in process:

• Overview
• MLK at Holly (Othello)
• North Rainier (Mount Baker)
• North Beacon Hill (Beacon Hill)
• Neighborhood Planning Outreach Liaison Themes

The Department of Neighborhoods is leading this outreach effort by identifying strategies for involving groups that may be hard-to-reach, or not typically involved in planning activities, to ensure that the plan update processes are broadly representative of the diverse members of Seattle’s neighborhoods. To view the outreach strategy, click here.

More information on neighborhood planning accomplishments was published in the March-May 2009 issue of Neighborhood News. View the Neighborhood Plans Article: An update on what we've accomplished together. View the DPD Neighborhood Plan Updates Public Involvement website.

Neighborhood Status Report

How is Your Neighborhood Doing?

The Seattle Planning Commission and Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee, in collaboration with City departments, conducted open house and on-line meetings in 2009 in preparation for the neighborhood planning status report.

Resources:

• For more information Click Here

A Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee (NPAC) played an active role in providing on-going guidance to the Executive and City Council on the development of the Neighborhood Plan Status Reports and Criteria for prioritization in the Neighborhood Plan Update Process.

NPAC concluded its work in January 2010. To view meeting minutes and work products, click here.

For more on how to get involved email Sebhat Tenna at sebhat.tenna@seattle.gov or call (206) 733-9977.

Angel Morgan P-Patch (Photo by City of Seattle)