11/07/2014
An important opportunity here for Lake City. Please read and help our community. The deadline to support a new community center here is Monday.
We need you to write to the Seattle City Council in support of a full-service Lake City Community Center. Please do this by Monday, latest!
Background: Over the past several weeks, the Lake City Neighborhood Alliance has been steadily advocating for a full-service community center in Lake City, to serve children, youth, seniors, and all of us. Lake City offers pitifully few services for our children, youth, and older adults. Those of us with means and mobility can go to other neighborhoods, but our many neighbors who don’t are left behind. We need and deserve the recreational, cultural, and educational opportunities that come with a full-service facility here in Lake City.
Right now: Three of our City Council members, Sally Clark, Tim Burgess, and Mike O’Brien, are sponsoring a “Statement of Legislative Intent” that calls upon the Parks Department to report back to the Council by August 2015 with alternatives, including funding plans, for rehabilitating or rebuilding Lake City Community Center. Council Member Nick Licata has been the driving force behind this, but because he is the council budget chair and needs to be a neutral negotiator, he did not sign on—although he can still vote to support.
What we need from you: As an individual or a representative of a group, write an email to all of our City Council members, expressing in your own words why we need a full-service community center in Lake City. We need these communications to go out as soon as possible. You can do it over the weekend, but do it by Monday! Here are some factors
A growing population of children and youth
Many older adults with few senior services
Very little park space
No consistent programming such as that found at other neighborhoods’ community center
What would you like to see—sport courts? A pool? A senior center? A community kitchen? Meeting rooms? All of the above? Tell the Council!
We have an historic opportunity, here. We must show a groundswell of support for the current council action, as it is a critical first step on our way to getting a full-service community center in Lake City. We want all of the Council members to vote in favor of this project!
You can send just one email to all the council members at once. Cut and paste these addresses into your recipient line and write your unique request:
[email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected]
Thank you! Let’s make this happen together.
