Updated 2:25 p.m. This morning (Monday, June 14, 2010), the Seattle City Council Budget Committee met to announce the 2010 mid-year budget reductions, including cuts to Seattle Parks and Recreation and The Seattle Public Library. A PowerPoint presentation titled City of Seattle Budget Update: Mid-Year Reduction Results & 2011 Budget Strategy was used by Beth [...]

Back in May, we warned you that it is very likely that some Seattle park facilities will soon be closed, due to Seattle Parks and Recreation budget cuts. At that time, Mayor McGinn said that he would announce budget cut specifics by Tuesday, June 1, and the cuts would be in effect Thursday, July 1. [...]

Here at My Green Lake, we really appreciate it when tipsters get in touch with us with news and information from around the neighborhood – thank you! A couple of days ago, a note from Sheila really got our attention. Sheila wrote that she had heard, via a pool employee, that Evans Pool, located at [...]

The office of Mayor Mike McGinn just announced that the Seattle Channel will live-stream tonight’s Mayor-Council public budget hearing. Tonight’s hearing is the second of two public budget hearings jointly held by the City Council and Mayor Mike McGinn. The hearing will be at North Seattle Community College (9600 College Way N). Sign-in begins at [...]

On Tuesday (April 27, 2010), KING 5 aired an interview with outgoing superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation Tim Gallagher.  Gallagher said that community centers and pools, as well as 24 of Seattle’s 27 public wading pools may close in June. According to Gallagher, three wading pools - at Lincoln Park, Green Lake and Volunteer Park [...]