Weekly Updates

This week’s update covers multiple civic items including a salmon fry update at the Marina, Blake Island’s future planning, and an eBike rebate lottery, while highlighting a key City Council meeting featuring an economic development presentation that reveals concerning gaps in how the city prioritizes development based on short-term revenue rather than long-term resident benefits. The author emphasizes the need for better representation of working-age families in civic leadership and the critical but often-ignored impact of Sea-Tac Airport on all city development decisions. Regional transit discussions also underscore Des Moines’ ongoing fiscal challenges and the disproportionate resources allocated to cities containing major infrastructure like the airport.

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This week’s update covers multiple civic items including a salmon fry update at the Marina, Blake Island’s future planning, and an eBike rebate lottery, while highlighting a key City Council meeting featuring an economic development presentation that reveals concerning gaps in how the city prioritizes development based on short-term revenue rather than long-term resident benefits. The author emphasizes the need for better representation of working-age families in civic leadership and the critical but often-ignored impact of Sea-Tac Airport on all city development decisions. Regional transit discussions also underscore Des Moines’ ongoing fiscal challenges and the disproportionate resources allocated to cities containing major infrastructure like the airport.

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Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

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The $150,000 Contingency Christmas Tree

Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

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Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

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Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

... continue reading.

Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

... continue reading.

Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

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Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington State Capitol campus, Olympia

Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

... continue reading.

Some bits of business… Future Agendas is the closest thing the City currently has to a calendar of upcoming City Council topics. It’s not dynamic, ie. you have to click it every time you want to see a new version. And it’s not always accurate. But until we develop a genuine calendar, this can be

... continue reading.