Special Parks and Rec Budget Meeting Tomorrow - Public Invited to Speak

Are you passionate about Seattle Parks and Recreation? We all know the great services the community centers offer and all the wonderful parks in our city.

Well tomorrow night at 5:30pm at North Seattle Community College is your chanceto tell the City Council and the Mayor why Seattle Parks and Recreation is an essential and integral part of our neighborhoods at the 2011 Public Buget Hearings.

Some facilities and programs may be on the chopping block starting this summer.

This is your chance to speak about what Seattle Parks and Recreation programs should be kept.

Speakers will have 2-3 minutes to share how Parks and Recreation helps you.

An email from the Laurelhurst Community Center says:

Share positive stories about how you benefit from Parks and Recreation programs and why they shouldn’t cut those programs. Tell City leaders what would happen if Parks no longer offered low-cost health and fitness programs. Tell them what would happen if Parks no longer had pools where youth learned to swim or adults could exercise. Tell them about other programs, such as toddlers programs or rowing and sailing programs and how important they are to you. Make sure you talk about PROGRAMS and FACILITIES and what they mean to you.

Based on preliminary projections, the City of Seattle faces a $50 million general fund deficit for 2011, as a result of continued economic turmoil. In addition, revenues for 2010, are expected to be $10 million less than anticipated. In the face of these shortfalls, the City of Seattle faces some very difficult budget decisions in the coming months. Residents are invited to make their voice heard.


Balancing our city’s budget in tough times requires a great deal of direction, constructive input from citizens and the careful ordering of priorities.


Your personal story is more important than anything, so be honest, be positive, and encourage them to keep Parks and Recreation open for you!

Details:

North Seattle Community College cafeteria
9600 College Way North, Seattle, 98103


May 4, 2010
5 p.m. Sign-in

5:30 p.m. Public hearing


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