Community Input & Outreach

The City is committed to giving residents every opportunity to express their support or concerns about this project, which it recognizes might be as unpopular as it is necessary.

• The City has begun outreach. The City has interviewed a cross-section of 50 neighborhood and community leaders. Those initial one-on-one sessions helped the City identify a range of issues and concerns that must be addressed. Next up is a series of public forums to make sure that City leaders hear and respond to specific issues that communities might have.
  • Forum dates, times and location
  • Forum format
  • Translated Materials for Public Forums
  • Feedback from June 26, 2008, Public Forum
  • Feedback from July 12, 2008, Public Forum
• SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) requires a look at alternatives and provides opportunities for community input. The City will ensure that the full range of community involvement and input required by the SEPA process is met. The SEPA process is expected to begin in late summer/early fall 2008.
• The City Council will conduct its own intensive review of jail options. Built into its work will be more official opportunities for public input.
• The City has added a section to its Web site: http://www.seattle.gov/municipaljail/, where it provides information about the project and solicits feedback and questions from Seattle residents.
• The City will work closely with the news media to continue getting the word out to the public. The City will also work with local blogs to help identify and respond to questions and concerns tied more directly to a neighborhood.
• City representatives have made informal presentations to community and neighborhood groups who have asked for information. Questions that arose at those meetings are posted below.
  • Notes from May 15, 2008, Haller Lake meeting
  • Notes from May 19, 2008, Highland Park meeting
  • Notes from May 27, 2008, Manufacturing Industrial Council meeting
  • Notes from June 9, 2008, Queen Anne/Magnolia Planning Council meeting
  • Notes from June 10, 2008, South Park Neighborhood Association meeting
  • Notes from June 16, 2008, Queen Anne Planning Council Meeting
  • Notes from June 17, 2008, Magnolia Community Club Meeting
  • Notes from July 8, 2008, Interbay Neighborhood Association Meeting
• Responses to frequently asked questions (FAQ) are available online.