Public Outreach

As Local Reuse Authority for the redevelopment of Fort Lawton, the City of Seattle is facilitating public involvement to create a plan that adheres to federal guidelines while ensuring Fort Lawton becomes a livable and diverse mixed-income community, balancing all of the priorities while appropriately fitting into the surrounding neighborhood.

Throughout 2006 and 2007, the City held a series of meetings to inform the public of the process for redevelopment and potential uses for the site, as well as to gather public feedback.

Since being named the local reuse authority, the City has identified partners and engaged the public in planning for the development of the reuse plan. See a contact list for all partners.

Redevelopment planning workshops:
The City and its partners held a series of public meetings to

• July 19: view presentation | view handout
• July 12: view presentation
• June 21: view presentation | view site alternatives
  view minutes
• May 31: view invitation | view agenda | view presentation
  view minutes
• April 26: view invitation | view agenda
  view minutes | view goals | view handout
• Homeless housing information session, April 21: view invitation | resources for information
• March 29: view invitation | view goals | view minutes | view comments
• March 13: view agenda | view minutes
• Feb. 25: view invitation | view Q&A

See all pre-2008 meeting dates and relevent materials below.

Community Relations Plan workshops:
The purpose of the Community Relations Plan is for both the housing providers and neighborhood to work together to ensure that the housing is successful in the neighborhood. See the City's guidelines for developing a community relations plan.

We scheduled three planning meetings—May 19, June 2 and June 19 (this date has changed from June 16)—to gather community input in order to craft a plan. If you are unable to attend these meetings, you may also submit comments via email to Chris Jowell.

May 19 materials:

• view meeting questions/comments
• view first draft meeting questions/comments with City responses (NOTE: this is the first draft which was presented at the June 2 meeting; we are working on answering all the questions—see next bullet)
• view second draft meeting questions/comments with City responses
  

June 2 materials:

• view agenda
• view June 2 meeting questions/comments
• view first draft Community Relations Plan presented/discussed

June 19 materials:

• view agenda
• view second draft Community Relations Plan
• view June 19 meeting questions/comments

Pre-2008 public meetings:

• Feb. 13-14, 2007: view invitation | view presentation
  view FAQs discussed | view presentation materials
  view attendees | view comments
• Sept. 26, 2006, potential homeless and public benefit conveyance applicants workshop: view Q&A | view attendees
• Oct. 17, 2006: view presentation | view Q&A
• Dec. 13, 2006: view invitation | view Q&A

page last updated: July 22, 2008