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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Mayor Awards Over $200,000 to 18 Seattle Neighborhood Projects
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
6/28/2005 6:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hazel Bhang Barnett (206) 615-0885
Office of the Mayor (206) 684-4000
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Mayor Awards Over $200,000 to
18 Seattle Neighborhood Projects
Neighborhoods all over city get funds to improve their communities
SEATTLE- Mayor Nickels gave funding awards for 18 different neighborhood projects
today through the Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund. Several times
a year, Small and Simple Project Fund Awards are given to groups committed
to building a better community by matching public funds with locally raised
money, donated materials, and volunteer labor.
This season’s awards represent projects from all over the city. The
18 awards totaling $208,954 range from $1,060 to $15,000. In addition to the
City’s contribution to the projects, the communities will match the City’s
dollars with local resources valued at $276,499. Award recipients and community
members joined Mayor Nickels, Councilman David Della, and Department of Neighborhoods
Director Yvonne Sanchez at a ceremony for award winners at the Montlake Community
Center.
“One of my priorities has been to build strong communities, and this
is exactly what these groups work for every day,” said Nickels. “I’m
glad that with the Neighborhood Matching Fund, the City can help bring energy
to these great projects.”
Department of Neighborhoods Director Yvonne Sanchez said, “I’m
very proud of the hard work these groups have accomplished, and the help we
provide will go a long way to see these efforts completed.”
The Small and Simple Projects Fund is one of four components of the Neighborhood
Matching Fund, and provides awards $15,000 and under to support community
driven projects that take up to six months to complete. Seattle neighborhoods
have completed more than 2,500 projects in the last 15 years using as little
as $100 and as much $100,000 from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.
Read a brief summary of each project Adobe PDF 24 kb
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Office of the Mayor
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