March Meeting

We are excited to host Seattle Council Member Joy Hollingsworth at our March community meeting on Wed March 5th at 7pm. CM Hollingsworth represents our district on the City Council. The City Council is currently made up of seven members who represent different districts throughout Seattle and two “at large” members whose role it is to represent all of Seattle. District 3 includes Capitol Hill, Madison Valley and the Central District, including Leschi and Madrona.

See meeting details and RSVP here.

CM Hollingsworth is a 4th generation Seattleite. She has worked as an educator, community organizer and small business owner in our district. During her campaign in 2023, she promised to focus on addressing basic needs around housing, public safety, transportation and helping local businesses thrive, but also on bringing transparency and accessibility to city government.

While you may agree or disagree with certain initiatives the City Council has promoted, all can agree that CM Hollingsworth has been more available to our community than any council member in recent history. Her office publishes a newsletter, which contains updates on initiatives, a calendar of hearings, and opportunities for citizens to provide feedback and get involved. She regularly holds town hall-style meetings in our communities and is engaging with the community on solutions during crisis moments. Her dialogue with the community is real and mostly free of political platitudes.

As such, we are looking forward to our own town hall event! There are plenty of hot topics to discuss. CM Hollingsworth is leading the committee to finalize the Seattle Comprehensive Plan. The plan provides guidelines for how Seattle will accommodate and manage growth over the coming 20 years. The plan must balance accommodating growth with limiting displacement and giving everyone who works in the city an opportunity to live in the city. It also has to be integrated with a vision for how Seattleites will move around the city and the need for ample green spaces and a healthy tree canopy.

Besides the Comprehensive Plan, we are also hoping to hear about how we can advance traffic calming on Lakeside Avenue, an update on public safety initiatives, and the approach to funding park upkeep and enhancements.

This meeting is your opportunity to engage on these topics—whether you are just coming to listen and learn or have specific questions or concerns that you would like to voice. We hope to see you there!

Time and place: Wednesday, March 5, 7pm, at Grace United Methodist Church, 722 30th Avenue. Doors open at 6:45 pm. If possible, please send your questions beforehand via this form or email them to leschicouncil@gmail.com.

~Matthias Linnenkamp