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OCTOBER 5, 2022
Being good environmental stewards
Volunteers who participated at the Discovery Park 50th anniversary celebration wrapped up the day with a cleanup at West Point Beach. The day celebrated the 50th anniversary of Seattle’s largest park, which encompasses 534 acres in Magnolia overlooking Puget Sound. It features 11.81 miles of walking trails, including the Discovery Park Loop Trail, which was designated a National Recreation Trail in 1975 and runs 2.8 miles through the park. The park is also the home of the United Indians of All Tribes’ Daybreak Star Cultural Center, a lighthouse and a beach. See page 3 for more photos.
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Commission votes to amend Seattle council district boundaries
Magnolia to remain unified, switch to new district under plan By Jessica Keller
Queen Anne & Magnolia News Magnolia residents afraid their neighborhood would be split between two City Council districts in the current redistricting process have scored at least a partial victory moving forward. At a Sept. 27 meeting of the Seattle Redistricting Commission, members voted to amend the draft map previously adopted on Aug. 2. The Seattle Redistricting Commission, which is in charge of creating new boundaries for Seattle’s City Council districts based on census data, drew the ire of a number of Magnolia business and community leaders and residents this summer after their original
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION PUBLIC FORUM COMING UP
The Seattle Redistricting Commission will host another redistricting public forum from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Bertha Knight Landes Room on the first floor of City Hall (600 Fourth Ave). People can also participate via Zoom, us06web.zoom.us/j/85642302931 (webinar ID 856 4230 2931). The public is also invited to submit comments on the proposed adjustments and amended draft map until the commission files the final district plan on Nov. 15. To learn more about the redistricting process and upcoming meetings, see the amended map or submit a public comment, go to seattle.gov/redistricting/how-to-participate. To obtain a physical copy of the draft map, contact Logan Drummond at Logan.Drummond@ seattle.gov.
draft map proposed splitting the neighborhood, including Magnolia Village, between council districts 6 and 7. In turn, the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce, the Magnolia Community Council and numerous residents submitted more than 300 comments protesting the split. Following last week’s vote, however, the neighborhood would no longer be divided between the two districts. Instead, the new map calls for the southeast portion of Magnolia, which previously was
supposed to stay in District 7, to rejoin the rest of Magnolia, along with most of Interbay, in District 6. To ensure the new district boundaries meet the parameters set by the city, the neighborhood of Fremont, which is currently paired with Ballard in District 6, will move to District 7 with Queen Anne. Other map changes include moving all of Eastlake into District 3, rather than dividing it between two districts, and moving a western portion of First Hill into District 7. Ann Goos, Magnolia Chamber of
Commerce representative, said the latest decision by the commission, while not perfect, is better than before. “I think the commission is just doing its due diligence in listening to residents’ concerns and trying to find an equitable solution that met some of the goals for the southern part of the city and responding to the sheer number and array of comments that they’ve received from other neighbors, including Magnolia,” Goos said. Goos, who had previously advocated for keeping Magnolia and Queen Anne in the same district in part because the two communities have strong ties and more in common, said keeping Magnolia together in the same district with a single council member puts residents in a stronger position to advocate for their neighborhood interests in city government. She also noted that
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