Slog - Comments on I Read the Mayor's Budget So You Don't Have To http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav In addition to the two budget changes I've written about elsewhere--namely, a $4.4 million boon to the Department of Information Technology to convert the city's email system to Microsoft technology and a the elimination of planned pedestrian improvements on Aurora and Linden Avenue in North Seattle--Mayor Greg Nickels's 2009-2010 budget includes a number of changes beyond the mere "administrative" cuts the daily papers alluded to in their coverage. As revenues from sources like real estate taxes continue to drop (in the words of a finance department staffer at this morning's council budget briefing, "we have now completely fallen off the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:34:32 -0800 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:17:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave how many condo conversions are currently slated for 2008-2009. come on.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157848 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:44:17 -0800 Comment by Zander Hey, I got an idea. Let's pass a 140 million parks levy that the city won't have the staff to support. It's time to splurge when you can't cover the basics. Right?

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157854 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157854 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:47:35 -0800 Comment by six shooter How many cops and firefighters are losing their jobs?

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157864 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157864 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:51:51 -0800 Comment by AJ Oh, come on! Forget friggin Mercer-- improve pedestrian infrastructure, put in an elevated bike highway and give the SLUT enough leeway to actually shift people at rush hour instead of being a tuna can for two hours a day.

Kissing Ken Schram's ass and giving suburbanites 640 acres of asphalt isn't going to fix this critical infrastructure problem.

]]> AJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157939 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157939 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:34:30 -0800 Comment by Fnarf My fear is that this is all going down the toilet in a couple of months when the full impact of the recession hits and they're looking at across-the-board 20% cuts to everything.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157961 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1157961 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:44:59 -0800 Comment by I wish I could hate you to death. ih8u

]]> I wish I could hate you to death. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158064 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158064 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:53:48 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi At this juncture, heading into a recession, I'd rather see increases to the basics like shelters and soup kitchens than more complicated programs to curb violence and getting people off the streets permanently.

But, come on, fixing the Mercer mess? The only way to truly fix it would be to completely overhaul the street grid on South Lake Union. As if.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158127 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158127 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:22:18 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave kesh, you need a time machine to go back and beat some aging 19th century plutocrat ass.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158139 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158139 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:27:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Why doesn't Gates donate the email software?

That or the city can save money and get a more bulletproof Linux solution like the REST of the world.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158282 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:00:14 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle oh, and AJ, Nick Licata has a forum on a proposal like yours ... it's on Facebook as an Event titled Mercer Street Forum ... it's at City Hall.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158286 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158286 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:01:41 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I'd look it up and all, but it's merely a small point in noting that many/most KCLS branches open somewhere between 9 and 11 am.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/i_read_the_mayors_budget_so_you_dont_hav#c1158374 City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:17:36 -0800