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This week on the Council

Topic	Replies	Created	Last reply
Budget, taking the sunset out of the Pedestrian Interfernce Ordinance, and Decatur St. sidewalks	3	32 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	20 weeks 5 days ago by Sarah
City manager pay and some property might be released from the Chambers Basin moratorium	2	30 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	29 weeks 6 days ago by Meta Hogan
Park impact fees up, but only half as up as we thought before	6	31 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	31 weeks 19 hours ago by wilson
Giving some more room for walkers	3	35 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	34 weeks 4 days ago by chad360
New library on the westside and what Olympia wants from the legislature (its all in the minutes)	0	37 weeks 20 hours ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Getting permission to blow stuff up at OHS	0	41 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Changing the Homeless Encampent Ordinance	3	42 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	42 weeks 3 hours ago by Ehver Green
Mock the city not, they may actually get some housing downtown	9	47 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	47 weeks 5 hours ago by Rob Richards
Really I've been reading the City Council packets and the Woodland Trail	0	48 weeks 1 day ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
How to build and pay for that new city hall	0	1 year 3 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
After school programs (they're probably going to start charging)	1	1 year 3 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 3 weeks ago by jlw
ODA dinner with the city council and South Neighborhood talk	0	1 year 7 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
This week on the city council: Sewers in my neighborhood, and interesting minutes from the Rafah Debate	1	1 year 11 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 10 weeks ago by Robert Whitlock
The death of an ad hoc committee	0	1 year 12 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Harbor Patrol and water rights executive session	1	1 year 13 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 13 weeks ago by chad360
Downtown wifi and Disc Golf	1	1 year 16 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 16 weeks ago by chad360
City manager pay, park on West Bay and Neighborhood meeting	0	1 year 17 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
2006 Police Auditor report and "special events"	0	1 year 18 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
West Bay Park, and a new city hall at State and Jefferson(?)	5	1 year 19 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 19 weeks ago by stevenl
The Seas are rising, the Seas are rising! (and Old Madison School, West side traffic study)	0	1 year 20 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Confusing city boundaries, changes to the Pedestrian Ordinance (and something about Iraq)	0	1 year 21 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Parking Structure and Town Hall meeting review	0	1 year 24 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
Parking fees downtown on the way up, Town Hall meeting and west side trails	0	1 year 25 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	n/a
This week on the council: Balancing checkbook Town Hall Meeting	1	1 year 26 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 25 weeks ago by Anonymous
We want to HELP you park your bike	3	1 year 26 weeks ago by emmettoconnell	1 year 26 weeks ago by emmettoconnell

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