April 25th, 2011
I took office in January 2010 and was thrilled to learn I would chair the Parks and Recreation and Seattle Center Committee. Little did I know, at this time, that I was about to inherit a potential deal that was in the works between Seattle Center and the Space Needle. In early March of 2010, […]
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Posted: April 25th, 2011 under
Art and Culture,
Budget and Economic Development,
Parks.
Tags:
Bill Block,
Center Art,
Chihuly,
Fun Forest,
glass,
public process,
RFP,
Seattle Center,
Space Needle
June 14th, 2010
In response to hundreds of emails, phone calls, and public comments, Seattle Center opened up a Request For Proposal (RFP) process in April for the redevelopment of the southern portion of the area known as the Fun Forest. Since the World’s Fair ended in October of 1962, a company known as Fun Forest Amusements, Inc., […]
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Posted: June 14th, 2010 under
Parks.
Tags:
RFP,
Seattle Center
June 11th, 2010
As promised, Seattle Center has posted the South Fun Forest proposals on their website today, and for ease of navigation, I’ve had them posted to my council page as well. Under the “Current Issues” column, click on the link to select the proposals you’d like to download. After receiving an influx of criticism in March, […]
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Posted: June 11th, 2010 under
Art and Culture,
Parks.
Tags:
RFP,
Seattle Center