Magnuson Park Meeting, Wednesday, December 10, 4:30 pm.  We just learned of an excellent opportunity to voice your support for a future public pool at Magnuson Park.  Superintendent Gallagher "…is interested in hearing from the community about what people would like to see next in this unique urban park." Location: Magnuson’s "View Ridge Room" at Building 406 (“The Brig”).  Full info.

January Team Meeting. We’ll address next steps, including applying for a Neighborhood Matching Fund grant to partially fund the Comprehensive Aquatics Plan. We’ll meet at a community center in Southeast Seattle.  Members of our mailing list will receive an invitation with details in a few weeks.  Email info@seattlepools.org to join that list.

Thank you.  A hearty thanks for your enthusiastic letters to the City Council in support of funding a Comprehensive Aquatics Plan.  As you know, tough economic times meant that the Council had to focus its budget efforts on Health & Human Services this year. Nevertheless, your efforts accrued strong goodwill among Councilmembers.  This will pay off in future years.  Councilmember Burgess described your efforts as "some of the best grassroots lobbying efforts that I’ve seen this year."  According to Councilmember Godden, these efforts "certainly will not be forgotten [in future budget cycles]." For further Council feedback, see this post.

Feel free to use part or all of this update in your neighborhood or team newsletter.  Thank you for your ongoing support for public pools!