Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn helped Project Seattle Pools develop a strategic plan last summer.  Pool supporters now have an opportunity to help Mike’s transition team refine its own plan.  As demonstrated by the time Mike donated to our project, he is a big believer in empowering community members to bring positive change. 

Mike’s transition web site asks for community input on three questions:

1. How do we build the strongest possible team to achieve the policy objectives and values set forth by the campaign (grass roots community involvement, transparency and neighborhood focus)?
2. How do we build public trust in the new administration?
3. What do you view as the incoming administration and the city’s greatest challenge — what should the new administration do first out of the gate?

You can answer these questions on the city site, or in one of the two web forms provided by Mike’s support team.

• Great City’s Form.  Update: Comments only are open here now.
  • This group sent Mike to advise us as part of its Neighborhood Assistance Program.
• Renee Staton’s Form.  
  • Renee co-chairs the North District Council, which kindly provided a letter of support for pools.

Please note that comments will be compiled this Sunday evening (Nov 22nd).

You’ll also have the opportunity to provide input to the new administration at three upcoming town halls across the city:

• Northgate Community Center: Monday November 30th, 7 to 9pm
• Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7pm
• Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center at Rainier Beach HS: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 7 pm

Realistically, there is a lot on the new mayor’s plate.  But it never hurts to pass on your letters about pools to the new administration!

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Parks asked us to share this invite and two associated flyers:

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the Rainier Beach community and swimmers to the third and final meeting for the new Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool. The meeting is Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Rainier Beach Community Center located at 8825 Rainier Ave. S.

At this meeting, Parks staff, A•R•C Architects and Counsilman Hunsker aquatic designers will present the refined schematic designs for the project, answer community questions and ask for final community input.  The concept designs were developed with valuable input from citizens.  Parks hopes to have the same quality participation at this last meeting to finalize the original ideas and create a fabulous facility for the community and swimmers. 

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