December 19, 2024. Public comments are due tomorrow, Friday, December 20th, concerning the proposed One Seattle Comprehensive Plan, which guides the city’s decisions on where to locate specific types of housing in neighborhoods such as Magnolia. In addition to the Comprehensive Plan, the Mayor proposes the Fort Lawton Redevelopment project, which began planning in 2019. The goal is to build as many as 500 new affordable housing units and add 22 acres of parkland. With several processes yet to go, the city is drafting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that will likely go out to the public for review and comment in early 2025.
The Magnolia Chamber offered comments on the proposed One Seattle Comprehensive Plan. We focused on better understanding and encouraging transparency in the city as the plan proposes upzoning and the doubling of available housing in Seattle. We want to learn more about how the city will invest in transportation, public utilities, public education, environmental protection, and other public assets to support the proposed plan’s goals and objectives.