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Speakers fault outreach process and demand clearer zoning details for downtown and neighborhood centers
Summary
Several callers told the select committee that parts of the comprehensive plan lack transparency: downtown zoning changes are not yet disclosed, public engagement favors those with time and resources, and neighborhood-center designations should be better justified and clearer to affected residents.
Commenters at the June 23 public hearing raised concerns about the public-engagement process and the lack of specific zoning details in parts of the proposed comprehensive plan.
Megan Cruz, a downtown resident, said downtown is “Seattle's largest residential neighborhood with over a 100,000 people,” and urged the council to provide zoning details that are currently omitted from the draft comp plan, noting that “residents deserve a voice in neighborhood…
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