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Councilmember Strauss proposes amendment to fully fund Seattle Parks’ environmental education program
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Councilmember Dan Strauss proposed Amendment 6 to restore full levy funding for the Seattle Parks Department’s environmental education program, telling reporters the move would preserve a volunteer-run program that served thousands of students in 2024 and would cost the median homeowner about $2 a year.
Councilmember Dan Strauss proposed Amendment 6 to restore full levy funding for the Seattle Parks Department’s environmental education program, telling reporters the move would preserve a volunteer-run program that served thousands of students in 2024 and would cost the median homeowner about $2 a year.
The program, which Strauss called a 30-year legacy of volunteer-led outdoor education, provided hands-on field trips and guided walks in 2024 to 5,383 students from 65 schools, ran 38 public programs across 20 parks and delivered 188 community partnership events that served 1,693 participants, according to figures Strauss cited. He said about 100 volunteers collectively contributed more than 4,000 hours of unpaid…
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