http://www.seattlecourant.com Seattle's newest 21st century local daily newspaper serving Seattle. en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 18:08:12 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/183 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:23:55 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/183 The Seattle City Council chamber was unusually crowded this morning. More than a dozen people signed up to speak about Mayor Greg Nickels' $13 million in budget cuts, most were concerned about the impact on the library system. Under Nickels' proposal all of the Seattle libraries will be shut down for a week this summer to save about $650,000. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/180 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:34:20 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/180 A handful of reporters gathered on the seventh floor of City Hall this morning to hear how Mayor Greg Nickels plans to balance the budget now that forecasters are predicting that the city's revenue will drop another $29 million this year. But the process this morning was a little backwards. The way it worked was that first Nickels held a press conference, then afterwards, reporters were told what the mayor plans to cut from the budget. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/178 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:31:24 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/178 Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' staffed briefed the City Council today on about $6 million in budget cuts to make up for a drop in projected real estate excise tax revenue this year. There is no source of money to cover this loss, said Dwight Dively, the city's budget director. The 2009 budget was passed during much more prosperous times -- last year. While REET revenue has been averaging about $40 million annually, it's now at about $20 million. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/144 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:57:21 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/144 After weeks of delays and public testimony, the Seattle City Council voted Monday to approve changes to the city's noise ordinance. "The whole goal of the legislation is to strengthen enforcement of the ordinance," Councilmember Sally Clark, chair of the Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods committee, explained as she introduced the council bill. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/137 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:23:04 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/opinion/137 Last night, City Council members Jean Godden and Nick Licata sponsored a panel-discussion on the future of Seattle newspapers at City Hall. The Bertha Landes room was full of veteran journalists, and at times it was hard to watch so many of them still in denial, still clinging to the hope that some magic money will fall from the sky and save the Seattle P-I and the Seattle Times. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/134 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:09:05 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/134 Tree activists applauded yesterday when the Seattle City Council voted to make it illegal for most homeowners and businesses to cut down a tree - well actually three trees a year - without a permit. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/124 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:16:44 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/124 It's a confusing issue. And according to Council President Richard Conlin, it's the oddest thing he's ever seen the council have to deal with. The City Council voted today to pass a series of bills that will give Seattle water utility customers a refund, a refund that they will then have to give back over the next 21 months. http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/117 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:10:47 EDT http://www.seattlecourant.com/section/news/117 A Seattle City Council committee met this morning to move forward on a plan to increase your water bill.