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Purchase land - ancestral land King Co. This project would serve 80% Duwamish/ 20% BIPOC. The City would partner in phases, not all at once. Bad way - someone else picks the land.
This proposal is being evaluated
Type of funding: Infrastructure (capital)
Rough cost estimate: Over $7.2 million
Evaluation notes:
✅ This idea could be implemented without changing current policy or law.
✅ This idea is within the City's jurisdiction.
✅ This idea doesn't name a specific vendor.
❌ This idea would incur costs indefinitely.
Justification: Project has other identified funding and would leverage City funding. In addition to land acquisition and other department collaboration such as OPCD and FAS.
Other notes: Requires more information to inform land purchase proposal.
Thank you for sharing your idea. This idea and its evaluation have been forwarded to the budget delegates. They will use this information to group together similar ideas, narrow down options based on community needs, and develop fully detailed proposals for you and your community to vote on in October 2023.
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The original peoples of Seattle lived and thrived until their home was taken despite the promises of the Point Elliot treaty. This proposal is for an incremental approach to bring back a very small amount of what was taken.
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