Author Archives: steve zemke

Tree PAC Question sent to Seattle City Council Primary Candidates 2019

Posted on July 20, 2019 by steve zemke

Dear Candidate for Seattle City Council, In 2009 the Seattle City Council passed a resolution to update SMC 25.11 the Tree Protection Ordinance. Ten years later this has not happened. But progress is being made. When the MHA Ordinance was … Continue reading →

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Seattle Tree and Urban Forest Ordinance Update – Handout July 2019

Posted on July 12, 2019 by steve zemke

Action Needed Now to Protect Seattle’s Trees and Urban Forest  Urge Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Council members to provide strong leadership now to pass legislation this year to significantly strengthen Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance. Seattle’s urban forest … Continue reading →

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Good News – Tree Protection Ordinance Update this Year is a GO!

Posted on July 5, 2019 by steve zemke

Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Dear Tree Protection Advocates, We have passed a big hurdle. On Wednesday Councilmember Sally Bagshaw came to the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission. She told the Commission that she met with Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday. Mayor … Continue reading →

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Time to Step Up the Game if We Want to Update the Tree Ordinance!

Posted on July 1, 2019 by steve zemke

Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Dear Tree Protection Advocates, Time is drawing short to update Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance this year. Seattle continues to lose tree canopy and the Seattle City Council stops considering legislation in October and November to … Continue reading →

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Seattle City Council Passes Resolution to Update Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance

Posted on May 19, 2019 by steve zemke

On March 18, 2019 the Seattle City Council passed CB 119444 – Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) legislation. As part of that legislation they passed a Companion  RESOLUTION 31870 calling for additional measures by the City and its partners that complement mandatory housing affordability … Continue reading →

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Urgent – Contact Seattle City Council to Add Tree Mitigation Amendment to MHA Ordinance

Posted on February 6, 2019 by steve zemke

Tree PAC Action Message from Steve Zemke – Chair – Coalition for a Stronger Tree OrdinanceDear Tree PAC Supporters, The Seattle City Council will be considering amendments to the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Ordinance this Friday May 8, 2019. … Continue reading →

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Continuing the Fight to Update Seattle’s Tree Ordinance – Coalition Meeting this Saturday

Posted on January 29, 2019 by steve zemke

Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Dear TreePAC Supporters  We ended last year in a stalemate as the Seattle City Council put off action once again on moving ahead with updating Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance. They say they will start again … Continue reading →

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Seattle City Council Again Delays Tree Protection Ordinance

Posted on December 31, 2018 by steve zemke

Update – Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Seattle City Council Again Delays Tree Protection Ordinance Regretfully we end 2018 without an update to Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance. The Seattle City Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee (PLUZ) had … Continue reading →

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New Cheasty Bike trails are unsafe and unwelcoming

Posted on October 31, 2018 by steve zemke

Letter from Seattle Nature Alliance, Oct 2018 Dear Seattle Parks and Recreation,  We are writing to express our strong opposition to the latest version of the Cheasty Greenspace Pilot Project (released October 2018). The latest version puts bikes and pedestrians on … Continue reading →

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Seattle Tree Ordinance Update Meeting – Next Steps

Posted on October 24, 2018 by steve zemke

Dear Tree PAC supporters, Join other tree protection advocates this Saturday October 27th for a public coalition meeting to discuss and review proposed changes needed to strengthen the current Tree Ordinance draft proposed by the Seattle City Council. 

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