Here are assorted links and documents to help you navigate
through the maze of Seattle City government.
How to effectively ask
the City to do something for you ( PDF)
(tells you EVERYTHING you need to know!)
or try the City Website version with hyperlinks
Receive Council and Council committee agendas by E-mail
City Council: Frequently Asked Questions
Miller Playfield lights still blazing away?
Get that Streetlight/pothole/whatever fixed by the City
Montlake Community Club website (MANY useful links)
Links to Seattle Department of Transportation services
Census data (from Seattle City website)
Zoning map of whole of Seattle
Parks Department Proparks Levy webpage
City of Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board
Maps available on City website
Our neighborhood is within Census Tracts 76 and 79 and a little bit in 77.
Here's what to do if the lights at Miller Playfield or the tennis courts are on when you think they should not be. Ballfield lights should never be on after 10:30 PM.
Please call the appropriate number then drop
Andrew an E-mail and we'll keep a log of problems.
Street
Light Repair - Online Form
Street Repair (Pot Holes) - Online Form
Or try fixseattle.com : It is a simple to remember one stop form for reporting 19 municipal maintenance problems - streetlights, signs, crosswalks, clogged storm drains, news vending box problems, METRO litter can overflows, etc. When completed the form forwards to the appropriate department/person (same way City forms do) and the citizen is given a request tracking number.
Spring Clean is all about helping residents improve our precious
urban open spaces, whether it's a park, school yard, right of
way, or another public property. When you sign up, we can supply
you with tools, bags, and even passes to the dump! Spring Clean
runs from April 6 through May 18. If you want to clean up open
spaces in your neighborhood or pitch in on a project, please call
the Spring Clean Hotline at (206) 233-7187 or visit www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/ept/springclean/.
It's quick! It's fun! It makes a difference!