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Local Government Officials

The list below provides links for contacting government officials in the City of Seattle and Eastside communities.

• Seattle City Council
• Seattle Mayor
• Seattle Parks Department
• Seattle Parks Board
• King County Council
• Kirkland City Council
• Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, and Medina

Seattle City Council

The Seattle City Council must approve the Magnuson Park plan before construction can begin. The issue is expected to work its way through the council starting in early February 2004. [Over the past decade, the Seattle City Council has passed several resolutions directly related to the design of Magnuson Park, as well as several resolutions of a broader nature that affect Magnuson Park design—click here to view the resolutions].

Write to members of the City Council encouraging them to:

1. Exercise their option to vote against the lighted sports field complex at Magnuson Park, and
2. Instruct the Mayor to undertake a needs analysis of current usage of sports fields by individual sport and the need for expensive new lighted and artificial turf fields in Seattle, and
3. If a need is clearly demonstrated, instruct the Mayor to explore alternative sites for all or part of the lighted fields, and
4. Instruct the Mayor and the Parks Department to achieve a more balanced approach to the use of Magnuson Park that emphasizes environmental stewardship and maintenance of the quality of life for both park users and neighborhoods.

• List of council members and their contact information: www.seattle.gov/council/councilcontact.htm
• Directory of council members and their staffs: www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/directory/section.asp?ID=445
• Council home page: www.cityofseattle.net/council/

Seattle Mayor

Mayor Greg Nickels is a strong proponent of the Magnuson Park lighted field mega-complex.

• Directory for the mayor and his staff: www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/directory/section.asp?ID=1651
• Mayor’s home page: www.cityofseattle.net/mayor/

Seattle Parks Department

The Seattle Parks Department developed the Magnuson Park fields plan.

• Directory for Superintendent Ken Bounds and his staff: www.cityofseattle.net/directory/section.asp?ID=1230
• Directory Magnuson Park Director Eric Friedli and his staff: www.cityofseattle.net/directory/section.asp?ID=1387
• Contact information for Kevin Bergsrud, Project Manager for Magnuson Park Wetlands Habitat and Sport Fields project: www.cityofseattle.net/directory/detail.asp?ID=80170

Seattle Parks Board

The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners is a citizen’s advisor board to the Seattle Parks Department, the Mayor, and the City Council. It has already weighed in on the Magnuson Park issue, approving it in concept, albeit with 10pm shut off times for lights. [For minutes of Park Board meetings related to Magnuson Park—click here]

• Home Page and contact information: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/parks/ParkBoard/

King County Council

The King County government does not have dominion over Magnuson Park. However, it can exert political pressure on Seattle.

• Contact Information for Jane Hague, District 11 (Her district covers Kirkland and Juanita properties affected by the proposed lights):www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/members/d11/index.htm
• Contact Information for Rob McKenna, District 6 (His district covers Yarrow Point, Hunts Point, Evergreen Point, and other Medina/Clyde Hill properties affected by the proposed lights, as well as properties on Mercer Island): www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/members/d6/index.htm
• King County Council home page: http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/

Kirkland City Council

The City of Kirkland does not have dominion over Magnuson Park. However, Kirkland council members can exert political pressure on Seattle.

• List of Council members and contact information: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/council/council.htm

Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, and Medina

These communities do not have dominion over Magnuson Park. However, their elected officials can exert political pressure on Seattle.

• Hunt Point's home page (includes contact information for town officials): www.ci.hunts-point.wa.us/
• Yarrow Point's home page (includes contact information for town officials): www.ci.yarrow-point.wa.us/
• City of Medina home page: www.ci.medina.wa.us