PORT CANDIDATES FORUM –
Tuesday October 24
In addition to the Greenwood election forum coming up this Saturday, the Greenwood Community Council is also co-sponsoring a Broadview-Bitter Lake candidate forum for port candidates on Tuesday October 24:
Please join Broadview-Bitter Lake and Greenwood Community Councils for an important candidate forum!
Date: October 24th, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm
Location: Broadview United Church of Christ, 325 North 125th St.
Join us on October 24th for a candidate forum to hear directly from candidates for Port of Seattle Commissioner:
– Seat 1: Ryan Calkins
– Seat 3: Ahmed Abdi and Stephanie Bowman
– Seat 4: Preeti Shridhar and Peter Steinbruek
The Port of Seattle is a special purpose government entity with an annual operating of budget of $620 million, partially funded by King County property taxes. A major driver of growth and development, it is estimated that the Port generates over 200,000 jobs and $20 billion in business revenue for the region each year.
Three of the Port’s seats will be on your ballot this November. This means your votes will set the direction of the Port for the next several years. The Port is managed by an elected board of five commissioners. There are three seats on the ballot this November, so the outcome will have considerable impact on the direction the Port takes in the next several years.
Please join us to learn more about the candidates and how they will address pressing issues of our region including:
– Ensuring the Port of Seattle remains competitive
– Promoting transparent and accountable government
– Addressing climate change, air pollution and traffic congestion
– And much more!