Community Voice

1. Allow initiative and referendum

   Change the Snoqualmie Municipal Code to allow residents the powers of initiative and referendum. Many other cities have these powers for their residents, but Snoqualmie does not.

   Mar 24, 2022 by Richard Scheel (15 points)

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   Change the Snoqualmie Municipal Code to allow residents the powers of initiative and referendum. Many other cities have these powers for their residents, but Snoqualmie does not.

2. Vastly increase resident notification of major projects

   For major projects like the Snoqualmie Mill proposed development, the hotel on Snoqualmie Parkway, the previous Snoqualmie Hills West proposed annexation, etc., the city provides very minimal...
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   For major projects like the Snoqualmie Mill proposed development, the hotel on Snoqualmie Parkway, the previous Snoqualmie Hills West proposed annexation, etc., the city provides very minimal notification to residents. Usually the notice is the bare minimum required by Snoqualmie's Municipal Code (posting in front of City Hall, in the library I think, and in the Seattle Times Public Notices section), plus mailing to addresses within 500 feet of the project. Occasionally something is mentioned in a city email or on Facebook. Very few people see any of these. In the case of the hotel, the city acknowledged that they failed to send the mailed notices to most residents within 500 feet, but continued with the project regardless. We need a vastly more effective way for local residents to know about projects of this scale. I suggest a direct postal mailing to every address in the city.

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   Mar 24, 2022 by Richard Scheel (15 points)

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   For major projects like the Snoqualmie Mill proposed development, the hotel on Snoqualmie Parkway, the previous Snoqualmie Hills West proposed annexation, etc., the city provides very minimal notification to residents. Usually the notice is the bare minimum required by Snoqualmie's Municipal Code (posting in front of City Hall, in the library I think, and in the Seattle Times Public Notices section), plus mailing to addresses within 500 feet of the project. Occasionally something is mentioned in a city email or on Facebook. Very few people see any of these. In the case of the hotel, the city acknowledged that they failed to send the mailed notices to most residents within 500 feet, but continued with the project regardless. We need a vastly more effective way for local residents to know about projects of this scale. I suggest a direct postal mailing to every address in the city.

3. Better distribution of Public Notices

   At a bare minimum, every legal public notice should show up on the home page of the city website as a major tab. A more effective solution would be to send every one of these notices to every address...
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   At a bare minimum, every legal public notice should show up on the home page of the city website as a major tab. A more effective solution would be to send every one of these notices to every address in the city via postal mail.

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   Mar 24, 2022 by Richard Scheel (15 points)

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   At a bare minimum, every legal public notice should show up on the home page of the city website as a major tab. A more effective solution would be to send every one of these notices to every address in the city via postal mail.

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