In his public safety address to the Seattle City Council last week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray detailed a series of ‘Find it, Fix it’ Community Walks, focused on several crime hotspots.
At the walks, community residents, police, and city officials will walk together to identify physical disorder and solve it, hence the find it and fix it theme. The primary areas of focus are graffiti removal, street lighting, litter and garbage clean-up, and trimming overgrown bushes and trees.
The first Find It, Fix It Community Walk will take place this Weds., Jul. 2 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 23rd & Jackson in the Central Area.
Participants will meet in the Promenade 23 Shopping Center parking lot, where Mayor Murray, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, City Attorney Pete Holmes, Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole, and department representatives will host a short program.
The walk will commence at 7:30 p.m. along the following route:
• Jackson from 23rd to 22nd
• 22nd from Jackson to Main
• Jackson from 25th to 26th
• Stop at Fire Station 6 (405 Martin Luther King Jr Way S)
• Walk along S King St. to 28th and 29th
• Return to the Promenade 23 parking lot
At the conclusion of the walk department representatives will be available for follow-up questions.
Additional ‘Find it, Fix it’ Community Walks will take place in the upcoming weeks: Jul. 8, 7 – 9 p.m.: Orcas and MLK; Jul. 22, 7 – 9 p.m.: Sound Transit tour, between Rainier Beach and Othello Stations; Jul. 29, 7 – 9 p.m.: Rainier Ave. and Genesee; and Aug. 12, 7 – 9 p.m.: Rainier Beach
