District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth’s office has rolled out a new way to ask for help around the district beyond potholes and Find It, Fix It issues.
CHS reported on the new [email protected] email alias as Hollingworth took part in a public safety tour around Pike/Pine and Broadway on Friday.
Hollingsworth said the email address is intended to be used so messages sent to her office can be categorized and tracked. The result, Hollingsworth says, is a system that allows her constituents to reach her office directly and produces data and insights about important categories and public safety issues.
“We’ll check back in with you,” Hollingsworth said. “And then we check in with departments to be, like, ‘Hey, did this get resolved?’”
The email system joins the growing ranks of “customer service” tools available at Seattle City Hall. The Find It, Fix It – Service Request Mobile App has grown into a popular and mostly effective way for people to report issues like potholes. More controversially, the app has also become a way for citizens to report encampments under more innocuous categories like “illegal dumping” and “general inquiry.”
Meanwhile, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office this week is rolling out a new “One Seattle Safety Framework” with his latest public safety forum scheduled for Tuesday night at Garfield High School.
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I emailed Joy about the police contract last week and still haven’t gotten a response.
Why are we seeing police get 23% raises in a deficit year? Why do the new contracts have no added accountability? When the city seems to be aligned against ShotSpotter, why is she still pushing it in a deficit year? Is she getting kickbacks too?
Police raises are necessary in order to get salaries more competitive with other local towns/cities, and to attract more applicants in order to get staffing up to pre-pandemic levels. It’s really that simple.
Hi zach,
Citation needed.
“Is she getting kickbacks too?” Yeah, I’m not surprised you haven’t heard back from her. (and FTR I’m not a shotspotter fan either but you don’t have to be a jerk about it).
At the last meeting I was at, Mayor Harrell, for some unknown rea$on, made a point that he would not be referring to ShotSpotter by its brand name. At the “safety” meeting last night, they barely brought up ShotSpotter even though they are still pushing the issue. Given the unpopularity of ShotSpotter, it’s only fair to ask WHY these politicians are still pushing hard for an unproven technology that has spotty-at-best results when we’re facing massive budget deficits.
If you think asking about kickbacks is being a jerk about it, I’d counter that you’re being very naive about the way governments are run.
ShotSpotter is re-branding to SoundThinking
No, naiveté is not being able to differentiate between the City and individuals that work for it. You’re essentially accusing her of being corrupt. And why exactly would ShotSpotter be giving back something to the City that the City is already paying for? Not everything you don’t agree with has to be a conspiracy you know.
Would it be the appropriate place to request why the city is kicking $21m to an entity made up of hedge-fund bros and Ticketmaster to build an outdoor arena?
I realize that this new venue will undercut the venue fees associated with hosting large concerts, but I am sure that savings won’t be passed along to the ticket purchasers.
The Seattle Public Schools, despite a huge deficit and a long list of deferred maintenance to our schools, is already going to be handing out $65m to these dudes, which I realize is unsurprising considering how horribly mismanaged our schools are.
Thankfully the state is only giving them $4m, but I guess the giant parking lot that they are building with the venue will come with the naming rights for the “In-slee, no out-see Parking Rights Parking Lot”.
Could you please link to info regarding SPS’s financial contribution to this project? I’ve only found references to their combined contribution with the city. Thanks!
This more-direct email address for Joy shows that she continues to be a breath of fresh air for D3 and the city as a whole. Sawant discouraged citizens from contacting her by almost never responding to emails, and Joy is actually encouraging this.
After Sawant’s reign of incompetence, there’s a low bar to clear for Joy to be even marginally better. Let’s hope she clears it with ease.