Oct. 1 General Meeting: Public Safety Focus 🚨 & Zoning Update

Dear Neighbors,

We want to share two important updates with you this month: first, a quick recap on recent zoning decisions that affect Wallingford, and second, an invitation to our next Wallingford Community Council meeting on Wednesday, October 1st, featuring a Public Safety focuswith speakers from the Fire Department, SDOT, SPU, and more.

Zoning Update

The Wallingford Community Council thanks everyone who has followed and spoken up during the Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing process over the last year. Your emails, calls, and testimony at the September 12th Public Hearing made a difference.

We are happy to report that the last-minute Amendment 34 (proposing 8 new Neighborhood Centers, including South Wallingford/Gas Works) was voted down by Council on September 18. However, Resolution 32183 directs future study on additional amendments with maps in consideration of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The amendments in the resolution did not pass, but will be up for a Council vote in November. The maps for South Wallingford/Gas Works, Tangletown, and others are found within the link to Resolution 32183.

Council Bill CB120985 adopts the final Comp Plan update, CB120993 makes permanent the provisions of HB1110. You will find the latest updates from Council votes on amendments within the links to CB120985 and CB120993 considered in the final Select Committee meetings September 17-19 that concluded phase 1 of the Comprehensive Plan.

Visit this page to see how the council voted by each amendment number for all of the amendments: Voting Results PDF.

In January of 2026, the Council will begin Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Plan — which will include any concepts studied in Resolution 32183, and specific zoning for Neighborhood Centers, Lowrise Residential zones and frequent transit zoning for bus arterials.

WCC General Meeting on Wednesday, Oct 1st

For now, we invite you to take a pause from zoning and join us for an important community discussion on Public Safety at our upcoming General Meeting. 

📅 Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

📍 Good Shepherd Center, Room 202

🔥 Featured Speakers

  • Seattle Fire Department – William Mace, Education & Outreach Coordinator, and Battalion Chief Debra Sutey
  • Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) – David Burgesser, Vision Zero Planning Lead
  • Earthquake Preparedness – Ann Forrest, with dates for future meetings to help organize a Wallingford HUB
  • Seattle Public Utilities – Clean City Division – Michael Eggers on safe needle disposal and clean streets

📣 Additional Updates

  • Committee reports and neighborhood announcements


Other Area Meetings 

🗳 Upcoming Candidate Forum

📅 Tuesday, September 30 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

📍 Fremont Community Council, Doric Lodge (619 N. 36th St.)

Who: Mayor, City Attorney, and Citywide Council Candidates (Positions 8 & 9, including Sara Nelson and Alexis Mercedes Rinck)

We hope to see you Wednesday, October 1st for this timely and practical conversation on keeping Wallingford safe, resilient, and connected.