Laurelhurst Community Club
Serving 2800 Households and Businesses in Seattle’s Laurelhurst Neighborhood
December 20, 2005
Tom Carr
Seattle City Attorney
600 Fourth Avenue, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 94769
Seattle, Washington 98124-4769
Dear Mr. Carr:
The Laurelhurst Community Club Board of Trustees recommends that your office implement an “Ask the Attorney” project similar to what has been done in the city of Edmonds. The “Ask the Attorney” feature on the city of Edmonds web site gives citizens the opportunity to ask questions and get answers about local issues from its city attorney. We believe a similar program in Seattle would be a great service to our citizens.
The column on the Edmonds city attorney’s web site provides general information about concerns of citizens. The column is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship with any particular citizen, rather to educate citizens about city ordinances and local issues. Questions regarding specific permits in process, claims against the City or other fact-specific situations do not receive a response. The column provides short answers to questions or may direct the writer to whom in city government can assist or to other resources. The column can be found at http://www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/ask_attny.stm.
We hope you will explore the possibility of implementing a similar project in Seattle. Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,
Jeannie Hale, President
3425 West Laurelhurst Drive NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
206-525-5135 / fax 206-525-9631
cc: Councilmember Nick Licata