Councilmember Hollingsworth to lead Select Committee on Comprehensive Plan for 2025

Today, Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (District 3) agreed to lead the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan following the announced departure of Councilmember Tammy Morales(District 2) on Jan. 6, 2025. She released the following statement:

"Seattle's comprehensive plan is an opportunity for us to shape what type of city we want to live in for the next twenty years. Throughout the comprehensive plan, we can create a Seattle that is open to all: a welcoming city where young people just starting out can find stable housing; an affordable city where young families can buy a family home and put down roots; a safe city where children can walk to school through a neighborhood they know and that knows them; an accessible city that nurtures and provides for its older residents to age in place; a city where bus drivers, teachers, artists, paramedics, and all working families can afford to live where they work. In short, a city that generation after generation of Seattleite can call home.

"In the decades since my great grandmother first put down roots in the Central District, Seattle has truly grown into a world-class city. With that extraordinary growth has come extraordinary affordability challenges. Seattle now has the ninth-highest cost of living in the United States. Nearly 45% of Seattle renters are cost burdened, and one-third of Seattle households are low-income. The median home in Seattle costs nearly seven times the median annual income. This is our chance to make a meaningful impact on the affordability crisis facing our city - for today, and for the future.

"I look forward to working with Mayor Harrell, Office of Planning and Community Development Director Quirindongo, and my council colleagues to create a comprehensive plan that envisions a Seattle that is more affordable, more equitable, more livable, and more welcoming to all.

"I also want to acknowledge Councilmember Morales, whose contributions to the conversation around affordability and equitable development will be sorely missed in the coming year. She has been a champion for District 2, and I intend to meet with her and her team before she leaves office early next year to understand her vision for her district and to learn from her experiences."

In addition to serving as chair of the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan, Councilmember Hollingsworth will retain her position as chair of the Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee. The first meeting date for the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan will be Jan. 6, 2025.

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