Historic Seattle 2007 City of Seattle Primary Election Candidate Questionnaire

1. Building public awareness: What priority do you assign to Seattle's efforts to educate community residents about the importance of historic preservation?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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2. Revitalizing neighborhoods: What priority do you give to assuring that Seattle has the financial resources required to play a significant role in revitalizing historic neighborhoods?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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3. Preserving designated City landmarks: What priority do you give to sustaining Seattle's designated landmarks and saving other landmark-eligible historic places as properties that enable residents to see history and learn from it?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: _________________________________________________________

4. Protecting Seattle's heritage in court: What priority do you assign to the work of the Hearing Examiner and City Attorney regarding the preservation of designated City landmarks and landmark-eligible properties?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: _________________________________________________________

5. Advocacy for historic homeowners: How do you rate Seattle's efforts to influence public policy and public perceptions around the benefits of preserving significant historic residences?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: _________________________________________________________

6. Influencing public policy: What priority do you place on Seattle's work to foster preservation-friendly policies and funding?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: _________________________________________________________

7. Supporting historic preservation: What priority do you assign to sustaining and funding Seattle's Historic Preservation Program in the Department of Neighborhoods?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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8. Funding for preservation projects: What priority do you assign to the provision of grants and revolving loans for Seattle's private historic preservation projects?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: _________________________________________________________