{"id":2972,"date":"2024-05-14T15:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:45:02","slug":"new-community-projects-funded-in-state-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/05\/14\/new-community-projects-funded-in-state-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"New community projects funded in state budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends and neighbors,<\/p>\n<p>Each year the Legislature approves hundreds of new investments to build and improve public spaces around the state. Thanks to persistent and effective advocacy by community members and nonprofits, several projects in the neighborhoods of the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> district received support this year. As has been the case for many years, I am grateful to Reps. Chopp and Macri for the close collaboration to make sure that these projects made it through budget negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Local community investments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From facilities that support our most vulnerable neighbors to spaces where we learn and find community, below are some highlights of the improvements in our district funded in this year\u2019s operating and capital budgets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$1 million <\/strong>to support <a href=\"https:\/\/youthcare.org\/constellation-center\/\">YouthCare\u2019s Constellation Center<\/a> to provide services for young people to build future paths forward in a stable environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$400,000 <\/strong>to support the completion of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleaquarium.org\/explore-the-aquarium\/campus\/ocean-pavilion\/\">Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$300,000 <\/strong>to <a href=\"https:\/\/upliftnw.org\/\">Uplift Northwest\u2019s<\/a> Beacon of Hope for a community hub that will offer dignified pathways to stability and economic mobility for those facing poverty and homelessness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$300,000 <\/strong>for building improvements at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farestart.org\/\">FareStart<\/a> Job Training and Social Enterprise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$250,000 <\/strong>to replace the Water Way 18 dock on Lake Union, which is used by the <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlebsa.org\/sea-scouts\/\">Sea Scouts<\/a> and other youth maritime training programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$200,000 <\/strong>for new outside lighting and digital poster boxes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlesymphony.org\/benaroyahall\">Benaroya Hall<\/a>, helping to make 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Avenue downtown a safer and more welcoming space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$100,000 <\/strong>to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/gageacademy.org\/\">Gage Academy of Art\u2019s<\/a> new space on South Lake Union.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$75,000 <\/strong>for the <a href=\"https:\/\/neighborcare.org\/clinics\/youth-clinic-at-new-horizons\/\">Youth Clinic at New Horizons<\/a> to support health care for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope that you share my excitement about watching these projects take shape in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for taking the time to read my newsletter. If you missed my previous updates on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/03\/14\/new-gun-safety-laws-pass-as-2024-session-ends\/\">gun safety<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/03\/21\/legislature-increases-support-for-public-schools\/\">K-12 education<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/03\/28\/legislature-passes-new-environmental-protections\/\">environmental protections<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/04\/02\/legislature-boosts-funding-for-affordable-housing-projects\/\">affordable housing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/04\/02\/new-laws-advance-lgbtq-rights\/\">LGBTQ+ rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/04\/17\/new-laws-will-improve-public-safety\/\">public safety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/04\/25\/transportation-budget-keeps-sr-520-project-on-track\/\">transportation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/05\/01\/legislature-advances-quality-health-care-for-all\/\">health care<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\/2024\/05\/09\/legislature-boosts-support-for-higher-education\/\">higher education<\/a>, they are available on my <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/pedersen\">website<\/a>. Please reach out with any questions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov\">Jamie.Pedersen@leg.wa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>Jamie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends and neighbors, Each year the Legislature approves hundreds of new investments to build and improve public spaces around the state. Thanks to persistent and effective advocacy by community members and nonprofits, several projects in the neighborhoods of the 43rd district received support this year. As has been the case for many years, I am grateful to Reps. Chopp and Macri for the close collaboration to make sure that these projects made it through budget negotiations. Local community investments From facilities that support our most vulnerable neighbors to spaces where we learn and find community, below are some highlights&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New community projects funded in state budget - Sen. 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