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This article has been updated with the current version of the resolution.
Comments regarding the resolution can be made during the City Council’s regular meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm., and will be held in person in the City Council Chambers. Written testimony will be accepted before the meeting and distributed to the City Council, and verbal testimony will be accepted during the public hearing.
Written comments should be submitted to City Clerk Matt McLean at mmclean@cityoflfp.com no later than 5:00 p.m. local time on the date of the hearing. A sign-up sheet will be available at the front of the Council Chambers, and the Mayor or designee will call names in the order they appear. A request to speak can also be made by phone directly to the City Clerk at (206) 368-5440 before 5:00 pm on the date of the meeting.


Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 53 and low of 45 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Sunny during the morning, overcast during the afternoon, patchy rain nearby in the evening, clear overnight.
Way back when I was in school an instructor wanted students to understand our national debt was of no great concern because the debt was held by the public--like "we owe it to ourselves ". The chart accompanying this article is likewise labeled "Debt Held By the Public ", but in truth 25 or 30 percent of our debt i