I rarely get political, but when it comes to the Pike Place Market, I gladly make an exception. On Tuesday, I urge you to vote for City of Seattle Proposition No. 1 in support of a six-year levy promising $73 million for much-needed and long-overdue improvements to the Market’s crumbling infrastructure, heating and cooling systems, and additional public restrooms. 

As long-time Market News “Passages” columnist Paul Dunn recently pointed out, “With this levy the Market needs to reaffirm the guidelines to preservation that brought it from Mayor Dorm Braman’s ‘somnolent fire trap’ to Washington State’s #1 tourist attraction and now a vibrant and successful business and residential location. This election is as important as the 1971 Initiative to Save the Market, which opened the money gates to rehabilitation and renovation in the 1970s.”

For more information, or to volunteer or make a donation, please visit Citizens for Pike Place Market. 

But most importantly, VOTE!