Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Seattle-King County Building & Construction Trades Council

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The Win

Converting 435,000 square feet from convention overflow to year-round civic commons is a major construction project — structural, mechanical, electrical, fit-out. Your members do that work. The Trades are a natural early ally: the project creates construction employment now, and the year-round activation creates ongoing operations employment for allied trades. An early Trades endorsement signals to City Hall that this is a job-creating investment, not just a civic abstraction.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Seattle-King County Building & Construction Trades Council. There's a civic proposal to convert the WSCC Arch building at 7th & Pike into a year-round public commons operated by Seattle Center. The case being made to Seattle-King County Building & Construction Trades Council: Converting 435,000 square feet from convention overflow to year-round civic commons is a major construction project — structural, mechanical, electrical, fit-out. Your members do that work. The Trades are a natural early ally: the project creates construction employment now, and the year-round activation creates ongoing operations employment for allied trades. An early Trades endorsement signals to City Hall that this is a job-creating investment, not just a civic abstraction. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Seattle-King County Building & Construction Trades Council's perspective?
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