Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

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The Win

The Chamber is already on the Lid I-5 coalition — they've said yes to large urban civic space investments before. The Commons is in the same register: a publicly- financed civic asset that improves downtown's competitiveness as a place to work, visit, and do business. The fiscal stability angle also tracks for a business community that cares about predictable operating costs — a stable PFD is a more predictable lodging tax environment.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. 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 Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce: The Chamber is already on the Lid I-5 coalition — they've said yes to large urban civic space investments before. The Commons is in the same register: a publicly- financed civic asset that improves downtown's competitiveness as a place to work, visit, and do business. The fiscal stability angle also tracks for a business community that cares about predictable operating costs — a stable PFD is a more predictable lodging tax environment. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's perspective?
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