 Left: Mayor Mike McGinn at the announcement. Right: CIDBIA’s Don Blakeney with Nora Chan |
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn joined neighborhood business district leaders and local business owners at Thompson’s Point of View in Seattle’s Central District to announce a $1 million investment in 18 neighborhood business districts as part of the Seattle Jobs Plan. Chinatown/International District (ID) received $185,000.
Binko Chiong-Bisbee, owner of Kobo (at Higo), accepted the award on behalf of the ID. The coordinating organization for the grant money will be Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda). ♦