Dan Eder, City Budget Office interim director, said much of the overall increases came from investments in public safety, housing and homelessness, public health and initiatives meant to help Seattle “thrive.”
On public safety, the 2025 budget proposal increases Seattle Police Department’s budget by about $60 million over the 2024 adopted budget, including $10 million for additional emphasis patrols Downtown. It also continues investment in the expansion of the CARE Department police alternative-responder program, which will soon operate citywide instead of just in the greater Downtown area.
The mayor’s proposal also increases spending for firefighter and paramedic staffing, and invests in new pedestrian lighting Downtown along Third Avenue and
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