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Why Seattle is axing the district council system

Kim Malcolm talks with Kathy Nyland, director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods, about why Seattle is changing it's approach for community engagement. Last week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced an executive order to formally cut ties with the district council system, which the city has been using for 30 years.

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