Endorsed: Vicki Orrico, Bellevue City Council, Position 2
Vicki Orrico currently serves as the Chair of the City of Bellevue Planning Commission. Under her leadership, the Planning Commission adopted the new Bel-Red Corridor Plan, which provides for the transformation of a 900-acre urban site into the largest mixed use, transit-oriented development in the country, while restoring ecological functions, and creating thousands of new jobs, parks, open spaces, and affordable and workforce housing. With getting Light Rail built in an expeditious and efficient manner and ensuring the implementation of the Bel-Red Plan as her major priorities, she will be a strong voice for the environment on the Bellevue City Council.
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Vicki Orrico currently serves as the Chair of the City of Bellevue Planning Commission and has worked as a municipal and land use attorney, crafting and implementing important environmental policies and plans for Bellevue. Under her leadership, the Planning Commission adopted the new Bel-Red Corridor Plan, which provides for the transformation of a 900-acre urban site into the largest mixed use, transit-oriented development in the country, while restoring ecological functions, and creating thousands of new jobs, parks, open spaces, and affordable and workforce housing. She also worked to create workable solutions to address residents’ concerns about the impacts of infill and redevelopment on the character and livability of Bellevue neighborhoods. If elected, Orrico’s top environmental priorities include working to get Light Rail built as quickly and efficiently as possible and ensuring implementation of the Bel-Red Plan. Vicki Orrico will be a strong voice for the environment on the Bellevue City Council.
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"My motivation for involvement in this organization is to help elect environmental champions. My child deserves healthy air to breath, open space in which to play and explore, and clean water to drink…so do I!" -Danielle Westbrook, Thurston Conservation Voters