Mayor Harrell specifically praised Amazon for bringing back workers to revitalize the failing Seattle downtown. Sorry, how is this Amazon’s problem to fix? Why are workers being ripped from their communities to return to office, just to spent money at the Seattle SLU campus Whole Foods? Why is Mayor Harrell relying on shady deals to fund Seattle instead of creating a sustainable long-term plan for the city? Why do the smaller communities outside Seattle who have thrived since covid have to give up THEIR economies for a city who was failing even BEFORE the pandemic?
And these questions apply broadly to any other city Amazon is located in. It’s hard for me to believe that Seattle was the only city involved in this decision making.
I have reached out to Mayor Harrells office with my concerns and a request for him to revoke his support of Amazons policy which was based on an overstep of his position: https://seattlegov.powerappsportals.us/contact-mayor/
edit: fixed link to contact mayor