The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting two public meetings to gather public input about the future spending on municipal facilities. The Citizens for Off Leash Areas (COLA) is asking people who use the off-leash parks to speak out. The department is drawing up a five-year plan that will determine how city monies will be spent on "preserving and developing public outdoor recreation facilities, including parks, trails, and boating facilities."The soccer, baseball, pee-wee football, basketball, skateboard, hiking, Ultimate Frisbee, flag football, rowing, community garden, and motor boating lobbies will make their case. Competition for dollars will be tight with the municipal, county, state and federal budget deficits. Here's your opportunity to state your case if you want to see off-leash areas preserved or expanded:
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