Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee Minutes
Scope and Contents note
Proceedings of Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee meetings.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1957
Creator
- Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee was appointed in 1956 by Mayor Gordon S. Clinton and the Board of King County Commissioners to study regional issues that were too large for individual local governments to handle. The 75-member committee, chaired by John Ellis, identified sewage disposal, regional transportation, and comprehensive planning as the three problems of most concern. The committee recommendations were used to convince the State Legislature to pass the Metropolitan Council Act of 1957 that authorized creation of regional governments. The ultimate outcome of the process and legislation was formation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, better known as Metro.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Proceedings from an advisory commission looking at regional planning in the Seattle area.
Subject
- Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee Minutes 1956-1957
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv629705
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository