DRCC In the News! Did you see us in the Seattle Times? Check out in the Seattle Times today! Thank you to Georgetown leader Greg Ramirez featured our own Adrienne Hampton! “Georgetown has a history of being overlooked,” said Greg Ramirez, chair of the Georgetown Community Council’s Board of Directors and a lifelong resident of the neighborhood. “The reality is that we are still trying to be recognized as a neighborhood in Seattle,” he said. “That brings its own set of challenges when we’re trying to advocate for ourselves.” Across the Duwamish — which was designated a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency — lies Georgetown, a neighborhood surrounded by railroads and industrial manufacturers to the north, Interstate 5 to the east, and the airport to the south. New research published earlier this month links redlining with disproportionate levels of air pollution, underscoring years of efforts in Georgetown, South Park and other communities segregated by racially discriminatory housing practices to untangle historic disparities exacerbated by warming temperatures and harmful emissions.
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