The Neighborhood Planning Office (NPO) was created in 1994 to implement the goals of the comprehensive plan for neighborhood planning. The office began work in Jan. 1994 with a goal of creating thirty neighborhood plans in four years. The program was extended for a fifth year, after which the office was folded into the Dept. of Neighborhoods (DON). Throughout the planning process the NPO worked with the Office of Management and Planning (OMP) and DON. Each neighborhood was assigned a staff member to oversee the planning process, and consultants were hired to facilitate communication between community members. Areas of priority were urban centers, manufacturing and industrial centers, urban villages, and distressed areas. The Public Information Officer (PIO) at the time, Laurence McGuire, worked to distribute information to the community about the Neighborhood Planning Office (NPO); he maintained binders of information on NPO programs as a resource for community developers.
From the description of Seattle Neighborhood Planning Office Public Information Officer's files, 1994-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123410713
