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Meadowbrook Community Meeting July 11, 2017 at 7-8:30pm
Welcome to summer! Looks like it’s off to a rather mellow start heat wise. Due to some changes in room usage at the Center, we will be meeting in the upstairs meeting room. Signs will be posted.
Meadowbrook Community Council
Our featured presenter will be Gary Olson who is on the board of Thornton Creek Alliance (TCA) and is director of a Citizen Science program that TCA is currently undertaking and, in which yours truly is participating. The program involves the monitoring of Thornton Creek for the presence of E. coli, bacteria which can indicate the presence of pollution by sewage. Samples been collected and analyzed by volunteers for the past 25 weeks. Plans are to run the program for a full year. This study is an extension of that done a few years ago by SPU and is also being overseen by them.
The Sidewalk Committee will host David Burgesser from SDOT, who will report on the new sidewalk construction adjacent to John Rogers Elementary, as well as the numerous other plans for sidewalks, crosswalk, speed-reduction improvements on key (near schools) streets in our neighborhood.
Big change: Ne 110th between 35th and 36th aves will get a temporary asphalt sidewalk next spring due to King County’s plans to build a new bridge in about 7yrs. There will be an update on the Emergency Hub which has had a bit of trouble getting launched. We will also have a brief visit from Tim Motzer, LCNA, who will talk about a petition he is circulating that is urging Parks to dedicate “excess” levy funds to the construction of a badly needed community center for Lake City.
Finally, the Community Garden and Orchards are back in full swing with many vegies being harvested and, as usual, the excess being donated to the North Helpline food bank.
Please mark your calendars– Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Dan Keefe
President
Lake City Community Conversation “Homeless in Lake City”
Come be part of the conversation with Lake City community leaders, business owners, service providers, and city representatives as we discuss what is being done to address homelessness in Lake City.
Free food will be provided by Lake City Future First from local restaurants.
Jeff Renner discusses Climate Change May 21, 2017
Jeff Renner, former KING chief meteorologist, will speak about Climate Science at Our Lady of the Lake Jubilee Hall on Sunday May 21 at 6:45 PM.
Renner has served on the boards of the American Meteorological Society and Climate Central, has participated in conferences at both the White House and the Vatican and earned degrees in Atmospheric Science from UW and science journalism from U of Wisconsin. He will speak and answer questions on the changes he has seen in our climate, the latest science and how that relates to the Pope’s encyclical, Laudato Si – Care for our Common Home.
MEADOWBROOK COMMUNITY COUNCIL MTG–MAY 9TH, 2017 7-8:30 PM
From: Dan Keefe, President
LOCATION: Meadowbrook Community Center
ADDRESS: 10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Meadowbrook Community Council
At our March meeting we elected the existing Board to another one year term with one condition, that this would be the last term for Dan Keefe and Charlene Murray. Thank you and we hope to continue to serve the best interests of Meadowbrook. With that in mind, Pam Bowe will be running our May meeting while Dan visits his grandchildren in Helena, MT. He will be around to run the July meeting.
Our May 9th meeting will feature a representative from CM Juarez’s office and may include CM Juarez herself. In addition, we will have a representative from SDOT Safe Routes to School division (Stephanie) who will give us an update on our long awaited start to the construction (June 2017) of the sidewalk segment on Ne 110th between 39/40th Aves Ne. She will be this project’s key point of contact, so please be prepared to also ask any pertinent questions you might have. We will also hand out the latest milestone updates to Brian Dougherty’s spreadsheet that contains the list of the various sidewalk and crosswalks, etc projects.
Of the three proposals we submitted as part on DoN’s new Your Voice…Your Choice program (replaces NPSF), one was selected for final voting which is the 4-way stop at Ne 98th St and Ravenna which is being championed by Wilma Boyd.
There will be an update on the Emergency Hub and our inquiry into becoming a fiscal sponsor for Matching Funds projects. The committee formed to apply for funds to improve the grounds at Jane Addams MS is having trouble getting volunteers. Finally, the Community Garden and Orchards has held some 8 to 9 work parties since coming back to life in March. Work Parties are currently scheduled for 3-5pm every Sunday with a pot luck following.
Please mark your calendars and support Pam by coming to the meeting.
Dan Keefe, President
Meadowbrook Community Meeting–March 14, 2017 7-8:30PM
Location: Meadowbrook Community Center 10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
It’s already March…hard to believe!! At our March meeting we traditionally elect officers for 2017. Like last year, the existing board members are all willing to serve another term, so I will propose that the board be re-elected by consensus vote.
Our featured presenter will be Gary Prince who has roots in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. He is a project Manager for King County Metro and will be making a presentation of Metro’s ambitious Northgate Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project. The vision is to make the area around Northgate a “vibrant inclusive community of all incomes live close to where they work, play and shop with convenient access to a transit hub.” I heard his presentation to the Thornton Creek Alliance Board and I was impressed.
The elections plus Metro’s presentation and other news about your Meadowbrook neighborhood will make for another interesting and important reason to get together. The Sidewalk Committee will report on the three proposals we submitted as part on DoN’s new Your Voice…Your Choice program (replaces NPSF) and there is an update on the status of Brian Dougherty’s list of projects in our area.
There will be an update on the Emergency Hub and meet our new HAM radio operators. Becoming a fiscal sponsor for Matching Funds projects is being considered by the MCC Board. A committee is forming to apply for funds to improve the grounds at Jane Addams MS. Finally, the Community Garden and Orchards are coming back to life and we will fill you in on plans for 2017.
Please mark your calendars– Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Dan Keefe, President
North Helpline—empty bowls 2017—-Feb 26, 2017
Select a hand crafted bowl created by local students and artisans. Enjoy live music while savoring a meal of soup, salad, bread, and dessert from local restaurants. Purchase a unique gift in our silent auction. All this while helping keep our neighbors in need housed and fed!
Advance tickets are available at:
LCFF Community Conversation
“Please join your neighbors across Northeast Seattle for a Community Conversation and Forum on Hate Crimes.
This will be the first meeting of it’s kind in Seattle in collaboration with the US Department of Justice, the Seattle Police Department and local leadership groups to provide information on this very important issue facing our communities.
Recently one of our North Seattle business owners experienced a hate crime. It is vital that we all work together to send a clear message that these types of acts will not be tolerated in our community.
Working with SPD’s SAFE Place initiative lead, James Ritter, the Department of Neighborhoods, North Seattle Chamber and the victim of the incident, Lake City Future First is helping to host the event at the Lake City Community Center as part of our Community Conversation series.
LCFF will provide free food from 6-6:30 PM with the forum starting promptly at 6:30. The forum will last until 8:30 with a series of speakers and time allotted for questions and comments from the community.
This is an important evening and we hope to see you there.”
Community Conversation February 8, 2017
“Please join your neighbors across Northeast Seattle for a Community Conversation and Forum on Hate Crimes. This will be the first meeting of it’s kind in Seattle in collaboration with the US Department of Justice, the Seattle Police Department and local leadership groups to provide information on this very important issue facing our communities.
Recently one of our North Seattle business owners experienced a hate crime. It is vital that we all work together to send a clear message that these types of acts will not be tolerated in our community.
Working with SPD’s SAFE Place initiative lead, James Ritter, the Department of Neighborhoods, North Seattle Chamber and the victim of the incident, Lake City Future First is helping to host the event at the Lake City Community Center as part of our Community Conversation series.
LCFF will provide free food from 6-6:30 PM with the forum starting promptly at 6:30. The forum will last until 8:30 with a series of speakers and time allotted for questions and comments from the community.
This is an important evening and we hope to see you there.”
Invitation from and hosted by Lake City Future First