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Neighbors on the 14000 block of Palatine were awakened at 7:30AM Sunday morning with the sounds of a SWAT team talking to barricaded suspects over a loud speaker. A neighbor with an adjoining back yard witnessed Edmonds, Snohomish County and SPD Officers use a battering ram to gain entry to the home and no shots were fired. Three to four suspects were reportedly taken into custody. We will update as we learn more about this early morning raid.
Bitter Lake Community Center
Mayor Mike McGinn, City Departments & Community Groups will answer your questions and hear what’s on your mind. Please join us!
Tuesday, June 14th
Bitter Lake Community Center
13035 Linden Ave N
5:30-6:30 Meet Greet: City Departments and local volunteer organizations will have information tables, answer questions and offer volunteer opportunities.
6:30-6:40 Youth performance.
6:40-8:00 Open questions and answers session with the Mayor and city staff.
For more information please contact Jen Nance 206.684.8053 or Jen.Nance@Seattle.Gov
Link to flyer:http://mayormcginn.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Northwest-Town-hall.pdf
P-Patch Work Party, photo by Jim Brewer
This Sunday, June 5th, will be the second Work Party at the new Bitter Lake P-Patch site! Two weeks ago we moved two of the five Alaska Cedars on the site and transplanted them on far west edge of the property. We will move the remaining 3 on Sunday and welcome anyone who’d like to help. We need to take care of this so that we can be ready for a contractor to come do the major excavation of cut and fill to create our garden.
We would love to have your help Sunday. We will meet at 10 AM at the site, which is on the North side of the Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space near N. 143rd St. and Linden Ave. N. Please join us. If you can bring shovels, tarps, loppers, gloves, and if possible, snacks or drinks, it would add to the effort. We plan to work until 2, or we get enough tree moving done for the day. If you can only join us late, or for part of the day, that’s great, too. Please invite any friends or neighbors who might be interested even if just to see the P-Patch location and get acquainted with the project. We need more community involvement and volunteers to make the garden happen this year.
If you have any expertise in transplanting trees or landscape design or maintenance we’d love to learn from you.
If we don’t finish the three trees Sunday, we will come back the following Sunday, June 12th.
-Jim Brewer
Bitter Lake P-Patch Construction Committee
EarthKeepers Camp Returning to Carkeek Park this Summer!
EarthKeepers is a environmentally-based summer day camp for exploring, learning and playing outdoors. It offers activities for children ages 6 to 12 to foster friendship, learning, creativity and leadership.
Who Are EarthKeeper’s Educators?
EarthKeeper Educators have backgrounds in the natural sciences and/or environmental education, as well as experience working with school-age children.
What Do EarthKeepers do at Camp?
On any given day, EarthKeepers may find themselves exploring Carkeek Beach, hiking through the forest, playing in a field, learning about nature or creating art. Each weekly has a different theme:
Week 1 (June 27- July 1): Wet & Squiggly Tidepool Wonders
Week 2 (July 5 – 8): Feathered Friends (no camp Monday, July 4)
Week 3 (July 11-15): Tidepools – Window to Puget Sound
Week 4 (July 18-22): Survivor Island
Week 5 (July 25-29): Buggin’ Out
Week 6 (August 1-5): Furs, Tails, Tracks & Trails
Week 7 (August 8-12): Carkeek’s Incredible Time Machine
Week 8 (August 15-19): Survivor Island
2011 EarthKeepersCamp Cost:
The cost for each week of EarthKeepers Day Camp is $215, except Week #2 is $175.00, as there is no camp on Monday, 7/4.
Extended Day Programming:
Parents can enroll children in Early Camp session (from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.) if an earlier starting time is needed. The fee for Early Camp is $10 for the hour.
Likewise, Later Camp is an option for families who need an extended day (from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.). The fee for Later Camp is $10 for the hour
For more information and registration
Call 206-684-0877 or visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/environment/carkeek/earthkeepers.pdf
About twenty Broadview residents interested in leadership for neighborhood public safety and emergency preparedness had a second meeting early May at the Bitter Lake Community Center. This group grew out of the well-attended Broadview Community Council meeting held in March, following the earth quake disaster in Japan. Western Washington is similarly vulnerable to severe earthquakes and other large scale emergencies. The next group meeting is scheduled for June 13th, location to be determined. For more information, you may contact Carl Leon at carl@wingrider.net
We are committed to being prepared and organized on three scales: personal, block wide and at a neighborhood scale to provide for ourselves and enable rescue and first aid operations until other assistance is available. We also recognize that some of our neighbors, especially the elderly, children and those with disabilities, could need extra assistance from neighbors, especially if parents and caregivers aren’t immediately available. By preparing ahead, we can reduce damage, suffering and panic, and provide communication channels.
At this meeting, we covered three main topics. Our big push to share information and coordinate block organization will be at or before the summer block parties on National Night Out, Tuesday in August, the 2nd. We hope each block will take advantage of this opportunity to plan an event and get your neighbors signed up for the Block Watch Program and discuss emergency preparedness.
Dale Johnson showed information on the notebook he provides and updates for his neighbors, which includes contact information, locations of gas and water shut-offs and organized neighborhood response teams. At our next meeting Dale will go into more detail on how to prepare block specific emergency plans and organize teams.
Another neighbor reported back on her research on several locally available pre-made kits. Her conclusion was that we could build a more comprehensive kit at equal or less cost. She brought along her suggested kit which focused on first aid and rescue tools, and cost $80, not including food or water. The group is interested in buying items in bulk and assembling similar kits which could be purchased by individuals/households on a pre-order basis. More information will be forthcoming.
The emergency planning group originally focused on areas west of Greenwood, corresponding to the boundary for the Broadview Block Watch Captains. Those who live in Broadview east of Greenwood can work with us or the GAIN the Highlands Group. About half the blocks west of 3rd are represented in the BEP group to date. Contact Dale or Carl if you are interested in planning for your block.
A long-awaited improvement to pedestrian crosswalks at N 130th St. and Aurora Avenue N will begin construction on Tuesday May 31. Seattle Department of Transportation has provided the infomation below.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) would like to inform you that construction will begin soon on a new crosswalk project in your neighborhood.
Project Background and Description:
The existing pedestrian overpass of Aurora Avenue North at North 130th Street was constructed in the 1960s and is not ADA accessible. Over the past decade, the area immediately west of Aurora and centered at Bitter Lake has seen a boom in senior housing developments. Over 1,500 new senior housing units have been built in that time.
In an effort to improve pedestrian safety and mobility, this project will install new ADA curb ramps on all four corners of this intersection and install a new marked crosswalk on the north leg of the intersection. Pedestrian countdown signals will be installed to accompany the new crossing facility.
Project Impacts:
Construction is expected to begin in late May/early June and last two weeks.
Residents should anticipate minor traffic delays, temporary parking restrictions, temporary traffic and pedestrian detours, and moderate construction noise and dust while this work is underway.
Alternate crossing locations of Aurora Ave N are located to the north at N 135th Street and to the south at N 125th Street.
This project is funded by the Aurora Traffic Safety Project – a two year effort to improve safety along Aurora Avenue North.
Between April 2005 to March 2008, 1,581 collisions occurred on Aurora – that’s nearly 46 collisions per month. This project was launched to reduce collisions on Aurora using short-term, low-cost solutions through engineering, education, and enforcement efforts.
This project is supported by a state grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
For more information visit our website at
Do you have a friend or neighbor that loves to garden or has a great chicken coop? Let’s get Broadview on the map tour.
News from the Seattle Tilth’s
This is your chance to visit folks who are keeping chickens and creating “urban farms” right here in the city of Seattle. On July 9, you can take a look at how people are incorporating animals and food production into their home landscape.
In this self-guided tour in neighborhoods throughout Seattle, you will see simple chicken coops built in an afternoon and elaborate set-ups that took weeks of planning and building. See how exactly how chickens, goats, ducks and honey bees live together with people in an urban environment.
Interested in showing off your coop and urban farm?
Become a host! We are looking for hosts to add to the tour with interesting coop designs, varied chicken breeds, goat, duck, bee, and rabbit raising, and more sustainable, urban farming aspects that fascinate and intrigue. Download Host Application on Seattle Tilth’s website, and return it to chrisiberle@seattletilth.org by Friday, May 27, with 3-5 photos of your coop and urban farm.
Join in and learn about aquatic habitats.
Seattle Watershed Forum set for evening of Wednesday, June 8
This year’s program explores question of “how do we make it happen?”
SEATTLE —Would you like to join the effort to improve and protect Seattle’s waters and aquatic habitat? Come to the 2011 Seattle Watersheds Forum — June 8 from 6–8:30 p.m. at REI in South Lake Union — and be inspired by community leaders representing neighborhoods, businesses, non-profits and government.
The theme of this year’s Watershed Forum is Partnerships in Action, and a pair of panels will explore the overarching question of “how do we make it happen?” One panel will discuss building partnerships for neighborhood scale projects; and the other will explore more personalized approaches to rainwater management — such as rain gardens, cisterns and other techniques to let the rain soak in.
Lisa Stiffler, an award-winning environmental reporter and a journalism fellow with Seattle’s Sightline Institute, will be the moderator for the evening.
The event is the third in a series of Watersheds Forums which act as a venue to educate and energize the base of individuals, organizations and agencies working to improve aquatic health within the City of Seattle. This is part of a strategy (called Restore Our Waters) that was initiated in 2004 to take actions and promote partnerships that protect and improve Seattle’s creeks, lakes, the Duwamish River and Puget Sound.
Key focus areas are slowing the flow of runoff through infiltration, reducing pollution, and restoring creek riparian areas and forests through planting. This is a key part of Seattle’s effort to be a more sustainable community.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
5:30 p.m. — Refreshments and networking
6:00 p.m. — Program begins
6:30 p.m. — Panel: Building Partnerships for Neighborhood Scale Projects
7:30 p.m. — Panel: Managing Rainwater at Home and in the Community
WHERE:
Seattle REI – Conference Room
222 Yale Ave N Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 223-1944
Parking is available in the Garage for $2
Map is online http://www.rei.com/map/store/11
Please RSVP to restoreourwaters@seattle.gov
For questions contact: Susan Harper susan.harper@seattle.gov (206) 386-9139
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In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region’s environmental resources.
Seattle Department of transportation is sponsoring meetings to gather input from you about transportation needs. The Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee III will hold a workshop at the Fremont Library on May 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Mayor McGinn will attend.
Please join us for the FREE World Premiere of SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER on May 31st at 7 PM at the Shoreline Community College Theater – 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133.
SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER is a documentary about a race car driver in his eighties, Mel Anthony. With his son turning wrenches, Mel gets behind the wheel of a midget for the first time in fifty-four years and takes the #12 car out on the oval around the Pacific Northwest.
Filled with his races today, vintage racing footage from the 40’s and 50’s, and Mel’s natural storytelling, SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER shows you that racing is a fatal disease. It might not kill you, but you have it until you die.
Film starts at 7:30. This thirty-minute movie will screen with two other documentaries about racing in the Pacific Northwest for a program of sixty minutes plus a Q&A with the director, Greg Brotherton, Mel Anthony, and Dennis Anthony.
