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Community Conversation with the Seattle Police North Precinct

Posted: November 5, 2014

The next Broadview Community Council meeting on November 18 will be a community conversation with the Seattle Police North Precinct.

Please join us at the Broadview Community Council meeting on Tuesday, November 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.for an Open Forum Community Conversation with officers from the North Precinct. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Meet some of our local officers; get an update on the progress on the new North Precinct Building at 130th & Aurora; learn about crime statistics specific to our area and new safety programs being implemented.

Officers will be fielding questions from the audience so bring your questions, concerns, and kudos and be prepared to brainstorm on how we can best work together to improve public safety and reduce crime in the Broadview and surrounding neighborhoods. Learn what types of suspicious activity to report to assist SPD in catching criminals and learn how we might advocate for new safety programs for the SPD.

Representatives from the Broadview Blockwatch will be on hand with information on how to set up or get involved with blockwatch on your block.

You can also help the community by bringing your donation of new socks for the annual North Precinct sock drive. Officers provide socks to community service centers helping the homeless, and when they encounter people in need on the streets.

Tuesday, November 18 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church
13047 Greenwood Ave N.

Seattle Public Utilities Updates

by Susan George

Posted: November 3, 2014

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is continuing to plan for improvements to the sewer and drainage systems in Broadview. Currently, we are pairing the leading sewer improvement alternatives with drainage improvement alternatives for the 12th Avenue NW basin in order to develop a preferred alternative for western Broadview. We are also continuing to make progress on sewer and drainage improvement alternatives for the Dayton Avenue N basin in southern and eastern Broadview.

Frequently Asked Questions

We heard many questions and comments from Broadview residents recently at the Sept. 23 public meeting, at the Oct. 22 Northwest District Council meeting, and through your recent emails and phone calls. We are receiving your input, and will respond to your individual inquiries as quickly as we can. We would also like to acknowledge the questions we have heard about the evaluation process we followed to identify the current list of paired sewer and drainage alternatives. In addition, it is clear there are a number of residents that are concerned about the potential for property acquisition, if an alternative were selected that involved the purchase of properties.

We will be in contact with you to share more information and gather your input on these topics. We have also developed a Frequently Asked Questions (also see link below) document that responds to some of the questions we have heard most often. If there are questions you have that are not on this list, please forward those to our project email inbox and we will respond as soon as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

September 23 Public Meeting Materials

SPU hosted a community meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church to introduce the leading paired sewer and drainage alternatives for the 12th Avenue NW basin (western portion of Broadview), and describe the criteria SPU is using to evaluate these alternatives.

If you were unable to attend and would like to review the meeting materials or provide your comments, please visit our project website or click one of the links below:

Next Steps

We will engage in additional outreach this fall and winter as we work toward preferred sewer and drainage improvements for the 12th Avenue NW basin. Given the feedback that we have received on drainage alternatives that include a stormwater pond in that basin, we are reviewing our approach for recommending sewer and drainage improvements for both the 12th Avenue NW and Dayton Avenue N basins. We plan to send out an update on our approach and next steps for community engagement within the next week or two.

Contact us

For more information about the project, please contact us in any one of the following ways:

Broadview Project information line: 206-409-3651

Email: SPU_BroadviewProjects@seattle.gov

Web: www.seattle.gov/util/broadviewprojects

What to Do With Halloween Candy

by Dale Johnson

Posted: October 31, 2014

Seattle Public Utilities reminds that there are ways to dispose of leftover Halloween candy. Seattle’s culinary candy experts have spoken. The worst Halloween candy is… Wax Lips and Teeth! Wax Lips and Teeth beat chocolate-covered bacon in a Seattle Public Utilities’ online poll. Candy Corn, which was voted the worst Halloween candy in 2011, this year finished in a tie for third with Peeps. Fortunately, Seattle residents have options for unwanted candy. You can try giving them away to friends and family, or you can simply unwrap those ugly, yucky tasting confections and put them in your food and yard waste cart, where they can be used to help grow apples, pumpkins, sunflowers and other garden delights! Wrappers and gum go in the garbage. Last year, Seattle residents helped divert 40,000 tons of their unwanted leftovers from the landfill by composting them instead

Young entrepreneurs in Broadview

by Susan George

Updated: October 29, 2014

Sarah and Annalise 11-year-old twins have launched a new pet product that has culminated in a Kickstarter project. http://rjc3.co/ww Check out their site to find out more about Wise Walkers.

“We love our dogs but we don’t love carrying poop. Wise Walkers gets that smelly poop out of your hands, out of sight and out of mind.” Picking up (and carrying) dog poop is a daily fact of life for dog owners who walk their dogs. A Wise Walker gives you an easy way to stash that nasty poop bag while you finish your walk — out of sight, out of mind, and out of your hands! A simple solution to a crappy problem.

With the help of their dad Bob Crimmins they are on their way.

Some tidbits:

Seattle is at the epicenter of technology entrepreneurship. Literally, one the top 3 cities on planet earth for starting up a company.
UP Global headquarters is right here in Seattle. UP supports new entrepreneurs in over 100 countries
Bob has served as a mentor and advisor to several entrepreneurship programs (including a youth entrepreneurship program) and dozens of startup companies around Seattle. His mission is to help empower women and young girls to be successful in technology and entrepreneurship. He also launched Kickstarter project.

3rd Annual Cider Press and Food Drive

by Susan George

Posted: October 22, 2014

When: October 25, 2014 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Where: Greenwood Food Bank 9041 Greenwood Avenue North

Cost: $10 or bag of food

City Fruit and Volunteers of America Western Washington are teaming up once again for the 3rd Annual Cider Press and Food Drive! Held in conjunction with both Food Day and PhinneyWood’s Safe Trick or Treat, this event collects food and money to feed families in our community throughout the holiday season. All proceeds benefit the VOAWW Greenwood Food Bank.

In addition to the Food Bank’s position as a stop along the Safe Trick or Treat route, donation stations will be located along Greenwood Avenue to make donating even easier. Participants who bring a bag of food or a $10 donation will receive a growler of fresh-pressed apple cider courtesy of City Fruit. Tours of the food bank will be available and there will be treats and Halloween activities for young trick-or-treaters.

Contact: Mark Johnson, VOAWW Vice President of Development & Communications Email

Viewlands Playground Improvement

by Susan George

Posted: October 21, 2014

Review the First Phase of Viewlands Playground Improvement

Sunday November 2^nd, 10am-Noon
Viewlands Elementary Gym
10525 3^rd Ave NW

Viewlands Elementary has been awarded a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to construct playground improvements. Please join us at Viewlands Elementary for the first of two public meetings on Sunday, November 2^nd from 10am-Noon. Fun for all ages, you will tour the school grounds and learn where future recreational and play components will be located!

YOUR INPUT will make this a successful project! Snacks and games will be provided!

Please attend if you can. If you can’t attend in person please visit our website http://viewlands.org/ to take a brief on-line survey to voice your opinions about what has been proposed for the school grounds.

We’ll see you on November 2^nd!

Election Forum October 21 at Taproot Theatre

by Dale Johnson

Posted: October 16, 2014

Northwest Seattle Neighborhoods

Election Forum at the Taproot Theatre

204 N 85th St. in Greenwood

Next Tuesday – October 21 at 7PM

Please join your neighbors next Tuesday evening to make sense of ballot measures as the fall election closes in. The election forum gives you an opportunity to hear from the campaigns and ask them your questions.

Program:

7:00 – Welcome and settle in

7:10 – Dueling Seattle Early Childhood Education initiatives

7:45 – The Reduce Class Sizes state initiative

8:10 – Seattle Transportation Benefit District (for bus transit service)

8:20 – The New Monorail Initiative

8:30 – 36th District candidates* have been invited to introduce themselves

8:45 – Adjourn – cafe will stay open so you can talk to campaigners

*Not all candidates are able to attend.

This event is sponsored by the Greenwood, Broadview, Green Lake and Phinney Ridge community councils. Space is generously provided by the Taproot Theatre. There is no charge to attend, but donations to offset the Taproot’s costs will be appreciated – and please plan to stop by Taproot’s Stage Door Cafe before or after the event.

Please help spread the word!

Venema Creek Project Update Meeting

by Dale Johnson

Posted: October 14, 2014

Seattle Public Utilities will hold an information session about upcoming work on the Venema Creek project. Below is the announcement.

Construction for the Venema Creek Natural Drainage System (NDS) project will begin soon. The project team at Seattle Public Utilities would like to invite you to an informal drop-in session.

Wednesday, October 29

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Luther Memorial Lutheran Church

13047 Greenwood Ave. N., 98133

We hope you can join us to:

Find out what to expect during construction
Learn more about local impacts on traffic, home access and more
Chat one-on-one with the project team

For more information, or if you can’t make it to the drop-in session, please contact Don Anderson, Project Manager, at Donald.anderson@seattle.gov or 206-233-1086.

“What’s Going on at the Library” the Topic at the Oct. 16 Broadview Historical Society Meeting

by Dale Johnson

Updated: October 13, 2014

The October meeting of the Broadview Historical Society will be at the Broadview Library on Thursday Oct. 16 at 1:00 PM. There is a social time at 12:30 PM, the meeting starts at 1:00 PM. The speakers will be Marcellus Turner and Jodee Fenton, from the Seattle Public Library. The topic will be “What’s Going on at the Library.”

Broadview Historical Society President Gloria Butts says this will be a good opportunity to learn about Library activities and to ask questions and make suggestions.

Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole Speaks at October NPAC Meeting

by Dale Johnson

Updated: October 9, 2014

Chief O’Toole was the speaker at the October 1 meeting of the North Precinct Advisory Committee (NPAC).

She began by thanking those involved in NPAC for working together with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and for welcoming her to the city over the summer; sharing ideas and concerns as she attended Night Out events in the neighborhoods; at the precinct picnic in August; and through the Find It, Fix It walks.

She conveyed her support for a broad-based approach to communication and cited the creation of “CSTAT” meetings every two weeks. The meetings bring together SPD command staff with partners such as the precinct commanders, King County Prosecutor and city attorney, as well as UW police to review trends and allocate officers as needed. She says her goal is to listen rather than dictating from above, and to develop effective Neighborhood Policing Plans as a key tool since neighborhoods know what they want.

Chief O’Toole emphasized the need to be accountable for resources, pointing to her recent request for an audit of all overtime and introduced Mike Wagers, whom she hired into a new civilian position of Chief Operating Officer.

The Chief responded to a variety of questions sent to her from NPAC prior to the meeting. She responded directly to the recent news of a leaked internal memo complaining of a lack of North Precinct officers to investigate residential burglaries. Both the Chief, and Precinct Captain Emerick emphasized that the memo contained many inaccuracies, and it had come from a “frustrated officer.” The chief met with the officer to discuss the memo, but did not discipline him. Investigations are proceeding, and precincts can draw on resources from a centralized burglary unit.

Support for the community police team was high on the Chief’s list of priorities, and she acknowledged the need for more resources, not just for SPD officers, but for the neighborhoods to develop effective block watches and support crime prevention.

Full details of the conversation are in the October 2014 meeting minutes.

In other updates, Operations Lt. Leslie Cordner is leaving the North Precinct to be Chief O’Toole’s aid. She will continue to be responsible for the new North Precinct police station project however. Sgt Dianne Newsom reminded everyone that with the fall, comes the time to collect socks to donate to the North Precinct. The socks are donated to several homeless shelters, and used by officers during the winter months when they observe people in need.

Detailed meeting minutes for this and past meetings are available online at https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByYeltqkXtOuNWM0M2ZiMTQtYTMwNC00MGY4LWJjZWMtNmJkMWFiMzZkNDUy&usp=drive_web&ddrp=1#