BCC Sept. 16 Meeting Will Focus on Broadview Transportation Needs

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Posted: September 3, 2014

Mind the Gap: Broadview Transportation Needs 

Seattle’s “Bridging the Gap” transportation levy ends already next year. The process for the next levy is underway.  What comes next? What can Broadview ask for?

Learn from community members and city SDOT staff about the various neighborhood and transportation plans and what is likely to make it in the next Bridging the Gap request.

What do you think is important; what should be the priorities for funding?

The Fall Forum of the Broadview Community Council looks for the answers.

Please Join Us

Tuesday, September 16

7:00 – 8:30 pm (social time starts at 6:30)

Luther Memorial Church, 13047 Greenwood Ave. N

Walk, run, bike, ride the bus, carpool and drive your way to the Broadview Community Fall Forum.

The 2006  “Bridging the Gap” transportation levy expires in 2015.   The nine-year goals of Bridging the Gap were to:

  • Reduce the infrastructure maintenance backlog.
  • Pave and repair Seattle streets.
  • Make seismic upgrades to our most vulnerable bridges.
  • Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and create safe routes to schools.
  • Increase transit speed and reliability.

Some of the most visible benefits of the levy include restoration of King Street Station, improvements to the Spokane Street Viaduct, and the current Mercer Corridor work.   Broadview has seen the completion of the Linden Avenue project and new sidewalks on 125th and 143rd.

Friends of Piper’s Orchard to Host Eighth Annual Festival of Fruit

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Posted: August 24, 2014

The Friends of Piper’s Orchard invite the community to join them in celebrating Carkeek Park’s historic orchard on September 13. Events will include cider pressing and tasting, live music, activities for kids, guided tours of the historic orchard and more.

When: Saturday, September 13, 2013

What time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (cider making presentation will run from 2:30 – 4)

Where: Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center, 950 N.W. Carkeek Park Rd., Seattle

Cost: The festival is free and open to the public.

Parking: Visitors are encouraged to park below the learning center. Volunteers will be directing guests.

More info: 206-684-0877 or www.pipersorchard.org

All are welcome to join for:

• Informational presentations: Experts including the renowned Dr. Bob Norton, retired research scientist from WSU Extension in Mt. Vernon, and Shaun Shepherd from Portland’s Home Orchard Society will give talks on apple varieties and identification.

• Apple identification: Bring apples from your home orchard for variety identification.

• Fresh pressed cider: Visitors are encouraged to try out making cider the old-fashioned way, with a hand cranked cider press.

• Homemade pie: Visitors are welcome to donate homemade pies. Fresh warm cider and slices of homemade pie will be available for a nominal cost, with proceeds to support ongoing maintenance of the orchard.

• Orchard tours: Expert volunteers who have painstakingly restored the orchard will lead tours, pointing out the heirloom varieties that are going strong as well as younger trees and newly planted grape vines.

• Apple Tasting: Visitors will have the chance to taste heirloom apple varieties that are grown in the orchard.

• Kids’ crafts: Little ones will enjoy organized arts and crafts activities.

• Cider making presentation:Watch and learn how to make cider during a presentation starting at 2:30 p.m.

The Friends of Piper’s Orchard is a group of dedicated volunteers who discovered and then rescued the historic North Seattle orchard from invasive plants. The annual Festival of Fruit raises awareness and funds to help the volunteers ensure that the orchard, originally planted in the 1890s, will survive at least another 100 years.

The Festival is sponsored by Friends of Piper’s Orchard, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Carkeek Park Advisory Council, Seattle Tree Fruit Society and City Fruit.

 

SPD North Precinct Picnic is August 24th

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Posted: August 15, 2014

This year the Seattle Police Department’s north precinct picnic is Sunday August 24th at University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, from 1 – 4 pm.

Picnics in the Precincts are fun activities SPD and Seattle Police Foundation hold every year that provide an opportunity for the business and residential communities in each of Seattle’s five precincts to come together and enjoy a day of celebration with our local police. They are great opportunities for us to be introduced to the department in a relaxed, non-law enforcement environment, meet our local police officers, enjoy free food, entertainment and raffle prizes, and get information on how to get involved in preventing crime in the community. SPD is also excited for everyone to meet our new Police Chief, Kathleen O’Toole!
The picnics include booths hosted by groups and agencies that engage in crime prevention activities, and/or provide services in the community.

Free Trees for Neighborhoods

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Posted: August 6, 2014

You can get free trees to plant around your home.  The Seattle reLeaf program is accepting applications for up to four free trees.

The Trees for Neighborhoods program helps Seattle residents plant trees around their homes. Since 2009, Trees for Neighborhoods has planted over 4,000 trees in yards and along streets. That’s 4,000 more trees working to clean our air and water, make our streets more walkable, our neighborhoods healthier, and our children inspired.

Trees for Neighborhoods participants receive:

  • Free trees (up to 4 per household). The program offers a variety of small, medium, and large trees appropriate under power lines, along the street, and in the yard. Check out this year’s available trees.
  • A watering bag for each tree
  • Training on proper planting and care
  • Assistance applying for street tree planting permits
  • Ongoing care reminders and workshop opportunities, such as pruning

Want more information? Visit www.seattle.gov/trees, call 206-615-1668, or e-mail treesforneighborhoods@seattle.gov.

Neighborhood Walking Ambassador Workshop at Broadview Library Saturday

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Posted: July 31, 2014

Feet First has partnered with the King County In Metro Program to invite you to become a Neighborhood Walking Ambassador. Attend a workshop in North Seattle on Saturday, August 2 from 10:30am-1:00pm. The workshop will be at Broadview Public Library, located at 12755 Greenwood Avenue N, which is accessible by Metro bus routes 5, 345, and the Rapid Ride E Line.

Register at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/auroranwa

The free workshop gives people the know-how to build their favorite walking tour inspired by the area’s great public art, nature, history, and parks. Neighborhood Walking Ambassador tours inspire people to get out and enjoy their neighborhoods by foot.

More information is available here.

Summer Crime in Broadview

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Updated: July 18, 2014

Recent mailbox theft in Broadview! Just when we think we have beaten the thieves by putting in a locked mailbox they find a work around.

These neighbors found their catalogs and junk mail neatly stacked outside their mailbox, the mailbox was still locked but their neighbors found their important mail on the street a half a block away.

They did call the police and were inform that it is happening throughout the neighborhood.

Most of us have our mailbox on the street so we are a prime neighborhood for mail theft.

These are a few suggestions that I have.

  1. Go paperless with important information. I have direct deposit on checks with my bank and requested bank statement and credit card statement online only.
  2. Let your neighbor know when you’re out of town and have them pick up your mail or plan ahead and call post office and have your mail held.  You can also request mail hold online at the USPS website.

It’s a sad case when you have to tell Grandmom not to send checks to her grandkids, use on line gift certificates.

This is what I’m putting on my mailbox-

Broadview mailbox

* If you have some ideas on keeping your mail safe please feel free to share in the comment box.

Ellie’s Lemonade and Bake Sale July 26

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Posted: July 16, 2014

A Broadview neighbor’s granddaughter came up with a fun way to support a worthy cause, the Greenwood Food Bank.  Below is a message from her grandfather about the event.

Ellie came up with the idea 3 years ago saying, “I want to do a Lemonade and Cupcake Stand and give the money to the poor people”.   It was entirely her idea, and that summer in 2012 she raised over $350.00, all of which was donated to the Greenwood Food Bank.  Last year she got her friend Annabelle to help, and with donations of baked goods and money from family, friends, neighbors, and drive-bys she was able to donate over $600.00 to the Food Bank.
This year on Saturday, July 26th from 12 to 3PM Ellie hopes to give even more to the folks in need.  Please join her on the Corner of 3rd Ave. N.W. and N.W. 143rd Street with whatever you can give, including baked goods to sell.  If you cannot attend you can always make a check out to The Greenwood Food Bank (Volunteers of America) and send it to her home, our home, or the Food Bank on her behalf.   Addresses are listed below.
A 2012 picture of Ellie (5 years old) and her personalized homemade sign, with a 2013 picture of Ellie (6) on the left and Annabelle (7) on the right are attached.
Ellie Bake Sale1
Ellie Bake Sale2
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Ellie’s grandfather, Chris Bihary at (206) 331-0265.
Please pass this on to family, friends, and Broadview neighbors making this another year to remember what one little girl’s idea can do.
My Sincere Thanks,
Chris Bihary, 211 N.W. 143rd St., Seattle 98177
Ellie Franklin-Bihary, 10545 Palatine Ave. N., Seattle 98133
Greenwood Food Bank, 9041 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle 98103
( Volunteers of America )

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