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Broadview Community Council Meeting Tuesday May 21, 2013, 7 PM

Posted: May 17, 2013

Broadview Community Council President Eugene Wasserman has announced the topics for the next BCC meeting. The meeting is at Luther Memorial Church 13047 Greenwood Ave. N, on Tuesday May 21.

Doors will open at 6:30 PM for information displays and a chance for you to meet and greet neighbors. The meeting presentation will start at 7:00 PM.

Metro, Sound Transit and the Broadview Plan will be the topics of this meeting.

Broadview Plan-David Goldberg from the Department of Planning and Development will present the Draft of the Broadview Neighborhood Plan.

Metro will discuss the temporary and permanent improvements to the terminal, end of D Line behind the QFC on Holman Road.

Sound Transit will discuss the potential stations on the future Link light rail at either 130^th and I-5, 145^th and I-5 and 155^th and I-5. Not all these stations will be built. The decisions are being made now by Sound Transit even though they will not be built for years.

Linden Project a Puget Sound Regional Council 2013 VISION 2040 Award Winner

by Dale Johnson

Posted: May 13, 2013

At the April 25 Puget Sound Regional Council Annual Assembly the Linden Ave. N Complete Streets Project was given an award. The VISION 2040 Awards showcase the amazing work being done to implement the region’s long range growth, economic and transportation strategy.

Linden Ave North Complete Street Project Sponsored by City of Seattle Department of Transportation with support from Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake Community and Broadview Community Council.

Guided by the Seattle’s Complete Streets ordinance, this redeveloped roadway enhances pedestrian safety and improves storm water drainage. Innovations include art that celebrates the neighborhood’s history, a two-way buffered bike lane known as a cycle track and completion of a missing Interurban Trail.

City Council to Vote on Neighborhood Plan Goals and Policies

by Dale Johnson

Posted: May 12, 2013

On May 13^th City Council will be voting on the Broadview/Bitter Lake/Haller Lake neighborhood plan goals and policies that were amended through the neighborhood plan update. These goals and policies provide direction to the City as we undertake projects and program in support of the neighborhood plan. The Neighborhood Advisory Committee and City worked together to develop the amendments using the community’s input and review provided during the planning workshops and POEL workshops.

TheBBH DPD Comp Plan Amendments 2013. Council agendas, minutes and videos of meetings cand be found here and here.

Broadview Emergency Communication Hub Practice Drill on Saturday May 11

by Dale Johnson

Posted: May 8, 2013

This Saturday several neighborhoods in Seattle will participate in a practice drill of their emergency communication hubs. Last year volunteers in Broadview organized two hubs. This will be the second practice drill Broadview volunteers have participated in.

The City of Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management is coordinating with community volunteers to set up Emergency Communication Hubs (HUB) that can be activated during a major emergency to share information between neighborhoods and the Seattle Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

What is a hub? In a disaster, the hub sites will: Collect information on local situations, needs, and resources; relay information between hub sites, and to and from the City of Seattle’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC); and assist in allocation of resources provided by neighborhood residents to needs of neighborhood residents.

The Broadview Prepares volunteers encourage and welcome members of the community to stop by from 9:00 AM to Noon at Luther Memorial Church, 13047 Greenwood Ave. N. Learn how a hub operates, how it will serve you, and how you and your neighbors can interact with it.

Hearing on Metro service cuts May 14

by Dale Johnson

Posted: May 7, 2013

The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 14 to take public testimony about potential Metro Transit service cuts. Committee members want to hear how you might be affected by service reductions and your ideas for alternatives.

Metro faces a $75 million annual shortfall and will have to cut service by up to 600,000 hours, or 17 percent, beginning in fall 2014 unless new funding becomes available. Roughly two-thirds of Metro bus routes might be eliminated, reduced or revised. Learn about services at risk: www.kingcounty.gov/metro/future

Service cuts hearing: Tuesday, May 14 3:30 p.m. – open house 4 p.m. – testimony begins Union Station
401 S Jackson St, Seattle
Can’t attend? Submit your comments online

Metro has had a severe funding shortage since 2008. So far we have avoided major service reductions by cutting staff positions and programs, raising fares, digging into reserves, and taking many other actions. We’ve adopted recommendations from a performance audit to save about $22 million annually, and have secured $121 million in grant funding to help develop high-volume RapidRide lines in major travel corridors.

The County adopted a congestion reduction charge to provide supplemental funding for two years while the Legislature considered transportation funding solutions. That charge will run out in mid-2014, and no more reserve funds will be available. If no additional funding is approved, Metro will have to reduce service to close the budget gap.

CKS Alumni Event

by Michelle

Posted: May 3, 2013

CCalling all CKS alums! Christ the King Catholic School, located in the heart of Broadview, is hosting an Alumni Event on May 17th at 6:00pm. The school is inviting all Alumni to attend! Stroll down memory lane, meet with fellow classmates, and reminisce about your time at CKS. Christ the King will be undergoing a major renovation this summer and you can learn more about it at the Alumni Event!

A Little History About Christ the King Catholic School

The Seattle economy was just beginning to feel the effects of the Stock Market crash of 1929 when Bishop Edward O’Dea asked Father Gerald Fitzgerald to establish a new parish in an area a few miles north of the then city limits. Father Fitzgerald bought a house on the SE corner of 117th and Phinney and started building what would be named St. Anthony Church. Bishop O’Dea formally dedicated St. Anthony Church in September 1930.

Father Fitzgerald recognized the importance of providing parochial education for his growing parish and broke ground for the original school building in July 1939. St. Anthony School opened in September with a staff of 4 Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and 94 students. The original 3-bedroom house purchased to serve as the convent was eventually expanded to house 16 BVM Sisters.

On December 10, 1949 Bishop Connolly blessed the cornerstone for the new church and re-dedicated the parish as Christ the King, since a St. Anthony Church already existed in Renton. The Eighth Grade class of 1950 became the first graduates of Christ the King School (CKS). It is still possible to find graduates of St. Anthony School among current Christ the King parishioners.

The school reached its peak enrollment of just under 1000 students in 1956. By 1960, CKS class sizes were so big they violated county fire codes and the school had to stop adding students. Ultimately, students who would have attended Christ the King transferred to a new school built at St. Luke’s Parish.

In 1972, the BVM Sisters consolidated their teachers at St. George’s and Pius X Schools, turning Christ the King School over to lay leadership and the school’s faculty.

Parent involvement has been a key to the success of Christ the King School. In 1954 Father Paul Byrne launched a Mothers’ Club to help support various school projects. This forerunner of today’s Parents’ Club was the start of efforts that continue today to find solutions to keep the school affordable for all families.

Christ the King continues to offer an excellent core academic curriculum which is highlighted by an award-winning art program, drama, music, and Spanish instruction. There is limited enrollment opportunities available in grades EEC – 8th. Contact cksdev@ckseattle.org for more details.

Christ the King Catholic School

415 North 117th Street

Seattle, WA 98133

(206) 364-6890

www.ckseattle.org

Broadview Garden Club Plant Sale

by Susan George

Posted: April 26, 2013

Date: Saturday, May 4th

Time: 10 – 3

Where: Broadview Thompson School

Address: 13052 Greenwood Avenue North

Selection includes: Perennials, annuals, vegetables, native plants and much more. Experienced gardeners on hand to answer your gardening questions and make planting suggestions.

Organized in September 1951 and remains active in the Broadview Community.

Our mission “is to save and defend from waste our natural resources.”

Our funds support: Bitter Lake P-Patch, Dunn Garden, Domestic Violence Shelter and Broadview Community Outreach Education on Sustainability. Because we believe in the value of early education in gardening, we also support gardening programs at Broadview Thomson and Viewlands Elementary schools.

If you are interested in learning better gardening practices and would like to meet other similar minded gardeners in Broadview join our Garden club.

Contact: Susan George 206.285.2532

Final Paving & Striping Scheduled on Linden Avenue North April 22-26

by Dale Johnson

Posted: April 22, 2013

Final paving and striping on Linden Avenue North, between N 130th and N 141st streets, is scheduled for April 22-26, weather permitting. It’s a milestone in the project that has about two and a half more months of construction. During the paving and roadway marking work, southbound traffic will be detoured via North 143^rd Street to Aurora or Greenwood avenues north.

Crews will work from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day to place the top layer of asphalt from North 130^th to North 141^st streets.

Remaining project work includes roadway striping, more new sidewalks and landscaping work, as well as completion of the cycle track and an artwork installation. Seattle City Light also has work in the area to install street lights. The project calls for a total of 57 new or upgraded street lights along the corridor.

Construction began in June of 2012 and is now complete between North 128th and North 130th streets and between North 143th and North 145th streets. The entire project is on schedule to wrap up by the end of the second quarter.

For more information on the Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, visit SDOT’s project website, http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/linden.htm.

Friends of Carkeek Park Invite to Earth Day Activities

by Dale Johnson

Posted: April 18, 2013

Friends of Carkeek Park – You’re Invited!

This call for help is from the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project (CWCAP), a group of volunteers started in 1979 to return salmon to Carkeek Park and improve the water quality in Piper’s Creek. We are part of the WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Volunteer Cooperative Program and members of the Carkeek Park Advisory Council. We’re asking for your help in getting the message out about how important it is to be a good neighbor to the creek and watershed.

CARKEEK PARK’S 33RD ANNUAL EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES – APRIL 20TH

FROM 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the Environmental Learning Center

Volunteers are urgently needed to stencil storm drains so the public understands the harm that toxic substances – pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, paints, antifreeze, used motor oil, etc. – can have on water quality.

We are also organizing volunteers to distribute letters to Watershed residents with a variety of tips to help protect Piper’s Creek. Everyone in the watershed can do things to help improve water quality and reduce storm runoff entering Carkeek Park. There are also things good neighbors can do to reduce the pollutant loading of Carkeek’s water treatment facility. Delivering these letters is a simple way to help share that information with your neighbors!

To register please call: Nancy at (206) 363-4116 or just show up at the Environmental Learning Center!

(Note: If April 20th is not convenient, other days can be arranged!)

Thank you!

Daytime Lane Closures on Aurora Ave. N Beginning April 22

by Dale Johnson

Posted: April 10, 2013

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers of SR 99 lane restrictions beginning Monday, April 22 associated with the West Phase of the Mercer Corridor Project. These lane reductions are one of the first steps in beginning Mercer West construction and will allow crews
to complete early preparatory work associated with rebuilding the SR 99 Aurora overpass over Mercer Street.

Here is a link to the full announcement.

This sort of lane closure will go on for the next two years while the Mercer St. underpass under Aurora is widened.