We have an an update that the “Waterways Walk” has been moved to 10:00 am on Saturday, May 31st, 2025. (Corrected below.)
SAVE THE DATE: Annual Meeting and Officer Elections 2025 on Wednesday, May 14th, 7:00 PM
Elections for the Wallingford Community Council board member positions and our special guest: Jorge Barón, District 4 Representative on the King County Regional Council.
Wallingford Community Council – General Meeting
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Check-In: 6:30 PM – 6:55 PM (You must attend in person to vote)
Location: Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Avenue, North Chapel, 4th floor
Special Guest: Jorge Barón, District 4 Representative on the King County Regional Council (About Jorge Baron)
We invite you to an evening of learning about interconnections between state, county, and city government. Jorge is one of nine members of the King County Council for the 2024-26 term. D4 includes Belltown to the south, Broadview to the north, and West of I-5 to the water. Jorge follows Jeannie Kohl Welles, who retired two years ago. We are honored to have Jorge as our keynote speaker. Join us!
Agenda:
- 6:30–6:55 PM: Member Check-In (must attend in person to vote)
- 7:00 PM: Welcome and Officer Elections
- 7:20–8:15 PM: Special Guest — Jorge Barón, District 4 Representative on the Metropolitan King County Council
8:15 PM: Announcements and Closing Remarks
8:30 PM: Adjourn
Have a topic or question for Rep. Barón?
Please email pres@wallingfordcc.org by May 12.
Volunteers Needed:
We could use help setting up and putting away chairs before the meeting and leave in place after.. Thank you!
Membership Reminder:
To vote, you must have renewed or joined after November 1, 2024, and no later than April 28, 2025.
Interested in serving on the WCC Board?
Please email communications@wallingfordcc.org with a short description of your interest and neighborhood involvement.
Upcoming Event: Waterways Walk
Join us for a walk to learn about Wallingford’s historic connection to Lake Union and ongoing efforts to preserve public shoreline access.
SAVE THE DATE
When: Saturday, May 31, 2025 | Time: 10:00 A.M.
Where: Meet at the tiled plaza at the Wallingford Steps (above the Burke-Gilman Trail)
Learn More: Wallingford Shoreline Project
Gas Works Park News
The Wallingford Community Council Board recently met with the Assistant Superintendent of Parks to discuss concerns around large private music concerts and events at Gas Works Park. We have been meeting with park managers recently to ask for stricter monitoring of noise amplified at music and athletic events. We have requested better supervision related to traffic safety and congestion, parking management for extremely large private ticketed commercial events, as experienced last summer 2024. Gasworks has not hosted this type or scale of event since 2007. We have requested the Parks administration plan for the availability of on-site management to address problems that arise during these events.
The current schedule for large/major special events at Gasworks in 2025 is:
- Seattle 4th of July Friday, ( 40 K estimated attendance)
- Day Trip Concert: Saturday. July 26th (10K estimated attendance)
- Obliteride: Friday August 8th (concert-3K estimated attendance)
- Saturday. August 9th ( bike ride-7K estimated attendance)
- AEG Concert: Saturday, August 30th ( 10K estimated attendance) ** date could be moved to August 23
- Diplo Mascot Run+ Concert: Saturday, September 27 ( 8K estimated attendance)
Historic Wallingford Sponsors a Wally-Home Resource Fair at Wallingford Center
When: Saturday, May 31, 2025, 10 AM-3 PM, free
Where: Wallingford Center, 1815 N. 45th Street
Learn more: https://www.historicwallingford.org/2025-home-fair/
Thank You
The next several months will be critical for shaping Wallingford’s future. We encourage residents to get involved! Please visit https://wallingfordcc.org/contact to send us your information. We will follow up with ways to get involved.