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Lincoln High School Community Meeting, Monday June 5

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019.

A Lincoln High School community meeting will be held Monday June 5, 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the Hamilton international Middle School Commons, 1610 N 41st Street, with Rick Burke, Director SPS District II. Meeting topics will include:

Introduction of Ruth Medsker, Lincoln High Principal starting June 1 of this year.
Updates on high school boundaries. HS Boundary Task Force process and work-to-date.
Answers to frequently asked questions from prior meetings. Process and timeline for still-open questions.
Facility design updates.
Dedicated time for student Q&A. Bring your current HS student even if they aren’t Lincoln-bound to share their suggestions.
Opportunity for small-group networking to launch PTSA, Music/Arts, and Athletics community groups.

Director Burke will stay until 9:00 PM or later to meet with John Stanford International School families after the Ice Cream Social.

Spring/Summer Street and Shoreline Clean-up, Monday June 5

Come join Friends of North Lake Union (FONLU) to remove trash, debris, and weeds from Northlake Way on Monday June 5, 6:30 – 8:30 PM. The event will begin at the intersection of Stone Way N and N Northlake Way in front of Waterway 22. All event equipment and materials will be provided. Come meet community members, improve the neighborhood, and enjoy the emergence of spring!

All ages welcome!

Seattle DOT Open House, Wednesday May 24

The Seattle Department of Transportation will pave arterial streets in Green Lake and Wallingford. Design will take place in 2017 and 2018, with construction as soon as 2019.

There is an Open House at Green Lake Elementary School, 2400 N 65th Street on Wednesday May 24, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.

Project locations include:

N 40th Street: Stone Way N to Latona Ave NE
N 50th Street: Phinney Ave N to Roosevelt Way NE
Stone Way N: N 45th Street to N 50th Street
E Green Lake Way N/E Green Lake Drive N: N 50th Street to Densmore Ave N
Green Lake Drive N: Densmore Ave N to Aurora Ave N
N 80th Street: Aurora Ave N to I-5

The N 40th Street crosswalk at Bagley Ave N is part of this project.

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Join Us for the Annual Meeting, Wednesday May 17

The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) will hold its Annual Membership Meeting with the Election of Officers and Directors on Wednesday May 17, 2017, 7:00 PM in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N. Everyone is welcome!

Guest Speaker

George Scarola, Director of Homelessness, City of Seattle

Agenda

6:45 PM – Doors open
7:00 PM – Welcome, Miranda Berner
7:05 PM – Election of Officers
7:30 PM – Program

Election of Officers

This year we will be electing the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and three At Large Board Members. Nominations will be accepted from the floor. The present list of nominees is:

President: Miranda Berner
Vice President: Ted Hunter
Secretary: Karen Dalton
At Large 1: Matt Hallett
At Large 2: Glenn Singer
At Large 3: Donn Cave

To vote at the Annual Meeting, you must have applied for membership and paid the required dues at least 15 days prior to the annual meeting, which for this year is after May 25, 2016, and on or before May 2, 2017.

Program

George Scarola, Director of Homelessness, City of Seattle
With short perspectives from:
Jake Weber, Executive Director, FamilyWorks
A representative from Solid Ground
Claire Petersky, Executive Director, Wallingford Community Senior Center

See You on May 17!

Volunteers are needed to help set up chairs. If you wish to help, please arrive at 6:15 PM. Please help to put away chairs afterwards. Thanks!

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Notice of Annual Meeting, Wednesday May 17

The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) will hold its Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Officers and Directors on Wednesday May 17, 2017, 7:00 PM in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N. Everyone is welcome!

Guest Speaker

George Scarola, Director of Homelessness, City of Seattle

Election of Officers & Directors

WCC Bylaws require the election of Officers and Directors at its Annual Meeting in May of each year. To vote at the Annual Meeting, you must have applied for membership and paid the required dues at least 15 days prior to the annual meeting, which for this year is after May 25, 2016, and on or before May 2, 2017.

Dues range from $10 (Senior, Student, and Military) to $15 (Individual) to $25 (Family) per year. Dues waivers are available by application to the Board of Directors. Membership information can be found at www.wallingfordcc.org/membership. Dues can be paid online through PayPal or by regular mail.

This year we will be electing the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and three At Large Board Members. Treasurer is a two-year position and is not elected this year. Nominations will be accepted from the floor. The present list of nominees is:

President: Miranda Berner
Vice President: Ted Hunter
Secretary: Karen Dalton
At Large 1: Matt Hallett
At Large 2: Glenn Singer
At Large 3: Donn Cave

See You on May 17!

Please note: The Monthly Meeting scheduled for Wednesday May 3 is cancelled.

Volunteers are needed to help set up chairs. If you wish to help, please arrive at 6:15 PM. Please help to put away chairs afterwards. Thanks!

First posted on April 27 at 11:42 PM by Frank Fay.