Author Archives: Frank Fay

Street and Shoreline Clean-up (October 23)

Sunday October 23, 2016, 10 AM – 1 PM

Come join Friends of North Lake Union (FONLU) to help pick up trash and remove weeds from waterway 22. After the recent storm, there will be lots of debris to pick up. The event will begin at the intersection of Stone Way N and N Northlake Way in front of Waterway 22. The clean up will cover N Northlake Way from Waterway 22 to Waterway 20 located next to Gasworks Park. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided, and they will celebrate afterward at the Fremont Brewery.

All ages welcome!  Please RSVP.

Tell City Council – send it back! (today October 17)

City Council is voting today, Monday, October 17 at 2:00 PM!

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan update on October 17 that will:

  • TAKE AWAY YOUR VOICE
  • TAKE AWAY TREES
  • TAKE AWAY PARKING
  • TAKE AWAY SINGLE FAMILY ZONES

Don’t let them do this! The devil is in the details. Read about it here: Seattle 2035 List of Concerns and here: Worst of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan, and let all of City Council know: Don’t pass it, fix it! Rework the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan!

Please CALL, WRITE, and VISIT all nine city council members now and demand no action on the proposed Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan until it is amended to include:

  • Requirements for neighborhood outreach & involvement
  • Development of adequate transportation, parks & open space, schools, and utilities concurrent with increased residential density
  • Protections & preservation of existing trees
  • Parking requirements for new development
  • Stable urban village boundaries
  • Protections & preservation of Single Family Zoning

Tell City Council that you want infrastructure investment to be concurrent with growth. We want to grow a livable city. Tell City Council Do Not Pass the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan in its current form. Send it Back!

  • Please CALL, WRITE, and VISIT City Council Members before October 17!
  • Please attend the full City Council Meeting at City Hall and comment in person – Monday, October 17, 2:00 PM.
  • Please share with your friends, neighbors, and social networks.

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Reuse and Recycling Event (October 15)

Saturday October 15, 2016, 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Rainy days and time for fall decluttering!

Bring your donations for Goodwill and those Styrofoam chunks and peanuts, and even bubble-wrap and shrink-wrap to this collection event sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council.

It all happens on Saturday, October 15 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in the parking lot of Seattle First Church of the Nazarene (just south of Dick’s Drive-In on NE 45th Street). Enter on 2nd Ave NE between NE 44th and 45th Streets.

Here are the guidelines for donations to Goodwill:
http://seattlegoodwill.org/donate/donate-items/donation-guidelines

Due to space constraints in the Goodwill truck, no furniture larger than a coffee table will be accepted, nor any non-flat screen TVs larger than 19″. Flat screen TVs of any size will be accepted.

All of these items will be accepted by Styro Recycle:
http://www.styrorecycle.com/what-we-accept

A huge thank you to Seattle First Church of the Nazarene for making their parking lot available for this event. Your donations support the Wallingford Community Council’s participation in Waste Management’s THINK GREEN Reuse and Recycling Challenge.

Tell City Council – send it back! (Updated)

NEW DATE: City Council will now vote Monday, October 17!

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan update on October 17 that will:

  • TAKE AWAY YOUR VOICE
  • TAKE AWAY TREES
  • TAKE AWAY PARKING
  • TAKE AWAY SINGLE FAMILY ZONES

Don’t let them do this!  The devil is in the details.  Read about it here: Seattle 2035 List of Concerns and let all of City Council know: Don’t pass it, fix it! Rework the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan!

Please CALL, WRITE, and VISIT all nine city council members now and demand no action on the proposed Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan until it is amended to include:

  • Requirements for neighborhood outreach & involvement
  • Development of adequate transportation, parks & open space, schools, and utilities concurrent with increased residential density
  • Protections & preservation of existing trees
  • Parking requirements for new development
  • Stable urban village boundaries
  • Protections & preservation of Single Family Zoning

Tell City Council that you want infrastructure investment to be concurrent with growth. We want to grow a livable city.  Tell City Council Do Not Pass the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan in its current form.  Send it Back!

  • Please CALL, WRITE, and VISIT City Council Members before October 17!
  • Please attend the full City Council Meeting at City Hall and comment in person – Monday, October 17, 2:00 PM.
  • Please share with your friends, neighbors, and social networks.

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Living Building Program at risk in Public Hearing (September 20)

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 9:30 – 11:30 AM

The City Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee will hold a Public Hearing to take comments on the Mayor’s proposed amendments to the Living Building Pilot Program. The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall: 600 Fourth Avenue, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104.

The Mayor’s proposal would undermine the intent of the Living Building Pilot Program to encourage the development of sustainable “green” buildings. Consider the List of Concerns below excerpted from comments by WCC member Lee Raaen on September 8 and September 14. If you can attend and make public comment, please do so! We expect each person to get two minutes or less to testify. It helps to prepare and to keep your comments clear and focused. You can also write all the City Council members with the addresses at Contacting City Officials before the hearing.

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