Category Archives: Shorelines

Issues involving shorelines, waterways, and street-ends.

Monthly Meeting on Wednesday December 7 at 7PM

Location: The Wallingford Community Senior Center in the Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Ave N. Note that this location is downstairs from our usual meeting place in Room 202.

Agenda:

Welcome / Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
Program:

Draft zoning change maps for the Wallingford Urban Village.
Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) development bonuses proposed for both inside and outside of Urban Villages.
Proposed zoning definition changes.
Gathering questions for the City about these changes.

Announcements:

Wallingford Urban Village Workshop. We are waiting for a date from Rob Johnson’s office.
Seattle Public Schools Community Budget Gap Meetings for families to provide feedback on budget priorities:
- Ballard High School, Tuesday December 13, 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
- South Shore PreK-8 School, Thursday December 15, 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
- Franklin High School, Tuesday January 3, 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
Yard Signs: Keep Seattle Livable; No HALA “Grand Bargain” Upzones.
The WCC Board approved getting a third party review of the environmental report for Waterway #20.
North Transfer Station: Official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday December 10, 10:00 to 11:30 AM.
Next Monthly Meeting: Wednesday January 4, 7 PM.

Good of the Order (anything people want to bring up)
Adjourn

Wallingford Waterways Walk (November 5)

You are invited to the second Wallingford Waterways Walk

Join us on a walk along Lake Union to learn about the public access points on Lake Union and to share your ideas about restoring and using Wallingford’s waterways.

When: 10 AM -12 PM on Saturday November 5, 2016.

Where: Waterway 15 (west of Ivar’s Salmon House at NE Northlake Way and 4th Ave NE). We will work our way west toward Gasworks, and then on to Waterway 22. (See the map below.)

Why: Wallingford’s various waterways are wonderful features of our community. Come and learn about where they are and how to access them.

What: We will visit each Waterway of Wallingford, generating ideas and making plans as we go. Please join us and add your thoughts to the conversation.

For a record of the last year’s event see the 2015 Wallingford Waterways Walk report.

Sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council and the Friends of North Lake Union.

Office Hours for Councilmember O’Brien this Wednesday (October 26)

Councilmember Mike O’Brien (District 6 / Northwest Seattle) is hosting drop-in office hours at the Green Lake Public Library on Wednesday October 26, 3:00 – 6:00 PM.

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.