Candidate Forums

Here are some of the upcoming public forums for Mayoral and City Council candidates. Please use these opportunities to bring to the attention of the candidates your concerns about livable neighborhoods, affordable housing, Urban Village zoning changes, neighborhood representation, impact fees, transportation, parking, and other important issues.

Mayoral Candidates with the Seattle Neighborhood Coalition

The Seattle Neighborhood Coalition (SNC) will have two programs dedicated to extended meetings with Seattle Mayoral Candidates. Each meeting will have one hour individual sessions with 3 different candidates. The candidates will make opening and closing statements, respond to a few fixed questions from the SNC, and then respond to audience questions.

The Saturday June 10, 1:00 PM meeting is with Jessyn Farrell, Jenny Durkan, and Nikkita Oliver at Black Zone, 2301 South Jackson Street, Suite 203. Admission is $10 (which includes finger foods), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Saturday July 8, 8:30 AM meeting is with Cary Moon, Michael McGinn, and Bob Hasagawa at the Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Ave S. Admission is $6 (or $14 for buffet breakfast), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Picnic in the Park Candidate Forum

The Fremont Chamber of Commerce, the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce, the North Seattle Industrial Association, and the Seattle Propeller Club have invited the Mayoral candidates, City Council At Large candidates, City Attorney Candidates, and Port Commissioner candidates to the Picnic in the Park Candidate Forum at the picnic area in Gas Works Park, 2101 N Northlake Way on Wednesday June 21, 12:00 – 1:30 PM. Admission is $20 for members & $25 for non-members. Register to pay ahead or pay at the door.

Position 8 Candidate Forum

Our Revolution Ballard, in cooperation with the 36th District Democrats and Trinity United Methodist Church, is hosting a forum for the candidates running for Seattle City Council Position 8. So far, six candidates have agreed to join us for the forum: Hisam Goueli, Jon Grant, Mac McGregor, Teresa Mosqueda, Sheley Secrest, and Charlene Strong. At Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave NW on Tuesday June 27, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

Wallingford Community Council "Kite Hill" logo

Monthly Meeting, Wednesday June 7

Location: Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Ave N.

Agenda:

7:00 PM – Welcome / Call to Order.
Approval of Minutes.
Annual Meeting Election Results.
Committees for 2017-2018.
Committee reports.

Special Guests:
The Ship Canal Water Quality Project – Jenna Rahm and Alex Mockos, Seattle Public Utilities.
Save Evans Pool and Greenlake Community Center – Susan Helf.
Wallingford Find It, Fix It Walk – Report by Lemmis Stephens III and Paige Madden.

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

Announcements:

  • The Monthly Meeting on July 5 is cancelled! The next Monthly Meeting will be Wednesday August 2.
  • The Wallingford Family Parade is Saturday July 8 at 11 AM.
  • Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets. The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods asks that you vote between June 3 – 30 for small-scale park and street improvements. Age 11 & older can vote.
  • Congestion is expected near Husky Stadium for the University of Washington Commencement on Saturday June 10, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
  • The WallHALA committee will meet on Tuesday June 20.

9:00 PM – Adjourn.

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.

"Friends of North Lake Union" logo

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!

Green Lake area paving projects

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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