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February NBHC meeting agenda

Next Thursday the 4th at 7pm is the February North Beacon Hill Council Meeting at the Beacon Hill Library.

Judith Edwards sent along the agenda:

All are welcome! Come hear what’s going on on the Hill (a lot!).

7:00 — Welcomes and Introductions
7:10 — Councilmember Sally Clark

  • her new assignment on the Council
  • how we can be of help to her; how she can be of help to us
  • conversation with attendees

7:50 — SE Precinct report on crime on Beacon Hill – Shelly Bates and/or a rep. from the SE Precinct
8:00 — Committee/sub-committee Reports (three minutes each)

  • Greater Duwamish District Council (Matthew Stubbs)
  • Business Association (Robert Hinrix)
  • Arts Association and Festival Street (Robert Hinrix)
  • Neighborhood Planning/Bike and Pedstrian proposal (Freddie Merrell)

8:10 — Council vote: approving Robert Hinrix as a new Board Member, establishing time for Board Meeting
8:15 — Community Concerns
8:30 — Closure

See you there.

Getting Around, Meetings, Urban Planning

Bike/pedestrian circulation planning meeting tomorrow

A cyclist rides on 14th Avenue South. Photo by Seattle Daily Photo, in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr.
“Beacon Hill kids, families and adults, riding bikes to schools, parks, the library and the urban village using a complete circulation system of designated, safe, bicycle routes, including bike boulevards” is the vision of a new group forming on Beacon Hill. The Beacon Family Bike and Pedestrian Circulation Plan Committee invites all interested neighbors to an organizing meeting tomorrow, January 27, from 5:00 – 5:45 pm at the Beacon Hill Library. Organizer Frederica Merrell writes,

“Join neighbors at a meeting to create a safe bike circulation plan that will also benefit walking in our community.  We are borrowing great ideas from our neighbors to the south in Portland who have been doing family bike planning since 1990 through the Bike Transportation Alliance.

“We want to get kids and adults on their bikes for those short trips on the hill from home to school, the store, McPherson’s, Jefferson Park and the library.  We don’t want to battle with dangerous arterial traffic.  We want to create bike boulevards on less busy streets, improve arterial crossings, add signage, and have fun doing it!”

The group’s draft mission is currently “To design, plan and steward the creation of a family bike and pedestrian circulation system for Beacon Hill based on the work of innovative Portland neighbors, PDOT planners, and the Bike Transportation Alliance in coordination with SDOT and components of the SE Transportation Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan and the Pedestrian Master Plan.”

The Beacon Hill Library is located at 2821 Beacon Avenue South. If you have questions or ideas, contact Frederica at frmerrel@seattleschools.org.

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Organizational meeting for Festival Street music series on 1/25

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Paul Ray writes that the music series project for the Lander Festival Street has another organizing meeting on Monday, January 25 at 7:00 pm, at ROCKiT Space, 3315 Beacon Avenue South.

Since the first meeting we have decided to create an Ad Hoc group called “BeHi Music” to try and organize a series of 4 music events over the summer of 2010, performed at the Festival Street next to the Beacon Hill Link Rail station. This series would feature musicians who live, work or attend school on Beacon Hill or groups that contain members that fit that criteria.

This is still in the early stages, still trying to establish the feasibility and identify the steps necessary to make this work, and hoping to start working on actually implementing those steps soon.

Anyone interested in this project is encouraged to attend.

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Clarity on McGinn’s inaugural reception

Apparently there has been some confusion about the McGinn reception. Passed along via the NBHC is some clarification:

To set the record straight, in addition to the private reception at the Showbox SODO, there will be two inaugural events tomorrow that are free and open to the public: an open house at City Hall (600 4th Ave) from 1 to 5 pm, and a party at 8:00 at the Showbox SODO (1700 1st Ave S), featuring the Maldives, Wheedle’s Groove, and Hey Marseilles. Local food vendors including Marination Mobile, Kao Samai Thai, and Gert’s BBQ will be parked outside selling their refreshments.

Please join us if you can.

-McGinn for Mayor Campaign

Thanks Amy & Judith.

Meetings, Urban Planning

Thursday’s NBHC meeting agenda

Via Judith Edwards, here’s the agenda for Thursday’s North Beacon Hill Council meeting at the Beacon Hill Library:

7:00 – Welcomes, agenda, introductions
7:05 – Lewis Park request for Council to act as fiscal sponsors for two grant applications — vote required
7:15 – Focus for 2010 — A number of issues came forward in our December meeting. We will need to form committees for each, so come prepared to volunteer your time and energy. Most committees meet once per month, and your total time expenditure should not be more than 4-6 hours monthly, perhaps less.

  • Revision of Neighborhood Development Guidelines to include specific verbage on new construction set-backs
  • Festival Street usage, Seattle Dep’t. of Transportation requirements
  • Continued development of Neighborhood Plan, which includes expansion towards Jefferson Park
  • Business development in Urban Core, with emphasis on monitoring plans for expansion around the Light Rail Station
  • Improved internet access
  • Amendment of city zoning codes to better accomodate home businesses
  • Historic preservation of Craftsman homes

8:00 – Neighborhood concerns, reports from standing committees/sub-committees
8:30 – Close

See you there at 7.

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Playground designs are hot topics at neighborhood meetings

There are a few meetings of note this week. Tonight, as mentioned previously, is the Beacon Hill Playground open house to discuss the playground‘s planned site improvements. The meeting is from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South.

Tonight is also the organizing meeting for a possible Festival Street music series. The meeting is at 7:00 pm, at ROCKiT space, 3315 Beacon Avenue South.

The North Beacon Hill Council is meeting on Thursday night from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library meeting room, 2821 Beacon Avenue South. We don’t have the agenda yet, but will post it if we get it. Everyone is welcome.

An artist's rendition of Beacon Mountain Playground at Jefferson Park, from last year. Click this image to see a larger version of this design.

An artist’s rendition of Beacon Mountain Playground at Jefferson Park, from last year. Click this image to see a larger version of this design.

The Beacon Mountain Design Committee will be meeting next Tuesday, January 12, from 5:30 – 6:30 pm at the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Clubhouse, 4103 Beacon Ave South. The agenda is to work on the final design and details of the Beacon Mountain Playground at Jefferson Park. The meeting will be followed by a Jefferson Park Project Advisory Team meeting. The committee has appointed members, but visitors are always welcome and meetings are informal.

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Neighbors invited to discuss Beacon Hill Playground improvements January 5

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The Beacon Hill Playground will see some upgrades soon. Photo by Bridget Christian in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr.
The Beacon Hill Playground will see some upgrades soon. Photo by Bridget Christian in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr.
Improvements are coming soon to the Beacon Hill Playground, with $180,000 provided by the Parks and Green Spaces Levy. According to Seattle Parks’ project page, the plan is to provide access improvements and other site improvements, including bringing the play area into compliance with current play area safety standards.

Neighbors are invited to an open house next month to discuss the project design. The meeting will be Tuesday, January 5, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South.

For more information or to comment on the project, contact Kelly Davidson, 206-684-0998 or kelly.davidson@seattle.gov.

Thanks to Shelly Bates for the heads-up!

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Power lines/poles subject of Wednesday meeting with City Light head Carrasco

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Tall poles like this one are frustrating neighbors along South Stevens Street in North Beacon Hill. Photo provided by Anne Marie Harrington.
Tall poles like this one are frustrating neighbors along South Stevens Street in North Beacon Hill. Photo provided by Anne Marie Harrington.
As we mentioned last week, Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco will be meeting with all interested neighbors this Wednesday, December 9, from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Jefferson Community Center to discuss the new power lines going up the west side of Beacon Hill and the new higher poles running along South Stevens Street.

Neighbors in the 12th and Stevens area have been protesting the new lines and poles since they appeared last summer. They are concerned about the impact of the poles and lines on views and property values for houses in the area, and the impact on the nearby 12th Avenue Viewpoint park. About the park, neighbor Judith Edwards tells us “The tall pole and power lines are your first visual impression… Though the power lines have a great visual effect on the 12th Ave/Stevens St. neighbors, their impact on the park, which is a Beacon Hill landmark, is more than disturbing.”

Over 100 neighbors have signed a petition asking that the poles be removed.

These power lines affect views for neighbors at 12th and Stevens. Photo by Wendi.
These power lines affect views for neighbors at 12th and Stevens. Photo by Wendi.


View S. Stevens St. power poles in a larger map. The blue line marks the location of the power poles on S. Stevens Street. The green area is the 12th Avenue Viewpoint park.

Here are more photos of the power poles near 12th and Stevens, provided by Dulcie Claasen, Nick Papini, and Anne Marie Harrington.

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Education, Meetings

Public invited to learn about Cleveland STEM program on December 5

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News Release From Seattle Public Schools
Contact: Patti Spencer, Communications Manager, (206) 252-0204
Community invited to learn about new STEM program at Cleveland High School

SEATTLE – Seattle Public Schools is committed to providing an excellent education so all students graduate from high school ready for college, careers and life. To help meet this goal, a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program is being implemented beginning fall 2010 at Cleveland High School. Cleveland has been designated an option school – providing high school students from across Seattle access to this innovative program.

The community is invited to attend two events to learn more about STEM and its implementation.

A meeting will be held December 5 at Cleveland High School. Students, staff, and families of current and prospective students are welcome to attend. The meeting will include a presentation, opportunity to ask questions, and a small group discussion to include:

  • the vision for the STEM program at Cleveland;
  • the goals and benefits of STEM;
  • course offerings and program structure;
  • next steps for the STEM program and how to get involved; and
  • how to determine if STEM is a good option for your student.

Cleveland High School will also hold an Open House and Recruiting Fair on January 23, 2010, where staff can answer questions about the STEM program.

Dates, times, locations for the two events are listed below:

Community Meeting
Saturday, December 5, 2009
9-10:30 a.m.
Cleveland High School
5511 15th Ave. S.

Open House/Recruiting Fair
Saturday, January 23, 2010
10 a.m. to noon
Cleveland High School
5511 15th Ave. S.

Interpretation services will be available at both meetings. For more information about STEM, please e-mail: stem@seattleschools.org.

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Meetings: Park plans, potluck, ribbon cutting, and Broadstripe

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Photo by Bridget Christian
Photo by Bridget Christian
6:30pm Tonight at the Jefferson Community Center: Park enhancement and expansion with discussion of Beacon Mountain, the Park service road and promenade, improvements to Jefferson Playfield, and the Jefferson skatepark and basketball court.

Update: Missed one while assembling this post:
5:30pm Wednesday (tomorrow) at the Beacon Hill Library: SDOT community open house regarding the planned changes for Columbian Way between Beacon Avenue South and 15th Avenue South.

6:30pm Thursday at the Beacon Hill Library Community Room: North Beacon Hill Council potluck and December meeting.

10:00am Saturday next to the Beacon Hill light rail station on Lander Street: Festival Street ribbon cutting ceremony — free doughnuts and politicians!

1:00pm Saturday at the Central Area Senior Center: Broadstripe is to report on their February promises to the 30th Ave Neighbors group on the status of their recent service upgrades. Beacon Hill Broadstripe customers might also be interested in attending. Via Central District News

7:00pm next Wednesday (the 9th) at the Jefferson Community Center: Follow-up meeting with Seattle City Light regarding the new power lines going up the west side of the hill and the new higher poles running along South Stevens Street. Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco is expected to present remediation options to the nearby affected neighbors.

Check the event calendar for more.