The next North Beacon Hill Council meeting is this Tuesday, November 6, at 7 p.m. in the Beacon Hill Library meeting room, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. As always, all interested neighbors are welcome to attend.
This month’s agenda:
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The council meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
The rest of the agenda for the meeting is in our earlier post.
September is nearly finished, which means that it’s almost time for the October North Beacon Hill Council meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. Agenda topics this time include a public safety update, a Quieter Skies update, and information about the new El Centro development.
Here’s the complete agenda:
All interested neighbors are welcome to attend. Meetings usually end before 9 p.m.
There has been a fair amount of worry on Beacon Hill about the potential changes. The materials produced by the FAA to explain the project are somewhat opaque to non-pilots, and conflicting information on whether it will negatively affect the Hill at all has come in from various sources. Community meetings to discuss the plans have been located in Ballard and Federal Way, but none of them near Southeast Seattle.
Some neighbors were able to attend the meeting in Ballard, and will report back at tonight’s NBHC meeting. West Seattle Blog recorded video of the meeting. The Ballard News-Tribune was also there. According to neighbor Tina Ray, part of tonight’s plan is to set a date and agenda to meet with the Port of Seattle and the FAA about the Greener Skies plan.
Here’s the complete agenda for the evening:
As always, all interested neighbors are welcome to attend.
The North Beacon Hill Council monthly meeting, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, is delayed this month because of Labor Day weekend. The meeting will be Tuesday, September 11 instead, at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
Here’s the agenda as forwarded from the Council:
- Update on Internet connectivity in Beacon Hill: Representatives from UPTUN (Upping Technology for Underserved Neighbors) will be presenting with invited representatives from Comcast, Wave (formerly Broadstripe) and CenturyLink
- Public Safety Update: Reports about an increase in street burglaries and updates on recent shootings in the Beacon Hill area
- Airplane noise/Greener Skies: updates from FAA meetings
- New Project Updates: Proposed developments in the neighborhood including El Centro, Holgate property, and McClellan project.
- Other Neighborhood group updates from Friends of Lewis Park, Beacon BIKES and more
All interested neighbors are welcome to attend. Meetings usually end before 9 p.m.
The North Beacon Hill Council meeting next Tuesday is a special meeting to honor people who have devoted time and energy to Jefferson Park and Jefferson Community Center. Those honored include Jefferson Park Director Doreen Deaver, Jean Lee, Frederica Merrell, Robert Hinrix, Marianne Wickman, and Glenn Herlihy. City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw will present each of the honorees with a certificate of thanks, and then give an update on Beacon Hill achievements.
Here is the agenda for the meeting, Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library:
- 7:00 Welcomes and hellos
- 7:15 Honoring Beacon Hill activists, followed by an update and comments from Sally Bagshaw
- 7:50 NBHC Board elections: Confirmation of new board members by membership vote, election of officers to follow at Executive Board Meeting
- 8:00 Community concerns and announcements
- Kate Gil de la Garza: upcoming community meeting co-sponsored by NBHC and El Centro de la Raza, June 19
- Announcement by Roger Pence regarding Jefferson Park Clubhouse meeting
- City announcements: Steve Louie, Neighborhood Coordinator
- 8:15 Other announcements of upcoming events
- Beacon International School Rummage Sale: Saturday, June 9
- Beacon Boogie: Saturday, June 9 – Sunday, June 10
- Beacon Rocks!: Sunday, June 24
- 8:30 Executive Board Meeting, election of officers
It’s almost May, which means it’s almost time for the next North Beacon Hill Council meeting. Tomorrow (Tuesday), May 1, neighbors will gather as they do each month to discuss local issues. All are welcome. The meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Beacon Hill Library community room.
Here is this month’s agenda:
- 7:00 Hellos and introductions
- 7:10 Announcement by a representative of the Advisory Committee on Aging about a pamphlet which will be distributed on Beacon Hill advising of services available to senior citizens.
- 7:15 Announcement by City Light representatives Dave Barber and Lynn Best re: surplus property located on 14th Avenue South.
- 7:30 Presentation by representatives of Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith’s office pertaining to work that has been done/is scheduled to be done on the Mountains to Sound Trail, the off-leash area, and other aspects of the greenbelt on North Beacon Hill. Followed by Q&A.
- 8:00 Community concerns and announcements
- June 2, Jefferson Park Beacon Hill Festival – volunteers needed to sit at the NBHC table for 1-2 hour shifts
- June meeting – honoring the work that has been done on the Jefferson Park playground, information on July 14 grand opening Jubilee Celebration at Jefferson Park
- Other announcements and community concerns
- 8:25 Elections to be held in June for the NBHC Board of Directors. Please come prepared to fill one of the four vacant slots! Needed: a fund raiser (interested in planning for a neighborhood garage sale?), someone to write grants, a computer guru, and someone interested in public safety to attend the SE Police Precinct Advisory Board as our representative. If you have talents here, please consider becoming a Board member. Requirements: the monthly meeting, plus 1-5 hours more per month, depending on your responsibility.
The Golf Clubhouse caused the most ruckus. Susanne Rockwell of Seattle Parks and Recreation was there to present the plan, and started off the evening on a defensive note, introducing the plan by saying Jefferson Park “is not an Olmsted park,” and emphasizing that the improved views from the clubhouse would provide “more eyes on the street” — as well as views to the golf course on the other side of Beacon Avenue. One neighbor asked if the new views of downtown would only be enjoyed by those at the driving range, and Rockwell answered that passers-by on Beacon Avenue would be able to enjoy them too.
The plan presented seemed to be the same as the one previously discussed here, where you can find a link to presentation materials. Rockwell answered some general questions about the project, and mentioned that the likelihood of an addition of new parking parallel to Beacon Avenue, though it is in the plan, is “slim.” This brought applause from one member of the audience.
After this the tone of the meeting grew tense. Several members of the audience challenged Rockwell’s assertion that Jefferson park is not an Olmsted park. Rockwell replied “There was not an Olmsted plan for the park.” There was disagreement and shaking of heads in the room. One neighbor commented that the planned building is not attractive: “If the clubhouse was being replaced by something really beautiful, it would be an enhancement… [those drawings] look pretty crummy to me.” Later in the meeting, after Rockwell left, neighbor Roger Pence called the planned structure “a strip mall turned on its side.”
Continue reading Clubhouse, station block development both cause controversy
The Jefferson Park Golf Clubhouse and the new development planned for the southeast corner of the Beacon Hill Station block — both topics of a fair amount of neighborhood interest — are on the agenda for the next North Beacon Hill Council meeting Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library community room.
Here’s the agenda:
This is an important meeting for all residents concerned with the
redevelopment happening on Beacon Hill. Please come to ask your
questions and voice your opinions.
- 7:00 Welcomes and hellos
- 7:15 Susan Rockwell, Seattle Parks Dep’t. Program Coordinator – Plans for the clubhouse at Jefferson Park; Q&A to follow
- 7:45 Andrea Leuschke, Pacific Housing NW, Landscape Architect – An update on the development planned for the SE corner of 17th Avenue and McClellan (light rail station block) with questions and answers
- 8:15 Community concerns and announcements
- 8:30 Closure and executive board meeting if needed
The Beacon Hill Library is located at 2821 Beacon Avenue South. All are welcome to observe or participate in the neighborhood council; you are part of the council when you attend your first meeting, and you have voting privileges when you attend your second.
The Oak, the new restaurant/bar to open on Beacon Avenue, is among several topics to be discussed at the next meeting of the North Beacon Hill Council on Tuesday March 6, 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library.
Here’s the agenda for the March meeting:
All in the community are welcome to attend and participate.
You may want to mark your calendar as well for the April 3 meeting, which will focus on the grand opening of Jefferson Park and the proposed development of the corner lot at 17th and McClellan, the light rail station block.