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Coming up on Wednesday, January 27th at 7pm at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden. Please join us early for an informal meet and greet at 6:30. The agenda includes a discussion about the recently announced “safe lot” that will be opened soon at the former Nickelsville site’s parking lot at the bottom ofContinue reading “January HPAC meeting”

Lisa Herbold spoke with us before the primaries, and now we have heard from District 1 City Council Candidate Shannon Braddock who would like to come introduce herself at our next HPAC meeting. Please bring your questions for her on Wednesday, 10/28, at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden. Also on the agenda is aContinue reading “October HPAC meeting on Wednesday, 10/28”

September HPAC meetings will resume tonight- Wednesday, 9/23, at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden. Please join us at 6:30 for an informal meet and greet (bring some treats to share if you’d like), and the meeting starts at 7:00. The agenda includes a discussion with an EPA Coordinator about community involvement inContinue reading “HPAC meetings resume tonight!”

Next Wednesday, May 27th, Seattle University graduate research assistants will be holding a focus group. This focus group will be centered around Highland Park’s crime concerns, our perceptions of our Micro-Community Policing Plan developed by the SW precinct of the Seattle Police Department and our perceptions of how the police are doing at addressing ourContinue reading “May HPAC Meeting Agenda”

Interested in a Rain Garden? This Saturday is a great opportunity to meet with several different contractors and ask specific questions about your project, the rebate program, and setting up a time to get your house evaluated! What: RainWise Contractor Fair When: Saturday, May 9, 10am-12pm Where: Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden, Seattle 98106Continue reading “RainWise Contractor Fair this Saturday at HPIC”

This Saturday, April 25th, 9:00am – 12:00pm. Meet behind the school on the blacktop- Coffee and Treats will be provided. Please contact hollybriscoe@hotmail.com for additional information.

Green Spring Clean this coming Sunday. April 26th at HPIC. Bring your garden gloves, tools and rain slicker. We start at 9am in the courtyard, 12th and Holden. Weeding and weed eating Mulching garden beds Mystery Tree removal and donation to an interested member There will be some refreshments for everyone that volunteers. Hope to see you there!

We will be having a guest speaker talking about Priority Hire joining us for Wednesday’s HPAC meeting: The City of Seattle recently passed a Priority Hire ordinance which will improve access to construction employment and improve training programs for workers in need of family-wage jobs. The ordinance prioritizes the hiring of residents that live inContinue reading “April HPAC Agenda”

On Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm, Dongho Chang from SDOT will be presenting at our HPAC meeting on the topic of Vision Zero and pedestrian safety in our neighborhood.  Some information about Vision Zero: Seattle is consistently recognized as one of the safest cities in the country. Over the past decade, we’ve seen a 30 percent declineContinue reading “HPAC Meeting March Agenda”