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We are hosting the Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights (WWRHAH) Community Group this month for a joint conversation with the Seattle Police, including Captain Steve Wilske. Please join us at HPIC (12th and Holden) for a potluck at 6:30, and meeting at 7 on Wednesday, September 24th.

We had an outstanding turnout for our Highland Park Elementary Forum last week. We had dedicated folks there from the School, from the School District Offices, from the Mayor’s Office, from City Council, Parents, PTA Members, Community members without kids at the school, and even our amazing Community Police Officer. Tracy from the West SeattleContinue reading “Highland Park Elementary Meeting Overview”

Seattle’s amazing ReLeaf program is about to be open for it’s yearly applications for free trees. Available trees this year include the Persian Parrotia, and Tulip Tree- two of my favorite trees! They offer free trees, up to 4 per household- and beautiful trees are a huge part of the equation when it comes to whatContinue reading “Free Trees!”

Tuesday August 5th, the City of Seattle will be celebrating the 30th Annual Night Out Against Crime. Last year, over 1,400 events were registered to participate- it’s a great way to build community on your block, get to know your neighbors, and have fun. Check it out here and register for a block party! 

While we are not meeting over the summer during our regular meeting time, we are calling a special meeting in response to requests heard at our last meeting- Please join us at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden on Tuesday, August 12th at 7pm to discuss Highland Park Elementary. We sent theContinue reading “Special Meeting about Highland Park Elementary on August 12”

Please join us for the last HPAC meeting before summer! We won’t be meeting again until September. Our agenda this month includes representatives from King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division to update us on the potential roadside rain garden project in Highland Park that we talked about in the fall. They spent the winter doing geotechnical testingContinue reading “May 28th HPAC Meeting Agenda”

We are canceling our regularly scheduled HPAC meeting for April, which was to be this Wednesday- instead, we would like to encourage our members to join in the first HPAC Greening Committee event on Saturday (4/26) from 9am-12pm at the Delridge and Myrtle Stairway, which runs west from Sanislo Elementary to Delridge. They will be cleaning theContinue reading “HPAC April events in lieu of our meeting this Wednesday!”

This month’s agenda includes:    Homestead Community Land Trust: We’ve been getting inquiries about properties for sale around the neighborhood with “Homestead” signs, so we’ve invited a guest speaker from Homestead Community Land Trust to come tell us what they do.   Neighborhood Park and Street Fund: overview the projects submitted for grants in our district   HighlandContinue reading “March HPAC Agenda”

As discussed at our January HPAC meeting, Mayor Ed Murray plans to hold a Seattle Neighborhood Summit to improve how the city works with neighborhoods and community leaders. Some of the themes that will be used to drive the summit’s discussions include calls for commitment, action and ongoing conversation Summit planners say this is the first stepContinue reading “Mayor’s Neighborhood Summit”