Some Helpful Links to help you help Highland Park

Because the city doesn’t know about our issues, or allocate resources, unless YOU TELL THEM: Police Non Emergency Number: 206-625-5011 Police  Community On-Line Reporting Program for Property Destruction, Identity Theft, Car Prowls, Auto Accessories, Theft of Property (under $500), Narcotics Activity. On-going Drug Activity:  call narcotics directly at (206) 684-5797 or our community police team at (206) 615-1976 to report ongoing drug activity, ask to file a “Narcotics Activity Report.”Continue reading “Some Helpful Links to help you help Highland Park”

Spring Clean

Here at HPAC, we try to help you help yourselves and your neighborhood- so we’re passing on this information about Seattle’s Spring Clean, which is held each year in April and May. The  city will supply things like garbage grabbers, gloves, bags, safety vests, and paint/supplies to take care of graffiti. All you have toContinue reading “Spring Clean”

Westcrest Park Updates and Volunteer Opportunities

We heard from Rick Nishi of Seattle Parks at our last meeting with a current plan of Westcrest Park / West Seattle Reservoir. See the latest plan here. The Kinetic sculptures created by artist David Boyer will be installed in three locations on the site, represented by the clusters of red dots on the plan. TheContinue reading “Westcrest Park Updates and Volunteer Opportunities”

Please Join us for the Last Meeting in our Police Series

Tonight, February 13th at 7:00 at HPIC on 12th and Holden, the second meeting focuses on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Please join us to discuss the neighborhood with the police, how we can be more empowered, how we can help ourselves improve our part of the neighborhood, and how we can help the policeContinue reading “Please Join us for the Last Meeting in our Police Series”

Got Ideas?

We’re waiting to hear back on some grants that we think will help improve Highland Park: Highland Park Way / Holden intersection improvements Highland Park Playground pedestrian access A better Cloverdale connection to the dogpark at Westcrest And we’re working on figuring out one to apply for a Greenway through the neighborhood, and more treesContinue reading “Got Ideas?”

February 27 Meeting Agenda

discussion with Seattle Parks about progress at Westcrest Park discussion with Food Lifeline about their intentions for the property which currently hosts Nickelsville nutritionist’s take on how important Vitamin D is in our climate (especially at this time of year) quick look at some options we have as a community for pursuing more trees atContinue reading “February 27 Meeting Agenda”

Camping in the Greenbelt

We have a commitment from the Mayor’s office to help us get the greenbelt cleaned up, but we need your help and experience to locate encampments: please call the City’s Customer Service Bureau at 684-2489 with specific locations of encampments in the greenbelt. (The more calls the better)