Seattle City Light has some surplus properties in our neighborhood that they are considering selling and are seeking public comment on the idea. More information can be found on Seattle City Light’s surplus properties website. We asked them to come discuss these properties with us at last night’s HPAC meeting. We also asked Seattle Parks to comment on them: they are not interested in these propertiesContinue reading “Surplus City Light Properties Discussion at HPAC”
Category Archives: Announcements
Announcements and Notes from September HPAC meeting
Our Parks: West Crest / West Seattle Reservoir Park will begin construction in late winter, scheduled to be finished by summer of 2014. There are still some decisions being made about re-using and moving the existing play equipment, and we will be informed when those decisions have been made. We received a NPSF grant toContinue reading “Announcements and Notes from September HPAC meeting”
September 25th HPAC meeting
The agenda is getting packed for our SEPTEMBER HPAC MEETING on the 25th at 7pm. We will have several guests: David Barber from Seattle City Light speaking about their two surplus properties in our neighborhood and seeking our input. More info on this website, addresses in question are 8820 9th ave SW (near 9th and Henderson) and 1605 SW Holden (acrossContinue reading “September 25th HPAC meeting”
Seattle Night Out is Tuesday, August 6th
The City of Seattle will be celebrating the 29th Annual Night Out Against Crime on August 6th this year. Last year, 1,366 events were registered to participate- registration is open now on this website. Register now to have your street closed for a block party! The event is a unique opportunity to bring your neighbors together,Continue reading “Seattle Night Out is Tuesday, August 6th”
Free Trees for your Yard!
We hear a lot about people wanting more trees in Highland Park- now’s your opportunity to get some for free! The Trees for Neighborhoods program helps Seattle residents plant trees around their homes. Participants in the program receive up to 4 free trees , watering bags, and training on proper planting and care. The application for TreesContinue reading “Free Trees for your Yard!”
June HPAC cancelled for Greenway Meeting July 9th
Our regularly scheduled HPAC meeting will not be happening in June, because SDOT will be hosting a Neighborhood Greenway Meeting instead that we encourage everyone to come to. If you are at all interested in having a Greenway come through Highland Park, and would like a say in which street the route is on- now’s your chance,Continue reading “June HPAC cancelled for Greenway Meeting July 9th”
SDOT’s preliminary evaluation for Holden/HP Way
Preliminary evaluations for 2013 Neighborhood Street Fund applications are complete! Check out Highland Park/Holden intersection here. Next step is ranking by District Council, and then on to the Mayor for approval for those projects chosen to move forward to design in 2014, and construction 2015. Text of SDOT’s review of this project is here: TheContinue reading “SDOT’s preliminary evaluation for Holden/HP Way”
HPAC’s response to Council’s Letter to McGinn about Nickelsville
Here is our response to the City Council’s note to Mayor McGinn, here’s what’s going on, and here’s what we have to say about it: We appreciate the council finally recognizing that the illegal encampment known as Nickelsville is not a good model for how our City should be treating our homeless. While we wishContinue reading “HPAC’s response to Council’s Letter to McGinn about Nickelsville”
Grants coming to life!
Check out the slideshow on West Seattle Herald and the blurb in West Seattle Blog for info about the new raingarden at HPIC- we’re in the middle of applying for more grants with Sustainable Seattle’s help, so stay tuned for some awesome changes coming to 12th and Holden! We also have some great news about the OpportunityContinue reading “Grants coming to life!”
Questions for our Mayoral Candidates
We know how Mayor McGinn has dealt with Nickelsville and HPAC- we posed the question via email to the Mayoral candidates to see what they would have done, or will do differently. We understand that politicians don’t answer hypothetical questions, oh well- we asked them anyway. Here’s what we asked each of the candidates: IFContinue reading “Questions for our Mayoral Candidates”
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