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 of Highland Park Drive. More specific information can be found on the West Seattle Blog. We have invited representatives from the Mayor’s office, and Councilmember Lisa Herbold to attend.We have a confirmation from Lisa and will update with who will be in attendance from the Mayor’s office.
October HPAC meeting on Wednesday, 10/28
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 a quick update on the Delridge Natural Drainage System Project with some announcements on what residents can expect during construction, which began this month. 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.
HPAC meetings resume tonight!
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 in the Duwamish Superfund cleanup—what’s worked, what hasn’t, what could be done better, etc. The Community Involvement Plan for the cleanup is being revised and our communities’ feedback is needed on how we want to be kept informed and involved as the cleanup moves forward.
Highland Park Elementary Town Hall Meeting
May HPAC Meeting Agenda
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 our specific crime concerns. This will be a time to be honest and have a great discussion about Highland Park’s Micro-Community Policing Plan including its development, progress, and evolution. Your attendance, concerns and feelings would be much appreciated- while this is being run by Seattle University and not the Seattle Police, the results/concerns can be shared with the police if the community wants that to happen- please join the discussion! It should only last about an hour.
Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden, 6:30 potluck, 7:00 meeting.
RainWise Contractor Fair this Saturday at HPIC
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 98106
Cost: Free and Open to the public
Who will be there: Five contractors, RainWise, and Seattle Public Utilities staff – all on hand to answer your questions
Join us to learn about how the rebate program can work for you and how you can protect Puget Sound!
For more information on RainWise and to check your eligibility: https://rainwise.seattle.gov/city/seattle/overview
Or watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpzkfe5iKsM&feature=youtube
Earth Day Clean up at Highland Park Elementary
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.
Spring Clean Event at HPIC
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!
April HPAC Agenda
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 in economically distressed areas in Seattle and King County on city funded construction projects- and 98106 qualifies. See this website for more information on Priority Hire.
Chas Redmond will also be joining us to speak about his candidacy for District 1 City Council Representative.
6:30 Potluck, 7:00 Meeting at Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden- TONIGHT- April 22!
HPAC Meeting March 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 decline in traffic fatalities, even as our population grows. Despite this fact, traffic collisions are a leading cause of death for Seattle residents age 5-24. Older adults are also disproportionately affected, and as our population ages, this trend could grow. In 2013, there were 10,310 police-reported collisions in Seattle. 155 people were seriously injured and 23 were killed. Vision Zero is Seattle’s plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030
District 1 Candidate Lisa Herbold will also be there to address our Community and answer questions. Here is our experience with Lisa:
Lisa has years of solid experience addressing the needs of the City as a whole and would be able to lead on Day 1. She has also been helpful to us locally. Lisa was an indispensable voice in helping us navigate a complicated situation when Nickelsville was next to our neighborhood. Consistently available to respond to our many questions, she was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in explaining existing and proposed policy and history. Helping to bring the concerns of our community directly to the table in City Hall, she proved to be full of compassion, an effective problem solver, eloquent, well versed in legislation, a good listener, and was able to see all sides of the situation.
Potluck at 6:30, meeting starts at 7 at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden
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