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Waste Management’s Think Green Recycling Challenge grand prize winner for Seattle is the Wednesday North pickup area! This area includes Crown Hill and Greenwood.
The grand prize is $40,000 to be distributed through Phinney Neighborhood Association. The celebration will be:
Thursday, June 13th, 11 AM
Phinney Neighborhood Center (Brick Building)
6532 Phinney Ave N
Illuminati attending include: Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Seattle Public Utilities Director Tim Croll, and representatives from Waste Management and the winning neighborhoods.
From the press release:
It’s time to celebrate the
Think Green
Recycling Challenge
- Six months ago, Waste Management challenged ten Seattle communities to reduce their waste by encouraging neighbors to work together to recycle more and model waste reduction activities. Neighborhoods performed recycling carols, organized Halloween costume exchanges, and wrote about why they love recycling.
- We are proud to honor the four winning neighborhoods of this year’s Think Green Recycling Challenge.
- Our Wednesday North neighborhood (Crown Hill/Greenwood) is the grand prize winner for their efforts to decrease the overall amount of garbage sent to the landfill. They will receive $40,000 to donate to the non-profit(s) of their choice.
- With their spirited community outreach, Tuesday North (Ballard), Wednesday South (South Park/Georgetown/Delridge), and Friday North (Wallingford/Green Lake) earned $3,300 each to donate to a local non-profit of their choice.
- Each of the ten communities has something to be proud of: the average increase in diversion rate –the amount of material kept out of the landfill — increased 1% across all competing neighborhoods, and collectively the neighborhoods composted and recycled over 3,000 tons more than the previous year!
Join us to celebrate the outstanding efforts of this year’s Think Green Recycling Challenge four winning neighborhoods:
When: Thursday, June 13th 11 am
Where: Phinney Neighborhood Center (lower brick building)
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Who: Seattle Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Seattle Public Utilities Solid Waste Director, Tim Croll, representatives from the winning neighborhoods and Waste Management
We’ll be holding our 7th Annual Crown Hill Neighbors Garage Sale, on Saturday, July 27th this year.
We’ll be taking listings beginning June 28th. Check back here for details.
COMING! SATURDAY MAY 18TH
Crown Hill Neighborhood Association’s Annual Meeting
Crown Hill Center
Room 7
10-11:30AM
Join Peter Steinbrueck for a “ Complete the Crown Hill Neighborhood” workshop! This will be a golden opportunity to come together as a neighborhood to better understand Crown Hill’s opportunities and challenges and get the most out of working with City of Seattle.
11:30-12:30PM
Crown Hill Neighborhood Association news and updates by King County Metro – D Line and Catherine Weatbrook from Crown Hill Center.
12:30-2PM
Crown Hill Neighborhood BBQ and Family Activities. We will be on the Small Faces play yard with a Safe Routes to Schools bike rodeo. Gilbert & Sullivan are scheduled to perform and Crown Hill Neighborhood T-shirts will be on sale!
Join Peter Steinbrueck for a “ Complete the Crown Hill Neighborhood” workshop! This will be a golden opportunity to come together as a neighborhood to better understand Crown Hill’s opportunities and challenges and get the most out of working with City of Seattle.
10-11:30AM
Crown Hill Neighborhood Association news and updates by King County Metro – D Line and Catherine Weatbrook from Crown Hill Center.
11:30-12:30PM
The Crown Hill Business Association is once again sponsoring it’s annual Crown Hill Spring Cleanup, on April 27th from 9AM – Noon. There will be litter cleanup and graffiti paintout activities, plus a great chance to meet some of our local businesses. Cleanup supplies will be available, so bring yourself, comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes! Meet at the Petco parking lot at 9 AM
Crown Hill Neighborhood Association is hosting a speaker from Ballard Greenways at the monthly meeting on Monday, April 22 at 7:15pm. There will be a short presentation followed by Q & A.
Seattle Greenways is a volunteer organization representing 19 neighborhoods. Their goal and mission is to plan and advocate for safe and healthy streets for all users. Come to the presentation on the 22nd to see how Crown Hill can become part of the coalition to make our streets safer for everyone!
Monday, April 22nd, 7:15 PM
Room 4 Crown Hill Center, 9250 14th Ave NW
Received today from Terrie Johnston at Seattle Police Dept:
Dear Block Captains/Contacts:
We wanted to notify you that there have been three separate sexually-motivated attacks on women across the North Precinct. The descriptions of the suspect vary, as does neighborhood, time of day and day of the week. The common threads have been that the women were either walking or running by themselves, and were approached by an unknown male. Two of the incidents occurred next to wooded areas. SPD Patrol officers and Detectives are doing all they can to identify and apprehend the suspect(s). I will keep you informed of our progress. In the meantime, please review these personal safety tips:
- Awareness and avoidance: Keep alert and tuned in to your surroundings.
- Do you know your location? Do you know the street names, hundred block? East, South, West, North? Could you tell the 9-1-1 call taker to where they need to dispatch responders?
- Trust your instincts! If you have an uncomfortable feeling-honor it! Leave, cross the street, double-back. Forget “being nice”. If you feel uncomfortable, move! Don’t hesitate to make a scene or scream if necessary.
- Try to get good descriptions of anyone acting suspiciously or threatening. Start from the head and work down. Most likely you know your height, so use this to gauge theirs.
- Try and stay on streets where you can be easily seen by others. Well-lighted streets are best.
- If traveling alone, take a charged up cell phone with you if possible. Know what is available to you along your route. What time does that store open or close? Does that apt.bldg. have a security guard? Is there a payphone?
- Ipod earphones, etc. may prevent you from hearing someone approaching. As does texting while you are walking, waiting for the bus, etc. You need to be aware when out if public spaces.
- Traveling with another person, is tried and true in reducing street crime. Going with two others reduces the risk even more.
- Carrying a minimum amount of possessions is advised when out and about. It isn’t necessary to carry all your credit cards, check book, cash, and so on, every time you go out. Take what you need for this trip. Keep valuables close to the body, in inside pockets. This frees up your hands and does not invite pickpocketing.
- Body Language: Stand tall, walk confidently with your head up, eyes open and constantly scanning the surroundings.
- Try not to show fear. Keep a neutral face that shows you are “in charge”.
- Wear appropriate clothing for the street. Shoes that are comfortable and allow you to run if necessary. Choose clothing that allows you to move, and does not block your vision.
And as always, please call 9-1-1 for anything suspicious or to report a crime in progress.
Do not hesitate to call me at the North Precinct if you need more. Also, please check our website for more info.http://www.seattle.gov/police
Thanks for sharing this information with others on your distribution list.
Terrie Johnston
Seattle Police Crime Prevention
206-684-7711
Our monthly Board Meeting will be held on Monday, Feb 25th, 2013. You are welcome to attend or bring matters to our attention. Email agenda@crownhillneighbors.org to get something on the agenda.
Feb 25, 2013
7:15-8:45 PM
Crown Hill Center, Room 4
9250 14th Ave NW
We normally hold our monthly board meeting on the fourth Monday of each month. This month’s meeting is cancelled. Please let us know if there is anything needing to be brought up at the February 25th meeting or earlier: agenda@crownhillneighbors.org
King County Metro Transit made big changes to many of its bus routes on September 29th, 2012. They made these changes after much public consultation. Most changes to routes and schedules were a response to the introduction of the Rapid Ride C and D lines providing service from West Seattle to Downtown Seattle, and Ballard to Downtown Seattle via Queen Anne. This is a Ballard District Council led initiative to determine whether these changes have made it easier or harder to use public transit. Some people feel their commute or other use of the bus system has been impaired, while others feel the changes have been an improvement. This is not designed as a scientific survey, but an opportunity to see whether or not the service is improved over what it was.
Participation in this survey is completely voluntary. The information collected will be tabulated and used for transit planning discussions for Ballard and in discussions with Metro Transit. The survey is open until Jan 31, 2013
To add your voice, please visit:
tinyurl.com/BallardTransit
The Ballard Prepares team, with funding from a Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Small and Simple grant, is offering free emergency first aid training to the first 90 people in the Ballard area (this includes Crown Hill) to apply. The Ballard Prepares team advises that “the objective is to have 90 additional people who live or work in our community trained to be able to respond in an emergency.”
The course requires two online components to be completed before the one time, in-person training at the Crown Hill Center on January 26th from 9am-2pm.
The online components include blood-borne pathogens, and first aid. The in-class component will include CPR and the use of AEDs.
If you’re interested, please complete this form and email to ballardprepares@gmail.com. The first 90 people will receive directions to log into the online training course.
In exchange for this opportunity, Ballard Prepares asks that you make a commitment of being available to respond in your community to emergencies.
Application: BallardPreparesEnrollmentForm.docx
 
There will be a Safe Communities Initiative event for the North Precinct, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, 7-9 p.m. at North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way North.
There will be a design review meeting regarding the 9076 Holman Rd NW site, Monday, Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. at the Ballard High School Library.
The Neighborhood Project Street Fund (NSF) is now accepting applications. More information about the process and funds available is online. The deadline for submitting projects is Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.
All are welcome to attend. If you have a topic you would like added to the agenda, email it to agenda@crownhillneighbors.org.
Thanks for your interest in Crown Hill Neighbors!
SAVE THE DATE! The Crown Hill Arts Festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 3 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Crown Hill Center (9250 14th Ave NW). More information to come!
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