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Announcements, Events

North Beach Combined Sewer Overflow Project Meeting

Puget Sound Beaches Combined Sewer Overflow Projects Update

This is an update from King County on the Puget Sound Beaches Combined Sewer Overflow projects.  Since we met with you in May 2009, the CSO Beach Projects team has selected a range of alternative means for CSO control in four Puget Sound Beach communities:  Barton (Fauntleroy community in West Seattle), Murray (Morgan community in West Seattle), Magnolia and North Beach.  These CSO control projects will help manage peak flows from areas connected to King County’s CSO facilities and limit discharges of untreated stormwater and sewage into Puget Sound. We have developed three alternatives for each project area. To learn more about this range of alternative means, and our progress so far, please visit our website at:
www.kingcounty.gov/CSOBeachProjects

We will hold four public meetings in March 2010 to propose these alternatives and hear public input and questions.  We invite you to attend and to distribute this meeting schedule to you agency’s listserv.

Here is the schedule of meetings:

Barton/Fauntleroy
Thursday, March 18, 2010
6-8:30 pm
Southwest Community Center
2801 SW Thistle Street
Seattle, WA   98126

Murray/Morgan
Monday, March 29, 2010
6-8:30 pm
Southwest Community Center
2801 SW Thistle Street
Seattle, WA   98126

Magnolia
Tuesday , March 23, 2010
6-8:30 pm
Magnolia Community Center
2550 34th Ave West
Seattle, WA   98199

North Beach
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
6-8:30 pm
Loyal Heights Community Center
2101 NW 77th Street
Seattle, WA   98117

If you have questions or comments, please send them to our project email at:  CSOBeachProjects@kingcounty.gov

Thank you.

Parks & Greenspace, Public Notices

What’s Up With That Fence?

Some neighbors of the Crown Hill School site have noticed that a new fence (without gates) has been erected across the paved area from approximately the southern addition to the building to the fence at the 13th Ave edge of the property. According to Catherine Weatbrook of the Crown Hill Project:

“The new fence, is a licensing issue for Small Faces and some barrier has always been in the plans.  With purchase rapidly approaching, we’re required to have a fence ASAP.  The current temporary fence meets an immediate need so Small Faces can remain open.  The next working group meeting will have a portion devoted to a discussion of what fence gates would make the most sense to all to allow pedestrian flow and allow license compliance, and satisfy parks requirements .  Look forward to your input on 2/19.  If you’re unable to attend at that time, you can provide your location/opening feedback before then either through me ( Catherine.Weatbrook@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 206.372.2033), or through another community member.”

The next working group meeting will be held at the school on Thursday, February 19th, at 6:30 PM in room 7 (no food or beverages please). Some portion of the meeting will be devoted to discussion of the fence and gates for ingress and egress.

In the plans for the future Crown Hill Park, a 30 foot strip along the east side of the property at 13th Ave NW is dedicated to a vegetated swale and walking area. Small Faces Child Development Center has until now used orange cones and a section of orange snow fence to keep playing children from straying. Lynn Wirta (director of Small Faces) has also indicated that some neighbors let their dogs run off-leash, and the fence will prevent the dogs running amongst the children at play.

Events, Gardening, Sustainability

Swanson’s Seminar: Selecting Fruit Trees

Swanson’s Nursery
9701 15th Avenue Northwest
Seattle, WA 98117-2399
(206) 782-2543

Selecting Fruit Trees
March 6 @ 10:00 am
Learn how to choose the best fruit trees for your garden. Understand what cross-pollination means for best fruit production, what size and shape tree to choose, and which fruit trees have outstanding ornamental value. Learn how to plant your tree, tips on water needs and how to promote the health of your tree and its fruit.