Category Archives: Announcements

Announcements, Volunteers

Combined Sewer Overflows Sounding Board

A volunteer opportunity (received from Ray Hoffman at Seattle Public Utilities):

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking community members who would like to serve on a Sounding Board to help guide the development of a long-term plan (LTCP) to control Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in the City of Seattle.  The Clean Water Act requires that Seattle reduce CSOs. Seattle Public Utilities is developing a comprehensive Long-term Control Plan (LTCP) to lay out the capital investments necessary to meet that goal. These actions will include retrofitting the system for greater efficiency, building storage facilities, and green stormwater infrastructure where appropriate. The Sounding Board will provide a diverse set of perspectives from across the City. We seek individuals who can see the big picture, as well as effectively represent a particular point of view and provide constructive advice about important investment decisions. We hope to identify people from each quadrant of the city (northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest) to represent interests in those geographic areas.

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Announcements, Parks & Greenspace, Special Events, Sustainability, Volunteers

Earth Day 2010 in Crown Hill

Crown Hill neighbors are urged to join the Earth Day event on April 17 in our neighborhood. Carkeek Park is setting up teams that will fan out on our streets surrounding the park and do three things: (1) stencil on storm drains the caution about dumping waste, (2) distribute one-page flyers to homes regarding pet waste, and (3) pick up trash along roadways and in public spaces.

What’s up with stenciling drains? There are over 100 storm drains in the Piper’s Creek watershed that send stormwater through the Park and into Puget Sound. Runoff from roads and gutters contributes lots of gunk to Puget Sound every year. Studies show that marking storm drains with the message “Dump No Waste, Drains to Stream” doubles community awareness.

Come to the Park’s Environmental Education Center at 8:30 a.m. to get matched up with a 3-5 person team, pick up supplies, and get your assignment of streets to cover. Just a few hours of work, then an Earth Day celebration with pizza at noon.  Bring work gloves and remember to dress for all sorts of weather.

It is helpful if you register in advance by calling 386-9154 to help Park staff figure appropriate numbers of stencils, trash bags, etc.

Announcements, Transportation, Walkability

Sidewalk Closures Holman Road, Feb 1st to 12th, 2010

A contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will paint the railing on a raised portion of Holman Road NW at 8th Avenue NW from February 1 to February 12. The sidewalk will be closed 24-hours-a-day. During the first week, the crews will close the northern sidewalk, and then starting February 8 the crews will close the southern side. Pedestrians will cross Holman Road at 7th Avenue NW and at 13th Avenue NW.

Announcements, Transportation, Walkability

SDOT Bridge Painting Projects Rescheduled

This just received from SDOT. The Holman Rd railings repainting project has been rescheduled to begin on January 27th. It was originally slotted to be completed in December. During painting pedestrian access to the walkway on the Holman Road overpass over 8th Ave NW may be restricted.

2009 Bridge Painting Projects
Construction Update:  January 14, 2010

Due to several issues the scheduled start of the 2009 bridge painting projects has been revised.  The following is the latest information on start dates for the projects.  More information will be provided in the upcoming weeks concerning vehicle and pedestrian traffic restrictions.

Revised Construction Start Dates:

(1) Carkeek Park over BNSF Railroad — January 20, 2010
(2) Holman Road over 8th Ave NW bridge railings — January 27, 2010
(3) Fairview Avenue N bridge railings — February 15, 2010
(4) E Boston Terrace bridge railings — February 23, 2010
(5) Washington Street Pier — Week of March 1, 2010

Project Contacts

George Frost, Public Outreach Coordinator, george.frost@seattle.gov, (206) 615-0786
Ron Scharf, Project Manager, ron.scharf@seattle.gov, (206) 684-5192

Announcements, Businesses

Footwear Donations Needed

Some local footwear purveyors will be collecting gently used footwear for Soles4Soles, a non-profit set up to distribute footwear to people in need in more than 125 countries. On December 12th, participating locations will give 20% off a new pair of shoes in exchange for your donation.

Nearby locations:
Ballard:  re-soul, 5319 Ballard Ave.
Phinney Ridge:  The Sneakery, 612 NW 65th Street
Fremont:  evo, 122 NW 36th Street
Fremont:  Shoes ‘n Feet, 3409 Stone Way North, #102

For more information or other locations: http://souls4seattle.com and http://giveshoes.org