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King County Metro — effects of proposed cutbacks

The Washington State Legislature has authorized a measure to allow King County to levy a temporary congestion reduction charge of  $20 per vehicle per year on each vehicle registered in King County for two years. If the King County Council passes the congestion charge, Metro will continue to provide planned bus services, including Rapid Ride.  In the event the charge is not approved, King County Metro has proposed a list of service cutbacks to balance their budget. In the first round of service cuts 100,000 of service would be eliminated. In the second round, 680,000 service hours are proposed to be axed.

How will the proposed service cuts affect Crown Hill?

Crown Hill is serviced directly by the following routes:

  • 15: runs along 15th NW turning around using NW 100th, 14th NW, NW 105th, 13th NW, NW 103rd. This service will be changed with the advent of Rapid Ride Line “D” scheduled for Fall 2012. This route services Downtown Seattle and Queen Anne.
  • 28: runs on 8th Ave NW and services Broadview and Fremont
  • 48: runs along NW 85th Street and services Loyal Heights to Rainier Beach
  • 75: runs along NW 85th turning North on 15th then Eastward on Holman. Services Ballard and the U-district (via Northgate Mall)

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Family Caregiver Support Program

Family Caregiver Support Program PosterReceived from Irene Stewart, Planner, Aging and Disability Services, Seattle Human Services Department.

Free Consultations for Family Caregivers

Many people help their parents, and sometimes friends or neighbors, with tasks on a regular basis, but they don’t think of themselves as caregivers. If they fix meals, run errands, support personal care, or schedule medical appointments, they may be caregivers. And they may be very stressed out about it!

 Fortunately, help is available, and most services are free or low cost. The Family Caregiver Support Program helps unpaid caregivers of adults age 18 and older who care for an older adult or an adult with a disability. By helping to reduce family caregiver stress, the program enables the person receiving the care to remain at home and independent.

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We’re on Facebook!

We recently added Facebook into our website.  You can find us on Facebook using the widget at the top of the right-hand column, or searching for “Crown Hill Neighbors” in the search box at Facebook or clicking on this link. We also added the ability to like individual articles and pages on our website.

The Facebook page we have created is a way for neighbors to communicate with each other. By “liking” the Facebook page, you will be able to post information and read information other neighbors have posted about activities, concerns, crime, entertainment, events, food, fun, gardening, history, parks, photos, rants & raves, and more.  We will also post links to selected articles appearing on our web site.

We do ask that if you are posting about crime or suspicious activity that you call the police first, and then share.

Burglary and Auto Theft 900 block of 97th

Looks like we’ve had another burglary and auto theft, this one on 97th between 9th and 12th.  The incident occurred in the late hours of July 1st and the early hours of the 2nd. Robert sent this in earlier today:

Dennis – we got hit hard yesterday.

At apx 1:00 am Saturday morning two teens brazenly entered our home through the front door (left unlocked) while 6 of us were at home sleeping.  They went through three top rooms stealing laptops, keys and then our car.  A neighbor and his girlfriend, next door, spotted them and gave the following description:

2 male teens, latino, closely shaved hair, both w/ black JanSport back packs.

Aprox 1 hour later our car was spotted by a different neighbor violently driving up and down on Dayton Ave.  These neighbors called 911 for over 2 hours with no police response.  The teens eventually blew the front tire but continued to aggressively drive the vehicle on its metal wheels for another 30 minutes. Neighbors [saw] them eventually leave the vehicle and walk back up the street.

Police didn’t arrive till later that morning and alerted us to the whereabouts of the car.  It was damaged, our baby stroller and car seat stolen along with loot from our house.


Please lock your doors, even when home. And most importantly, when you witness suspicious behavior, call 911, give the dispatcher as much information as possible, and ask for an officer to contact you.

What Are You Interested In?

Crown Hill Neighbors wants to hold events that people living in Crown Hill are interested in. We recently held a well attended Crime Prevention and Public Safety event, and a Disaster Preparedness presentation at our annual meeting. We would like to get some feedback from you.

We created a Survey Monkey questionnaire to find out what you are interested in. You can take the survey right here.  The survey is brief and can be completed in just a few minutes. Please check it out and provide your input. Thanks.