Mobile Home Park Protections to Preserve Up to 11 Acres for Affordable Housing in Bitter Lake

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Posted: December 7, 2021

From The Urbanist

he Seattle City Council has passed another six month development moratorium for the city’s two remaining mobile home parks. The legislation, which passed 7-0, is the fifth and apparently final extension of the moratorium, which was first passed in 2019 after residents raised concerns about the pending sale of Halcyon Mobile Home Park in North Seattle. Developers had filed preliminary plans for constructing 196 market-rate townhomes on the seven and a half acre site, creating fears of displacement among tenants, many of whom were elderly and/or disabled. The filing followed the closure of University Trailer Park in 2017, which was replaced by a development of 89 townhomes.

“I ask that we extend this moratorium one final time to prevent any loopholes before our long-awaited long-term protections can be adopted by the City Council next week,” said Dan Strauss (District 6), sponsor of the bill.

Councilmembers Strauss and Debra Juarez (District 5), in whose district Halcyon and neighboring Bella-B Mobile Home Park are located, have been working on a permanent legislative solution for the sites, which will be voted on by the full City Council on December 13th where it appears likely to pass with strong Council support based on past statements. Their legislation would create a mobile home overlay district, further restricting the sites’ development until it sunsets in 2051. In a special meeting of the Land Use and Neighborhoods committee on December 3rd, Ketil Freeman, City Council Central Staff, explained that the term “overlay” district is used because the additional specifications “sit over an underlying zone designation.”

Seattle Parks and Recreation needs input for the renovation of Carkeek Park play area

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Posted: November 30, 2021

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Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is excited to be starting the process to renovate Carkeek Park play area in northwest Seattle at 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd.  The community is encouraged to participate and provide input.

Please participate in a short survey https://seattle.surveymonkey.com/r/CarkeekPG and join us online December 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. The meeting link is https://bit.ly/CarkeekPlayAreaMeeting1 and no registration is necessary. Additionally, we will post the recording of the online meeting and after viewing people may email the project planner with input. The recorded presentation will be posted on the website the week of December 13.

This project will renovate the existing play area which will include replacement of equipment and improvements to accessibility. The Salmon Slide will be evaluated for any necessary maintenance or restoration. At this meeting the design team will be sharing a site analysis along with potential play area styles and equipment. We look forward to hearing how the existing play area works for you and your family as well as, what improvements you would like to see.

For more information please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/projects/carkeek-park-playground-renovation or contact Colin Campbell at colin.campbell@seattle.gov or 206-256-5604.

Salmon Returning to Carkeek Park

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Posted: November 19, 2021

The salmon run is holding strong in Carkeek Park. The creeks were flush with live salmon during a survey recently with many of the viewpoints offering great views of spawning salmon. We should be near the peak of the run but expect several more weeks of salmon at Carkeek.

Details are available on the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project website.

Recycle Right

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Posted: November 17, 2021

Recycling rates in King County are some of the highest in the nation. The statewide ban on single-use plastic bags that took effect Oct. 1 is also improving efforts to reduce waste and recover valuable resources.

But officials here say there’s still a lot of room for improvement. In honor of America Recycles Day on Monday, here is an article from KNKX.

Take a few minutes to learn what you can do to help.

Aurora Coalition meeting MONDAY

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Updated: November 4, 2021

The Aurora Reimagined Coalition is holding a meeting to update on its recent activities on Monday November 8 at 7 PM. You can join the meeting online. See details below.

We may not know for certain who will be the next Mayor, but we do know (unfortunately) that Aurora will remain a dangerous and unpleasant highway through the rest of 2021. There are actions we can take now, however, to make the highway better to live near, cross over, and travel along.

Join us for our November monthly meeting – we’ll dive into the 500+ Community Survey responses and talk about how to frame our advocacy strategy in the coming months. We’ll also celebrate an ARC advocacy win – SDOT is beginning the outreach process to create a complete outer loop around Green Lake, repurposing an unused lane of Aurora on the west side of Green Lake.

November Coalition Meeting
Monday, November 8 | 7:00p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
CLICK THIS LINK TO LOG IN: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86503599252
Dial in by phone: (253) 215-8782 | Meeting ID: 865 0359 9252 | Press *6 to mute and unmute

AGENDA

  1. Overview of the Coalition – Who, What, and Why
  2. What we’ve done in the past month: community presentations, engagement with Councilmembers and City departments
  3. Community Survey feedback – summary and analysis
  4. SDOT Green Lake Outer Loop project – how to make an impact
  5. Our Advocacy Strategy and Plan

October Broadview/Bitter Lake CC and Haller Lake CC Zoom Meeting onHousing Projects in our area!

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Posted: October 6, 2021

Have you had questions about the housing projects going up in our neighborhoods? We’ve got you covered!

Please join us for a virtual conversation about housing for the homeless in the Bitter Lake/ Haller Lake neighborhoods.

When – Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Time – 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Where – via Zoom – you can join the meeting by going to https://www.hallerlakecommunityclub.org/events and clicking on the link provided.

Presenters – Mark Ellerbrook, King County Department of Community and Human Service office of Dow Constatine

                    Noah Fey, Director of Housing Programs, DESC

                    Josh Castle, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Low Income Housing Institute

Here is the agenda:

7:00pm – 7:15pm – Welcome by Angela Fava, President of the Board for BBLCC

                              Welcome by Karen Bamert, President of the Board for HLCC

Presentations:

7:15pm – 7:30pm – Mark Ellerbrook

                             King County Department of Community and Human Services

                             Representing the office of Dow Constantine  

7:30pm – 7:45pm – Noah Fey

                              Director of Housing Programs, DESC

7:45pm – 8:00pm – Josh Castle

                              Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement

                              Low Income Housing Institute

8:00pm – 8:25p – Questions from our community

8:25pm – 8:30pm – Closing

**** Please submit your questions for our presenters by October 15, 2021. **** 

See you there! ….  and share with your neighbors who might be interested

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Costco files plan to open new store on Aurora Avenue

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Updated: October 1, 2021

By Andrew Scheinthal, KIRO 7 News

 

SEATTLE — Attention, Costco shoppers! Costco could be taking over the site of the old Sam’s Club off of Aurora Avenue in North Seattle.

The Western Washington company filed paperwork with the city to lease the property, and that has some neighbors excited.

“It will be nice to have less vacant lots,” says Oliver Klobas who has lived in the area for 30 years.

He and others nearby say ever since the Sam’s Club left, the problems began.

First the squatters and now there is trash in and around the property and a homeless encampment set up on the side of the property.

“I try not to go by,” says Karl Stephers. “It’s not particularly appealing for kids, for the neighbors. I mean the closer you live the more you see the consequences.”

The lease application outlines some of the plans by Costco, which show the company would be investing roughly $10 million into the existing site..

If approved, this would be the second Costco in Seattle and just about three miles south from another store in Shoreline.

While some families are concerned the new store could bring more traffic to the area, they are more hopeful it would push out the problems that make them feel uneasy.

“I mean there’s always hope, says Klobas. “But, I mean we’ll see when it happens.”

See also King 5 article with Aurora Reimagined Coalition comments.

Input needed on Bitter Lake Play Area Equipment

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Posted: September 10, 2021

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Please Participate!

Seattle Parks and Recreation encourages the community to participate in designing the new play area for Bitter Lake. Please join us at the play area on Saturday, September 18 from 10 a.m. to noon to review the schematic design and provide input on play equipment.  Bitter Lake Play Area is located just south of the community center at 13035 Linden Ave. N. If you are unable to join us in person, please participate by taking this short survey. https://seattle.surveymonkey.com/r/BitterLakePlay

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the public process to date. The design team from Hoshide Wanzer Architects and Berger Partnership incorporated community input into a preferred schematic design and is looking to gather additional feedback on the swings, spinners, and multi-generational fitness and sensory equipment. The project team will be at the park on September 18th and look forward to explaining the design and collecting your feedback.

The project will provide a renovation to the existing restroom including newly upgraded and accessible all-gender comfort station/restroom, and new play equipment that provides play opportunities for all abilities. In addition, the project will make safety and accessibility improvements that meet the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

For more information please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/bitter-lake-playfield-play-area-and-comfort-station-renovation

or contact Katie Bang at katie.bang@seattle.gov or 206-684-9286.

Candidate Zoom Forum 2021 Sept 2nd

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Posted: August 25, 2021

It is that time again…  to meet the candidates and learn what they have to offer.  Join Broadview-Bitter Lake CC and Haller Lake CC as they host another fun Candidates forum via Zoom.  Candidates will be addressing questions from the audience…. so please send in your questions ahead of time and identify which candidate they are for…. Send to hallerlakecc@gmail.com
 
More Details to follow as we get closer to the date…..

 

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