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Pinehurst Safeway Moving Forward

Safeway submitted their application for rezone with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development. The description on the DPD website is: Council Action to contract rezone a 24,300 sq.ft. portion of land (three parcels at SE section of property) from Single Family 7200 to NC 3-40′ to allow a 50,000 sq.ft., 33.5 ft. tall building (Safeway). Project includes 10, 000 cu. yds. of grading and the review of demolishing the existing structures totaling 41,150 sq. ft. Surface parking for 172 vehicles to be provided. Read more on the DPD application here and history of the Pinehurst Safeway project on the Pinehurst blog here.

Photos from Saturday’s Northgate Urban Design Framework Open House

John Lombard of Thornton Creek Alliance and Paul Fischburg, Senior Policy Advisor with the City of Seattle Office of Policy and Management

Pinehurst neighbors Sylvia Scott, her son Porter, and Stephen Debois

Mark Troxel from Department of Planning and Development and our translators Mohamed Khalif (Somali), Zubeda Adem (Tigrinya), Abdu Issa (Amharic)

Stephen Antupit and Jeff Benesi from Mithun

who helped to develop the Urban Design Framework

Read more about the Urban Design Framework here and about Northgate Revitalization here.

Party @ Display and Costume

My seven-year-old daughter and I went to Party @ Display and Costume yesterday to buy a birthday gift for her friend, Tait. Tait loves Dachshunds and there is a Webkinz Dachshund that we were looking for. Party @ Display and Costume has one of the best collections of Webkinz in North Seattle. This is important to know if you have young children or grandchildren… We found the Dachshund and we had some fun checking out all of the holiday displays as well.




Party @ Display and Costume
11201 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: (206) 362-4810

    Hours:

  • M-F 8:30 – 8:30
  • Sat 9:30 – 6:00
  • Sun 11:00 – 5:00

Party @ Display and Costume was also a contributor to the 2008 Pinehurst Summer Social.

iPhone 2.2 – Pedestrian and Transit Rider Friendly

I have become one of those iPhone users I used to hate. I can’t believe how I got through life before this. The new 2.2 update is available for download today. I walk and bus as much as possible. Given that, I can’t wait to try out these three new functions:

Google Street View – Street View takes you on a virtual walking tour: Navigate street-level photographs of places you’ve located in Maps.
Public Transit and Walking Directions – Get walking directions, find public transit schedules, check fares, and estimate your travel time.

Share Location – Tap the Share Location button to send an email that includes a Google Maps URL.

Learn more here.

Live On-line Seattle Police and Fire Scanner

Here.
Thanks for the tip, Joe.

Update from Seattle Public Schools on Capacity Management and Building Closures

Dear Seattle Public Schools families and community members:

Thank you for your interest in Seattle Public Schools’ work on capacity management and building closures. On October 29, the School Board voted unanimously to accelerate the capacity management process, which is one of the five key focus areas for this year as we implement Excellence for All, our Strategic Plan.

School Board Opinion Editorial. On Monday, November 3, the Seattle Times published an opinion editorial by the School Board that sets out the context for capacity management and building closures.

Guidelines and Timeline. At the School Board’s meeting on November 12, Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson announced the guidelines and foundational questions that will be applied as buildings are considered for closure or repurposing. Guidelines include building condition, lot size, cost per pupil, proximity and academic performance. These guidelines will be evaluated in the context of several foundational questions that focus on opportunities to strengthen programs and increase equity of access to programs across the district. The timeline for the building closure process was also confirmed. Preliminary recommendations will be presented by the Superintendent and discussed by the board at a 6:00 p.m. School Board Workshop at the John Stanford Center. The School Board is scheduled to vote on the final recommendation on January 29.

Updated FAQ. The Frequently Asked Questions document has been updated to include additional questions asked by staff and community. We will continue to add information throughout the process. The Capacity Management Web site has also been reorganized to include “Quick Links” and additional information.

Community Meeting Dates. Two community meetings will provide an opportunity to consult with community members on the preliminary recommendations. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, December 4, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 2445 3rd Avenue South. A second meeting will be held on Saturday, December 6, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Filipino Hall, 5740 Martin Luther King Way.

How to Be Involved. Family and community feedback is vital as we move forward with capacity management and building closures. There are many ways to get information and to be involved. These include email, web postings, e-newsletters, community meetings, public hearings, and public testimony at School Board meetings.

Thank you for your interest.

Office of Communications
Seattle Public Schools

No Jail for Haller Lake

According to the Seattle Times and the Seattle PI. The Puetz Golf site on Aurora in the Haller Lake neighborhood has been dropped from consideration as a new jail site.

Saturday’s Northgate Urban Design Framework meeting will be more exciting than this – I promise!

Come give your input on future design at Northgate. It is important. It will be fun. And, you won’t regret it.

Saturday, November 22
Open House 1:30-4:30 pm
Northgate Community Center
10510 5th Ave. N.E.
Language interpretation and child care available

Learn more here and here and here.

11/24 Jackson Park Trail – Community Visioning Meeting

What is Jackson Park Trail?
Jackson Park is a publicly-owned park with one of Seattle’s three municipally owned golf courses and is managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation. The park located south of 145th St and between 15th Ave NE and I-5. Friends of Jackson Park Trail are working with Seattle Parks and Recreation to investigate the possibility of building a perimeter walking and biking trail around Jackson Park.

What are these meetings?
Students from the University of Washington in conjunction with the Friends of Jackson Park Trail are conducting a series of outreach meetings to brainstorm idea for a Jackson Park perimeter walking and biking trail.

When is it and where will it be held?
Monday, November 24th
Olympic Hills School (13018 20th Ave NE)
6 to 7:30 PM
Open to all community members

Learn more about Friends of Jackson Park Trail:
http://groups.google.com/group/friends-of-jackson-park-trail

Needed: Pinehurst Representative to the North Precinct Advisory Council

Our recent Pinehurst poll shows that the top priority for the neighborhood is crime prevention.

Pinehurst can have a community representative on the Seattle Police Department North Precinct Advisory Council. This is a great opportunity to understand what is happening and to help advocate for Pinehurst. Time commitment would be about 4 hours per month and would mainly involve attending the North Precinct Advisory Council meetings which are the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 pm.

In light of recent neighborhood events and an increased interest in crime prevention, it would be valuable for all of us as a community to have a volunteer step up to take on this leadership role. Please let me know if you are interested in this.