July 2016

Alison Grande, Emmy award winning journalist at KIRO 7 Eyewitness News and the 1992-1993 Miss Seafair, will announce the 2016 West Seattle Grand Parade. Alison grew up in Redmond and lived for 13 years on Alki. She is a graduate with honors of Pacific Lutheran University and is excited to celebrate Seafair with ​the West Seattle Community this year.​

The parade begins at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 23, 2016, on California Ave SW at SW Lander St and ends at SW Edmunds St.

The Hiyu Kiddie Parade forms at 10:45 AM at Genesee and California and steps off just ahead of the Grand Parade heading south about 4 blocks to Edmunds. The parades are produced by the Rotary Club of West Seattle.

Previously announced was the selection of the Schmitz Family as the 2016 Grand Marshall of the parade for its generations of public service and generosity to the West Seattle community.

Also previously announced was the award of the 2016 Orville Rummel Trophy for Outstanding Service to the Community to Clay Eals, Executive Director of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society .

information from SDOT

The Fauntleroy Expressway will be closed Wednesday, July 20 and Thursday, July 21 beginning at 9 p.m. and reopening by 5 a.m. the following morning.

The contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has completed the installation of the 674 bearing pads on the Expressway. The evening closures will allow the contractor to conduct epoxy application finishing work related to the bearing pad replacement. The epoxy is intended to ensure the pads are providing thorough cushioning. SDOT thanks the public for its patience while this work is being completed.

This information will also be posted on the project website, located at: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/fauntleroyexpressway.htm.

The annual Float Dodger 5K is set to run on the West Seattle Grand Parade route right before the floats kick off on Saturday July 23. It will start and finish at Hiawatha Park and will raise funds to help eradicate cancers and provide food for people in need.

The runners enjoy a fairly level course, prizes, awards, an after party featuring root beer floats, parade viewing and a costume contest. You are welcome after the run at West Seattle Runner, across the street from the finish line for the parade and party.

Visit www.floatdodger5k.com to register and to get more event information.

Event Information:

When: Saturday, July 23rd
Registration: 8:00am
Run Starts: 9:30am
Cost: $35 before July 21st and $40 on race day

Where: Hiawatha Park ~ 2700 California Ave SW ~ West Seattle

A fire on the second floor of a home in the 3000 block of Bataan Street SW was quickly handled by Seattle Fire after it was reported around 8:45am. No one was hurt.

Numerous units responded to the scene. Chief Woodbury the Incident Commander said, "The resident was not home at the time and it was mostly confined to one room but we have investigators on the way to check it out."

No cause or estimate of damage has yet been determined.

White Center's annual community festival, July Jubilee Days is set to roll into action this weekend with music, street vendors and much more on the schedule.

Here's the basic schedule:

Friday, July 15 – 11:00 am – midnight
Saturday, July 16 – 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday, July 17 – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Garden Tour: McLendon’s Hardware (10210 16th Ave SW Seattle 98146)
Fireworks: Steve Cox Memorial Park (1321 SW 102nd St Seattle 98146)
Carnival: Steve Cox Memorial Park (1321 SW 102nd St Seattle 98146)
Street Fair: 17th Ave between SW Roxbury St & SW 100th St Seattle 98146
Car Show: 17th Ave SW & SW 100th St Seattle 98146
Parade: 16th Ave between SW 116th St & 100th St Seattle 98146

You can attend the Davis Shows Northwest Carnival at Steve Cox Memorial Park and the parade from Burien’s northern border into White Center.

SATURDAY, JULY 18TH: SUNDAY JULY 19TH:
• 11 :00 until 7:00PM on Saturday and Sunday
Street Fair with local food, craft and art vendors, Kids Center
Carnival, Beer Garden, Space Elevator Races
• 11 :00 AM Car Show • 7:30AM-1 :OOPM Kiwanis Pancake

Coming to West Seattle is a highly acclaimed handbell ensemble, TIntabulations. They will perform in concert on Sunday, July 24 in Seattle, joined by Seattle's 'Bells of the Sound'. The concert is scheduled to take place at 7 pm, at Tibbets United Methodist Church, located at 3940 41st Ave SW.

Requested to audition for the International Handbell Symposium in Vancouver B.C. several months ago ‘Tintab’ auditioned and was shortly thereafter invited to not only participate but to perform. They are one of only two handbell ensembles chosen to represent the United States at this worldwide event.

The City of SeaTac was an $18.3 million loser and K&S Developments was the winner in the largest land use judgement in the history of Washington State on July 8. In addition the judge, made a recommendation that the in house counsel for the City of SeaTac be formally sanctioned in a case that involved years long deception and dishonesty by the City and its staff. This was the final judgement of findings of fact and conclusions of law of the case won by K&S in January. This also included determination of attorney's fees.

The issues in the case brought by K&S, owned by Gerry and Kathryn Kingen who also own Salty’s Seafood Grills in Seattle, Redondo and Portland, began in 2004 when they proposed to build a parking garage on land they owned in SeaTac.

They were first led to believe they could go ahead with their plan but were later turned down by the Central Planning Staff of the City of SeaTac who, working with the legal staff, began a pattern of changing the land use rules to delay and thus prevent the development.

By Gwen Davis

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce held their luncheon Thursday morning, featuring Sound Transit’s plan for West Seattle.

The event featured a panel discussion on what their current stage of the plan, ST3 (Sound Transit 3) means to West Seattle. The panel was put together by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, hosting experts on the subject material. King County Executive, Dow Constantine was the most notable panelist.

The goal of the luncheon was for participants to walk away with more knowledge about what the proposed ST3 package will mean to the West Seattle peninsula.

The luncheon took place at The Kenney.

Constantine then addressed the audience.

As chair of the Sound Transit board of directors, Constantine said he’s happy to be at the luncheon addressing the participants, many of whom he said he knows.

“Light Rail is coming to West Seattle,” he said. Back in the day, when Light Rail was first starting, Constantine said he was very adamant at reaching West Seattle. It was approved in 2008.

An Early Design Guidance meeting is set for Aug. 4 at the West Seattle Senior Center to allow a 126,500 sq. ft., 7-story mixed-use building containing 108 residential units and 10 live/work units 4754 Fauntleroy Way SW. Parking would be provided for 88 vehicles below grade. The existing structure (Capitols Loans) would be demolished.

Thomas Parsons of Holland Development from Vancouver WA is the owner.

MEETING
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: West Seattle Senior Center
4217 SW Oregon St
Room: Hatten Hall

All meeting facilities are ADA compliant. Translators or interpreters provided upon request. Please contact the Public Resource Center at prc@seattle.gov or (206) 684-8467 at least five business days prior to the meeting to request this service.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT
The Director will accept written comments to assist in the preparation of the early design guidance through August 4, 2016. You are invited to offer comments regarding important site planning and design issues, which you believe, should be addressed in the design for this project.

A design review meeting for a proposed six, 3-story live-work unit project totaling 9,000 sq. ft to be built at 5458 Calfiornia Ave. SW. This is the current home of Ventana Construction but they are not part of the project. Existing structures would be demolished. Paul Anderson and Bauhaus Parters LLC are the developers. This is the early design guidance phase so no design concepts are yet available.

MEETING

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: West Seattle Senior Center
4217 SW Oregon St
Room: Hatten Hall

All meeting facilities are ADA compliant. Translators or interpreters provided upon request. Please contact the Public Resource Center at prc@seattle.gov or (206) 684-8467 at least five business days prior to the meeting to request this service.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT