January 2019

information from King County

Those who are among the 100,000 people signed up to attend this Saturday’s SR 99 tunnel grand opening festivities now have the option to sail in on King County Metro’s West Seattle Water Taxi. The Water Taxi will operate on a special event schedule from 5:55 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to help folks coming from West Seattle and surrounding areas get to the action.

Additionally, free parking for approximately 250 cars will be offered at the Pier 2 parking lot located at 2424 Harbor Ave SW (across the street from the 7-Eleven) with continuous shuttle service to the Water Taxi.

From Pier 52, riders can walk across the Marion Street overpass to access Third Avenue and board routes 1, 3, 4 or the D-Line, all of which take passengers to Seattle Center. 

information from HPAC

The Highland Park Action Committee (HPAC) has been requested to support the permit extension by two community groups, Martin Westerman, Director of Seattle Green Spaces Coalition (SGSC) and CSC Community Advisory Committee. We have also received emails from neighbors about issues with encampments and RVs  in the neighborhood not being addressed.

Please take our short anonymous survey by Feb. 14, 2019 so HPAC executive committee can understand the wishes of the neighborhood in responding to this request. 
Link to the survey: 

District 1 Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared the results of a seismic report provided by Seattle Public Utilities that points to recommended seismic upgrades across the area. Herbold writes:

A hate letter that was sent to homes and businesses in Burien last week has prompted an investigation by the King County Sheriff's office.

They are looking into who is responsible for sending the letter. Our news partner Q13 Fox News reports that the letter asks for Black men and women to run for Burien City Council and it says, “We need to make it possible for (ICE) to deport the aliens because our quality of life is going downhill at a rapid rate.”

The letter includes a contact number of a television station in Houston, Texas. Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta was also mentioned in the letter.

information from Seattle Parks

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is hosting a booth at the West Seattle Farmer’s Market, 44th Ave. SW and SW Alaska St., on Sunday, February 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for the community to learn about the new park project at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St., meet the design team from Cascade Collaborative and provide input on the design of this new neighborhood park.

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