HELP CLEAN UP 30TH AVENUE NE!

Neighbors surrounding 30th Avenue NE between NE 55th and Blakeley have put together a work party to clean up this busy street.   Several years ago, the City installed new sidewalks on the west side of the street, but the East side of the street is without curbs, gutters, or sidewalks, and has been plagued by garbage and neglect.

30th Avenue NE recently acquired no parking signs on the east side of the street.  The residents near 30th Avenue NE have been dealing with trash accumulation along the Calvary Cemetery right-of-way for many years, but have joined together to create this work party to beautify the street.  The hope is that giving this right-of-way some TLC will discourage folks from tossing their trash here, and give butterflies a place to visit.

Now is your chance to help your community clean up this street.

Gloves, safety vests, trash bags, litter grabbers, dustpans, & insurance will be provided by the City of Seattle.  People are asked to bring seeds and/or bulbs to plant.

Grateful Bread has donated pastries for the event.  Thank you GB!!

Meet at the corner of 53rd Street and 30th Avenue, Sunday September 23, 9 a.m. to noon.

The Design Review Board Guidance Meeting is Monday, August 6th, 6:30 p.m. at University Heights Center.

This is the chance for the public to give comment on the design for the block in front of Roosevelt High School.  You can take a look at the application document, prepared by Architectural Firm GGLO beforehand, and perhaps encourage your neighbors to do the same.

Basically, three “design opportunities” are being discussed; an “o” shape, a “u” shape, and a “double L” shape:

Members of the RBCA and RNA boards gave input on the design of the building during the Spring of 2012.

John Adams, newly elected Chair of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association Land Use Committee, has just announced a meeting to reveal the design for Roosevelt Development Group building in front of Roosevelt High School on Tuesday June 26th – 7:00PM at Cavalry Christian Assembly – 6801 Roosevelt Way NE. 

John has these comments about the meeting on June 26th:

“I believe the developer will be proposing a scheme with a large central courtyard that will be open to the High School.  I see this as a positive turn of events architecturally speaking.

The scheme is however the full height allowed by the new zoning code of an average of 65 feet.

This is a private showing for the neighborhood and is not an official public meeting. So no one from the City will be taking notes in case you wish to make an official statement for the record. Of course your comments are welcome once we get through the presentation of the scheme.”

The RNA, as well as members of the RBCA board, participated in meetings with the Roosevelt Development Group earlier this year to ensure the needs of the neighborhood were not forgotten.  No news yet on when the Design Review Board meeting will be held, but this meeting on June 26^th is the neighborhood’s first opportunity to hear what steps were taken to incorporate the community’s concerns into the design of the new building.

Ravenna-Bryant Community Association is having a community meeting on Tuesday, June 5^th from 7-9 p.m. at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Avenue NE.

Enter to win one of five Casper Babypants CDs!

Free Grateful Bread pastries for anyone who comes through the door!

At our April 3^rd, 2012 community meeting, about 80 people heard Jim Diers, former Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, talk about the power of community.  Jim gave us a lot of ideas for creating stronger communities, so for our June meeting, we’ll be giving you ways to create a stronger community, right on your own street!

• The Seattle Police Department’s NE District Crime Prevention Coordinator, Terri Johnston, will show us how to register our blocks for National Night Out (and give cool ideas for turning our streets into a party), and how to start/maintain a Block Watch Program.
• Seattle City Council Member Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, will discuss programs he feels make our streets safer for everyone.  Come see what your elected officials are doing to make your neighborhood safe!
• Laurie Ames from the Department of Neighborhood will demystify the process of Neighborhood Matching Funds, and explain how you and your neighbors can get money from the City for your own project (and maybe even a National Night Out event!)
• Want to know how Greenways make our neighborhoods safer?  What to know what a Greenway is?  Paulo Nunes-Ueno, Director of Transportation at Children’s Hospital, will give details on the soon to be installed Greenway on 39^th Avenue NE.  There is a lot of excitement surrounding this first official Greenway in our neighborhood and Paulo is just the guy to fill you in on the Greenway that goes north from the Burke-Gilman Trail through our neighborhood.  Read more about Children’s Livable Streets Initiative here.

You can also meet your RBCA board members and your neighbors.  We hope you’ll join us, and we hope you’ll tell your neighbors to join us!

Do you shop at Bartells?  Why not get a kick-back for your local elementary school while you shop?  It’s easy; just go to the link below, print out the form, and bring it in to any Bartells’ store.  You can earn up to 4% for Bryant Elementary.

http://www.bryantschool.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283:bartell-drugs-supports-bryant-elementary&catid=94:generalfundraising&Itemid=108