The Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Community E-nouncements
"The RNA Neighborhood" The Roosevelt Neighbors’ Alliance's (RNA) mission is to advocate
for and inform the community within the RNA boundaries. This is a community-based
alliance of residents, local businesses and institutions whose aim
is to preserve and enhance the quality of life and to help shape
the future of the neighborhood.
IMPORTANT MEETING NOTICES January
4, 2004 1. RNA Board Meeting January 7 2. Northgate Link Open Houses and Public Hearings - local January
8th, Kane Hall. The Northgate
Link route will pass through our RNA neighborhood; Sound
Transit will select the final route from three options this
winter. Speak out for Sound Transit to make the best choice.
Please plan to attend. 3.
RNA's Position on the Northgate Link Alignment Options RNA supports
alternative A1.1 and a Montlake Route & reasons why. 4.
North Link Draft SEIS Available
(For
your convenience: Please find attached the Landmark Fence Foundation
Stone brochure as PDF file.) 1. RNA's Board Meeting When: Wed.,
January 7 Time: 7
- 9 PM Where: University
Family YMCA Topics
listed below Northgate
Link SEIS response and Open House/Public Hearing planning.
Meet King County Councilmember Bob Fergusson, Park Project update,
Bylaw amendment planning. Everyone
is welcome! We encourage your involvement! We
need three new Boardmembers for 2004! Be
a caring member of our community by joining the RNA Board. Contact
Nancy: 632-7760 or by replying to this email. Dear
Neighbors, Your
helping hand is requested to deliver RNA's annual newsletters during
the last two weeks of January. This is our annual task
to put out the word about the RNA and our Annual Meeting on February
4th to every door within our boundaries. Please reply to
this email message. Thank
you, Nancy 2. Northgate
Link Open Houses and Public Hearings - Local: January 8th,
Kane Hall. Join your community at one of two open houses to learn about the
Northgate Link alignment options and speak at a public hearing. Please inform
your neighbors about these meetings. January
7, 2004 (Conflicts with RNA Board meeting) January 8,
2004 - Local There will not be a
formal presentation at the meetings. Drop-in to the Open House
between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM; speak at the public hearing beginning
at 6:00 PM. In the open house room,
there will be display boards showing the light rail route, station
location alternatives, and other content in the draft SEIS. Technical
staff and consultants will be available to answer your questions about
the project or draft SEIS and take your written comments. In the hearing room
at 6 PM, you will be able to give verbal comments, and a court reporter
will record statements. Meeting locations are accessible by bus and
to people with disabilities. For more information,
contact Liz Ellis at 206-398-5283 and ellisl@soundtransit.org. "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under
whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson 3. RNA's Position
on the Northgate Link Alignment Options
WHY? A1.1
- 12 Ave NE tunnel is superior because:
WHY?
The Montlake Cut route is best because:
Thank
you to Jay Regenstreif for reviewing the Northgate Link
SEIS and helping the RNA Board formulate our response. Thanks,
also, to Steve Wirbilowicz and Nick DiMartino for creating signs
to post in the 8th Ave NE neighborhood. If you want to post a sign
in your neighborhood, please contact Nancy by return email. You are welcome
to attend RNA's board meeting on January 7th to learn
more about the RNA's position and planning for the January 8th
Open House and Hearing. Plan to attend a Northgate Link Open House and speak up at the Public Hearing or Sound Transit may get the
wrong impression that you don't care what happens. 3.
Draft Northgate Link SEIS Available The North Link light rail draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) will be available for public review and comment, beginning on November 21, 2003. The draft SEIS contains information on alternative routes and station locations from downtown Seattle to Northgate. A 70-day comment period has been set, from November 21 through January 30, 2004. Copies of the draft SEIS will be available at most Seattle area public libraries, community centers, neighborhood service centers, Sound Transit's offices at 401 S. Jackson St., and on Sound Transit's web site, www.soundtransit.org. To request a free copy of the Executive Summary or a CD-ROM of the draft
SEIS (or a hard copy for a small cost), contact Lauren Swift at (206)
398-5445, (888) 713-6030 TTY, or swiftl@soundtransit.org. You may comment until January 30, 2004. Written comments on the draft SEIS should be sent to James Irish, Link Environmental Manager, Sound Transit, Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104-2826 or e-mail comments to LinkSEIS@soundtransit.org. Please include a return mailing address with your comments. Sound Transit will consider all comments submitted during the public
comment period. After considering public comments, the Sound Transit
Board is scheduled to identify a preferred route this winter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 206-398-5283 and ellisl@soundtransit.org. Thank you for your interest in the North Link light rail project. Liz Ellis More: 5.
Landmark Fence Foundation Stone deadline is
approaching! 6.
Yes, Join! 7. Websites 8.
The 2003 RNA Organization 5.
Landmark Fence Foundation Stones deadline is
approaching! As
we are nearing the construction phase, your donation is needed to help
the RNA neighborhood build the Landmark Fence at University Playground
Park. Make
your mark on our Landmark Fence: donate to the Foundation Stones fundraiser!
Fill out those forms and mail them in! (brochure attached as PDF) All
sizes of contributions are appreciated. Low income options are available. Don't
have a form? Please contact Nancy by replying to this email. Foundation Stones Examples: SANTERI & MARJORIE VOUTILAINEN THE SLETTEBAKS ROCK! PENELOPE ALEXANDRA PETERSON BORN 1-18-03 DICK & LORI MONSON STEVE G. YOUNG THE HORNS ON ELEVENTH AVENUE SINCE 1948 Thank you to all contributors
for supporting this community park project! Major contributors to
date are SAFECO Insurance, Starbucks Coffee Company, The Seattle
Foundation, Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust, King County Special Program
Grants (through King County Councilmember Cynthia Sullivan), Seattle
Dept. of Neighborhoods, University Child Development School and
UCDS Parent Association. "While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier
because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because
our neighbors are so many." Lady Bird Johnson 6. Yes, Join! The
RNA's name says it all - we're an "alliance" of neighbors,
grass roots and community lead. RNA is as strong as its membership,
so help us achieve our goals by being an active member: come to our
meetings and take part in making positive changes to improve
our community. Its easy.... 1.
Print this email and clip the form. Or copy and paste onto a
document. (To
print this email message and avoid printing entire message - on the
print menu select one of the pages! I.e. # 2 out of 1 -
4. "Print preview"shows the page organization, if you
have that option.) 2.
Mail to: The
Roosevelt Neighbors’ Alliance C/o
University Neighborhood Service Center 4534
University Way NE Seattle,
WA 98105 Or, log on to RNA's on-line membership
form:http://www.scn.org/rna/forms/mem_form.htm RNA
2004 Membership Form Please print
and mail your membership today - Don’t Delay! Name
_______________________________________ Address
______________________________________________________________ City
__________________________________________________________________ Zip
___________________ Phone ______________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________ "I
would like to join the Roosevelt Neighbors’ Alliance with a one year
membership": Single
$25 ____ Family $30 ____ Limited
Inc. $10 ____ Contributing $50 ____ Business
$50____ Benefactor $100 ____ Volunteers
are crucial to the vitality of our organization - so please say "Yes, I would like to volunteer
some of my time to help RNA serve our neighborhood!": Mailings
_________ Special
Projects ________ Telephone
_______ Short Duration Tasks_______ "I
would like to donate additional funds towards":
(Please
write the dollar amount and "Park Fund" or "Land
Use Fund" in memo - Otherwise donation will go into the 'general
fund'.) Membership
forms are also in all RNA newsletters. Newsletters can be
found at the University Branch Library, University Neighborhood Service
Center, University Heights Center for the Community and the University
Family YMCA. Or newsletters are available by mail; for these
please reply to this message, call Nancy Bocek 632-7760, or write Nancy
Bocek 5011 9th Ave NE, 98105. Newsletters are provided with your
membership. 7. Websites Visit
RNA's website: http://www.scn.org/rna Website
for Northeast Seattle calendar and news: Northeast Seattle is a web
source for community news, events and information. http://www.northeastseattle.com/home.htm
8.
The 2003 RNA Organization Officers: Karen
Schmidt, President Nancy
Bocek, Vice President Tina
Roush, Treasurer Members-at-Large: Kate
Campbell Mark
Gardner Mary
Hausladen Susan
Coleman Also: Arn
Slettebak, Daylighting Ravenna Creek Representative Eric
Larson, CUCAC Representative, Land Use Advisor Mary
Hausladen, University Playground Park Committee Co-Chair Mark
Gardner, Land Use Committee Nancy
Bocek, Newsletter editor and University Playground Park Committee
Co-Chair Phillip
Thiel, Land Use Advisor Susan
Coleman, NEDC Representative, Ave Group and U-D Arts and Heritage
Committee Representative Many
other volunteers have given much appreciated help to deliver newsletters
and leaflets, help produce the newsletter and website, volunteered
to do project outreach, decision-making and more : (Including) Mark
Bocek, Lyla Ciardi, Carmen Cook, Bartley Dobb, Sharon Dunn, Betsy Friedland, Darcey Harding, Ylva Hernlund,
Tracy Hager, Catherine Hinrichsen, Joan Horn, Patricia and Patrick
Keenan, Jennifer Kuhn, Susan MacKenzie, Bob Martin, Valerie Mehring,
Jennifer Peterson, Bill Purdy, Jane Rowley, Arn and Kathy Slettebak, Lucy
Sloman, Julian Wheeler, Mary Wills and Mina Wirth. Volunteer
opportunities include:
Board of Directors, land use, transportation, University Playground
Park, U-D open space, membership, newsletter and website. Your
participation is welcomed. The
RNA is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. You are welcome to contribute
to this "e-nouncement". Please submit your announcement or other information
in ready-to-go paragraph form, either in an email message or as a Word
document to nancybocek@att.net . The
Editor and the RNA Board reserve the right to accept or deny materials
submitted and otherwise edit to suit "e-nouncement" format. Information
presented in this e-mail newsletter is not necessarily the position,
policy or activity of the Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance. The
Editor and the RNA Board may choose to post information of an educational
or informative nature that might be of interest to the community in
compliance with the purpose of the RNA organization to inform
and educate the community on all issues that pertain to the quality
of life in our neighborhood. To
request to be removed from this list please email nancybocek@att.net . ---
Nancy Bocek, Newsletter Editor
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