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02/29/04 "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.
1. RNA's Board Meeting March 3rd, 7 - 9 PM, YMCA Teen Room. 2. Comment Period for Link Light Rail alignment options from downtown
to UW - Modified Montlake Route, Segment B 3. Mayor's Proposed U District Land Use Changes 4. RNA's Concerns about the Mayor's Proposed U. District Land Use Changes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Announcement - A Volunteer opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RNA's Board Meeting Please come! When: Wed., March 3rd Please welcome our 2004 Board! Officers: Members-at-Large: *New to the Board in 2004 Everyone is welcome! We encourage your involvement! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Comment Period for Link Light Rail alignment options from downtown to UW - Modified Montlake Route, Segment B Learn more by logging onto http://www.soundtransit.org/linkrail/linkrail.htm . An addendum has been added to the North Link draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Montlake Route (also known as the "modified" Montlake route). Comment Period is February 11 through March 11, 2004. North Link light rail study on the modified Montlake route will be available for public review and comment from February 11 through March 11, 2004. A public meeting on the modified Montlake route will be held on Wednesday, February 25 from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. at the University of Washington's Kane Hall. The modified route shifts the tunnel alignment east of Rainier Vista
and moves the southern University District station east of Montlake Boulevard
in front of Husky Stadium. The route is on university property, and would
connect with any routes under consideration north to Northgate or south
to The Modified Montlake Route is examined in an addendum to the Draft SEIS. Copies of the addendum will be available at most Seattle area public libraries, community centers, neighborhood service centers, at Sound Transit's offices at 401 S. Jackson St., and on Sound Transit's web site, www.soundtransit.org. To request a free copy, contact Lauren Swift at 398-5445 or swiftl@soundtransit.org. Copies are being mailed to people who received the draft SEIS. Written comments should be sent by March 11 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. Comments will be responded to and included in the Final SEIS to be released in late 2004. The Feb. 25 public meeting will be an open house with information on the modified Montlake route and project staff available to answer your questions. A hearing will not be held; however, a court reporter will be available to take verbal comments. For more information, please contact Liz Ellis at 398-5283 or ellisl@soundtransit.org.
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson
3. Mayor's Proposed University District Land Use Changes The City held a workshop in January where the community learned of the Mayor's plans to alter land use codes in order to stimulate construction of "affordable" housing in the northwest sector of the University District, including the area inside RNA membership boundaries between Roosevelt and Brooklyn and NE 50th Street to NE 45th Street. We were provided a chance to ask questions and give opinions. Staff attending were from the City of Seattle's Department of Planning and Development, Office of Economic Development, Office of Housing, and Department of Neighborhoods to learn about efforts to increase housing in the University District. RNA's Mark Gardner and Paul Willard have collaborated on the following
information. Mark encourages you to send in personal comments as requested
by the planning group to: Components: ~ Legislation anticipated to Council April 2004.
4. RNA's Concerns about the Mayor's Proposed U. District Land Use Changes Mark Gardner has been thinking and researching land use issues in the district and with collaboration from Paul Willard and other RNA Board members, the RNA puts forth this list of concerns: ~ These proposed zoning changes are questionable as construction in
the U-District has not been static, in fact many new large size office
and housing buildings have recently been built or in the process of construction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Put your Mark in the Park - Landmark Fence Foundation Stones! Help to build the Landmark Fence - As we are moving into the construction bidding phase, your donation is needed as soon as possible to help build the Landmark Fence construction at University Playground Park.
All sizes of contributions are appreciated. Low income options are available. Foundation Stones Examples: SANTERI & MARJORIE THE SLETTEBAKS ROCK! PENELOPE DICK & LORI MONSON THE HORNS ON ELEVENTH AVENUE SINCE 1948 Major contributors to date are SAFECO Insurance, Starbucks Coffee Company, The Seattle Foundation, Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust "B", 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!
RNA isn't about money, everyone in our community matters. But dues-paying members are the ones that are tallied as RNA "members", which is important for validating our organization to the city, other organizations and grant makers. Due-paying members get the newsletter out, pay for stamps, support RNA organizational expenses. Dues range from a welcomed $10 to a more generous contribution of $30 (or more). To join: Send in the membership form! Its easy.... 1. Print this email and clip the form. Or copy and paste onto a document. 2. Mail to: The Roosevelt Neighbors’ Alliance Or, log on to RNA's on-line membership form:http://www.scn.org/rna/forms/mem_form.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, tax-deductible 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": 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 Maple Leaf Neighborhood bulletin board: http://www.MapleLeafNeighborhood.org Daylighting Ravenna Creek in Cowen Park: Citywide Directory http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/directory/ This is a great resource for looking up city employees, departments and services. Access Washington http://access.wa.gov/ State government and services information and links. Metropolitan King County Council homepage http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/members/members.htm
Links and information for King County Council. One especially good site is History Link: http://www.historylink.org/ This site is great for student research. It includes very good short "Magic Lantern Tours" (several by Paul Dorpat) and a personal file for keeping essays, images, links and notes. Historic Seattle: Historic Seattle, founded in 1974, is the only city-wide nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of Seattle's architectural legacy. www.historicseattle.org A great resource is the Seattle Times "150 Years: Seattle By and By"/"Seattle Through the Years" from November 13, 2001: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/seattle_history/articles/timeline.html . This site has good links to other history sites as well. You can spend hours looking through them. (As I have!) Another Seattle Times resource of Census 2000 data in "Your Neighborhood": I especially like the maps showing income distribution, growth and population density. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/census2000/yncharts/nw/map/newzip_dbf61_m10000.html More details on the Census 2000 can be researched at: http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html Powers of Ten View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Just to get a more universal perspective! http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The 2004 RNA Organization Officers: Members-at-Large: *New to the Board in 2004 Also: Arn Slettebak, Daylighting Ravenna Creek Representative Many other volunteers have given much appreciated help in 2003-4 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, Sarah Larson (and friends), Susan MacKenzie, Bob Martin, Nick DiMartino, Valerie Mehring, Jennifer Peterson, Bill Purdy, Jay Regenstreif, Jane Rowley, Arn and Kathy Slettebak, Lucy Sloman, Julian Wheeler, Mary Wills, Mina Wirth, Corinne Cook, and Steve Wirbilowicz. Volunteer opportunities include: Board of Directors, land use, transportation, University Playground Park, U-D open space, membership, grant writing, newsletter and website. Your participation is welcomed. The RNA is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
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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