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08/01/04
"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 for August is Cancelled - Next Meeting is Wednesday,
September 8th (the second Wednesday).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RNA's August Board Meeting is Cancelled for Summer Holiday Please put September 8th on your calendar! It is the second Wednesday of September, not the typical first. When: Wednesday, September 8th -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. University District Lease Lid Hearing The last public hearing date is August 3 at the Museum of History and
Industry. Written comments may be submitted at any time until the final
Council vote on the legislation, with a preference to receive written
comments by 5:00 p.m. on August 4. Send written comments to Councilmember
Jan Drago, Legislative Department, 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 2, PO Box
34025, Seattle, WA 98124-4025. Email list is provided for your convenience
below. The Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance participated in the creation of the
UW Lease Lid as members of the City/University/Community Advisory Board.
We have spent many years researching and learning about the needs of
both the University and the Community. Our current recommendations for
the proposed amendments to the 1998 Agreement between the Seattle and
the University of Washington (UW), a Growth Management Act development
regulation are outlined as follows. · This proposal would allow for the construction of a substantial
amount of single-purpose office space. In addition, by exempting existing · Support inclusion of a Housing Quality Assurance program for
student housing that ensures legal and safe housing for students and
also · In addition, a prohibition on ground-level leasing by the UW
in pedestrian zones should be part of any legislation street level leasing
by the UW, WITH THE EXCEPTION for public contact purposes. (e.g. ticket
offices, UW information center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Council Email List: Tom.Rasmussen@seattle.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are getting down to the wire for the Landmark Fence Project at University
Playground Park. Our schedule: The advertisement for a contractor will
be posted soon. The Artifacts are at the half-way mark. The Foundation
Stones are due to be engraved August - September. Your contribution to the “Foundation Stone” fundraiser is needed soon! ~ Join those dedicated to preserving and enhancing our neighborhood.
HOMER, VERA, PAUL & TOM SOULES
Drawing of a Bee in a tutu dancing on a flower
Thank you to all contributors for supporting this community park project!
4. Helpers Sought for UW Community Gathering 2004 If you would like to help, be a table captain, provide information to students or be on the planning team, please contact Michaelann Jundt at the UW Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center at mjundt@u.washington.edu or 206.685.2705.
More: 5. 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. 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.
6. 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 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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