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05/22/02 Dear Neighbors, It's time again for
our Annual Neighborhood Meeting and we hope you can join us on May 30th.
It's a busy time for our community and we have many things to tell you
about in addition to the Neighborhood Meeting. Here's a summary of items
included in this message:
Just cursor down to
whatever interests you for details about the above meetings, projects
and events. We apologize that this message is so long, but there's a
lot going on and we only send out one message a month. Please forward this
message to neighbors who may not be on our email network. We now have
638 on our list! As always, we appreciate your support and commitment
to the neighborhood. If you have questions about this message or any
other neighborhood concerns, please email back. The LCC board meets
at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at St. Stephens. All calls
and concerns from neighbors are discussed and neighbors are always welcome
to attend. Jeannie
Hale, LCC President =========LAURELHURST ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING======= Please join us for
the Laurelhurst Annual Neighborhood Meeting on Thursday, May 30th
at the Laurelhurst Community Center, 4554 NE 41st Street.
There will be an informal reception at 6:45 p.m. and the meeting starts
at 7 p.m. Kids are welcome! Here's the lineup of topics and speakers:
Questions? Contact Shahina Piyarali at 526-8005
or shahinapiyarali@hotmail.com or Jeannie Hale at 525-5135 or jeannieh@serv.net. =================ARE YOU GOOD WITH NUMBERS?============== LCC is looking for
a new treasurer. We have been fortunate to have the excellent services
of Han Kim, but he and his wife will have their second baby soon and
Han will be resigning from the LCC Board of Trustees to attend to other
matters. Treasurer Responsibilities:
Our current treasurer has a good system set up and can teach you how
to do things. Here are the major responsibilities:
Are you interested? Please contact Shahina Piyarali at
206-526-8005 or shahinapiyarali@hotmail.com. ==========LAURELHURST SIDEWALK SAFETY PROGRAM ============ LCC is launching the
Laurelhurst Sidewalk Safety Program. The plan is to educate neighbors
about sidewalk safety problems, develop an inventory of Laurelhurst
sidewalks where problems exist and to develop a plan for the City, the
Laurelhurst Community Club and neighbors to work together and to share
some of the cost of safety repairs. Brochures about the program are
available at the Laurelhurst Community Center. Neighbors with unsteady
gait or who rely on assistive devices such as canes and walkers are
especially at risk for falls from cracked and uneven sidewalks. For
these neighbors, a broken hip or other serious injury can all too easily
result from a fall. For some, recovery from this kind of accident could
require surgery or be very slow and some may never recover completely.
Children playing on
the sidewalk can end up with skinned knees or worse. Neighbors often
end up walking in the street to avoid hazards associated with unsafe
sidewalks and this also poses risks. How You Can Help: Phase 1 of the project is to develop
an inventory of Laurelhurst sidewalks. Forms are available for neighbors
to complete at the community center or you can email Karl Weyrauch at
karlweyrauch@hotmail.com to get one. Students with community service school
requirements are welcome and encouraged to help out with the inventory.
We are basically asking neighbors for help in identifying:
Questions? Contact Karl Weyrauch at 206-525-5562
or karlweyrauch@hotmail.com or Jeannie Hale at 206-525-5135 or
jeannieh@serv.net. ====================TAKE FIVE FOR
KIDS!===================== Send in Comments on the Proposed All
Ages Dance Ordinance Background: Two years ago, LCC worked with the
Mayor, the City Council and others to get amendments included in the
All Ages Dance Ordinance to ensure protection of our youth at for profit
nightclubs. At that time, the Music and Youth Task Force recommended
repeal of a law known as the "Teen Dance Ordinance" and replacement
with an "All Ages Dance Ordinance." LCC supported changes
to the archaic Teen Dance Ordinance to expand entertainment opportunities
for kids. But, we thought the All Ages Dance Ordinance went too far
in allowing unsupervised children of any age into dance clubs where
alcohol would be served. We asked for amendments to address such issues
as imposing a curfew at dance venues as the proposed law would have
allowed these venues to be open 24 hours a day and alcohol would be
served. We asked that there be a readmission fee, something required
at high school events in Seattle, to deter young people from leaving
the premises to use drugs or engage in other unlawful activity. LCC
sought other amendments addressing the issues presented by the proposed
new law. The City Council passed
the All Ages Dance Ordinance in August 2000 by a close vote. Mayor Schell
subsequently vetoed the measure listing concerns raised by Laurelhurst
and others. The All Ages Dance
Ordinance is now back before the City Council. The same issues that
LCC was concerned about a couple of years ago are still here. We want
a compromise proposal to ensure young people have access to music venues,
but with adequate safeguards. We urge you to attend the upcoming public
hearing on May 28th or email your comments to City Councilmembers and
the Mayor. If the City Council and the Mayor do not hear from concerned
citizens the All Ages Dance Ordinance will pass in its current form! The Public Hearing: The City Council Neighborhoods, Arts
and Civil Rights Committee will hold a public hearing to take comments
on an ordinance repealing the Teen Dance Ordinance and adopting the
All-Ages Dance Ordinance on Tuesday, May 28th at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Chamber, located in City Hall at 600 Fourth Avenue. For those wishing
to testify at the hearing, a sign-up sheet will be available outside
the door to the Council Chamber at 5:00 p.m. Councilmember Nick Licata
will chair the hearing. Email or Fax Comments: You can also email in comments to
the Mayor and Councilmembers at the addresses below, call them or fax
them. The fax number for Councilmembers is 684-8587.
The Message: Please consider asking Councilmembers
and the Mayor for the following amendments to the All Ages Dance Ordinance:
Further Information? The ordinances can be viewed by clicking
the following hyperlinks: For the All Ages Dance Ordinance, go to http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/CBOR1.htm and type "114170" in the
Council Bill field. The "Teen Dance Ordinance" is section
6.294 of the Seattle Municipal Code. Go to http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/code1.htm and type "6.294" under the
"Code Section Number" field. ===AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE
CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE=== Merrill Hall Donor Tiles "You’re not just buying a tile—you’re
buying a building!" Plans
to rebuild the Center for Urban Horticulture are continuing and you
can help! As you know, Merrill Hall, the flagship of the Center for
Urban Horticulture, was destroyed by the May 21, 2001 eco-terrorist
fire. The Center will be rebuilt with funds from the State, the UW and
private contributors. But to create a wonderful, sustainable facility
more money is needed. The Center for Urban
Horticulture (CUH) is offering engraved tiles that you can purchase
to help build an enhanced visitors lobby. The proposed lobby will house
an expanded CUH information desk, a Master Gardener Diagnostic Clinic,
interpretive displays of the programs and landscapes at the Center,
and a new entrance to the Miller Library and the Hyde Herbarium. The
Center envisions this space as a ‘one-stop’ resource for gardeners and
horticulturists. They hope to have space for tables and chairs where
visitors, students and staff can informally gather. But this can only
happen with your help. Options: CUH is offering three types of donor
tiles for the floor of the lobby to help fund the enhanced lobby area.
Each tile will have a beautiful engraving of a native tree leaf and
the donor’s name (or the name of someone specified by the donor). Here
are the options:
For an additional
$25, you may add another line, 30 characters for the maple and oak tiles,
20 for the alder tile. How to Participate
in the Donor Tile Program: Neighbors are welcome to stop by the reception desk at the Center for
Urban Horticulture to see pictures of the tiles, and a full-size example
of the 12" x 12" maple leaf tile. If you would like to purchase
a tile, please contact Ray Larson at 206-616-9113 or halcyon@u.washington.edu to obtain a form to fill out the required information
or just stop by the Center for Urban Horticulture. Contributions are
tax-deductible. Questions about
Reconstruction:
Go to www.urbanhort.org. ========AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING SPACE===== The Learning Space
invites you to a fundraiser on June 1st from Noon to 4 p.m. at the Skansonia
Ferry Boat, permanently moored at 2505 North Northlake Way in Seattle.
Celebrate the great Learning Space teachers and the inventive minds
of their students. The Learning Space is a teacher-based, non-profit
organization whose mission is to help teachers and educators integrate
technology directly in classrooms to revolutionize teaching and student
learning. Enjoy delicious cuisine
from around the world as well as cultural performances and artwork inspired
by Morocco, the Pacific Northwest, Italy, Asia, Mexico, Senegal, Spain,
Switzerland and Thailand. Meet guest chefs from
some of the Northwest's finest restaurants including Afrikando, Brasa,
Dragonfish Asian Café, Kaspar's, Fandango, Fernando's Hideaway and Serafina. Cost: $65 per person, $50 for teachers.
Please RSVP online at www.learningspace.org. Further Information: Call 206-545-9109 or email Andrea
Justham at ajustham@learningspace.org. For directions, go to www.skansonia.com. =============FUNS THINGS TO DO AT MAGNUSON PARK==========
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