Last issue’s story on the Ballard P-Patch incorrectly stated that the Thyme Patch is the first time in the City of Seattle that a P-Patch has been built in a city park. In fact, the Department of Neighborhoods and the Department of Parks and Recreation have collaborated in recent years on several other park/garden locations, including Bradner Park Gardens, Magnuson Community Garden, and Trolley Hill Park. New ones are coming soon as well, Longfellow Creek, Lincoln Park Annex, and P-Patches are located on dozens of other parks throughout the city. The Countdown is on to the Neighborhood Matching Fund Ideas Fair - March 29, 2003 It’s fun! It’s inspiring! It’s a sharing of ideas, expertise, and resources. And it’s free! It’s the Neighborhood Matching Fund Ideas Fair on March 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway. Through the Neighborhood Matching Fund, you can apply for City dollars to make improvements in your neighborhood. Come see and hear how other neighborhoods are using the Neighborhood Matching Fund for projects ranging from parks to neighborhood events to farmers markets. You’ll learn how to put the Matching Fund to use in your neighborhood. Whether you are in the "just thinking about a project idea" stage, in the "ready to apply for money" stage, or in the midst of a project, this is the place to be! The first hour of the workshop from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. will feature displays of successful projects including playgrounds, computer centers, traffic improvements, public art, facility improvements, design projects, festivals and events, and more. You can informally discuss ideas, strategies, and hear success stories, then visit the fundraising resource table where successful fundraisers will answer your questions and offer hints about what worked for their projects.In the second session from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., you will have a choice of four different workshop and learn about two new initiatives being offered by the Department of Neighborhoods through the Neighborhood Matching Fund.
Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Don’t miss this chance to see what other neighborhoods have done and to talk with experienced neighborhood activists on how to pull it all together! Call the Department of Neighborhoods at (206) 684-0464 for more information. Application
Deadline for Small And Simple Projects - Monday, April 21 Time: 5 p.m. deadline Place: Department of Neighborhoods 700 3rd Avenue, Suite 400 *or* Your favorite Neighborhood Service Center All Neighborhood
Matching Fund applications are also available on the internet. For
a complete set of guidelines, lists of projects, and applications
online, go to www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods
and click on "Neighborhood Matching Fund, or call the Department
of Neighborhoods at (206) 684-0464 Small and
Simple Projects Fund: Large Projects Fund: Application - Monday, May 5
Spend a morning with Henry Moore, an associate of John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann. Henry’s pioneering work with neighborhoods in Savannah, Georgia has developed programs to identify and organize resident leaders, sustain resident leadership development and strengthen community organizations through inclusion and asset-based community development.In every community, there are many residents who live on the margin of the community and are not recognized as valuable members and contributors. These "strangers" in our midst are called many names: disabled, frail elderly, at-risk youth, refugees and immigrants, people of color, and other marginalized populations. This process of marginalization costs us all in economic, social, and spiritual terms.In each community a key challenge is how to help people move from the edge of the community to the active center. What practical tools can we use to help people move from being marginalized to being productive members of the community? How do we activate communities to include people from the edge? How do we help build effective community groups to integrate all people into the community? Come hear Henry Moore and help work through these tough issues as community leaders share strategies and compare notes on how to address these issues. WHEN: Saturday, April 129:00 a.m. to noon WHERE: Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, room 1110/1111 COST: Free For more information,
call the Department of Neighborhoods at 684-0719 and visit the website
http://home.jps.net/~tayles/HenryMoore.pdf
for a PDF document with more information about the speaker Many of you put in countless hours researching this topic. You have presented me with some compelling arguments. Recent attempts to locate cell equipment on City Light poles has made it clear to me, and many others, that these facilities are an intrusion in our single family areas that will have significant visual impacts. They are not compatible with our single-family neighborhoodsI have instructed the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use (DCLU) to prepare legislation to prohibit cell antenna in single family zones, with only rare exceptions where there is no alternative for providing service, as required by federal regulations. I have also requested that DCLU continue its work to develop clear guidelines for mitigating the visual impacts for cell antenna in other zones, to help ensure that they fit in with their surroundings. I am confident
that our telecommunication providers will find locations for their
facilities that will allow them to provide great service to the
people and businesses of Seattle. The Clean Seattle Initiative has helped to transform neighborhoods in just a few hours by leveraging participation from the community, and a number of city departments. Clean Seattle participants include Seattle Public Utilities, Arts and Cultural Affairs, City Light, Parks and Recreation, Seattle Police Department, Neighborhoods, Seattle Transportation, and the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use. The Ballard cleanup will also include participation from King County/Metro, Ballard High School’s Ecology Club, the Department of Corrections, and the Whittier Heights Community Council. Clean Seattle events focus on cleanup efforts that have an immediate impact on improving the neighborhood, like picking up litter and leaves, clearing illegal dumping sites and overgrown brush, towing abandoned cars, cleaning park facilities, and removing graffiti from public structures. Cleanup efforts are tailored to the needs of each neighborhood, which have included Othello Park, Judkins Park, South Delridge, Golden Gardens, Downtown, Cascade, Greenwood/Phinney neighborhood, and South Park. If you would like to take part in the Ballard cleanup, meet at the Ballard Pool (NW 67th & 15th Ave. NW) at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29. The event will kickoff with some refreshments and instructions for the various cleanup activities, which will run until 11:30 a.m. Volunteers activities
will include planting more than 40 trees along 15th Avenue
NW, cleaning up Baker Park on Mary Ave. NW, just south of 85th
St., and a variety of other tasks including planting flowers along
15th Ave. SW. If you come, bring work gloves, sturdy
shoes, rain gear, and a smile!
The boards will hold an orientation meeting the evening of March 31.For more information on Communities That Care, contact Patricia Lopez at (206) 684-0713 or patricia.lopez@seattle.gov Access City Government Services through the Citizens Service
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