What’s going on this year:

Updating Plans: Neighborhood Plan updates are underway in North Beacon Hill, North Rainier and MLK Jr. at Holly (Othello). Each of these neighborhoods is home to a forthcoming light-rail station and experiencing or expecting significant new population and business growth.

Neighborhoods and Neighborhood-Plans Status Review: the Seattle Planning Commission, the Department of Neighborhoods (DON), and DPD are working with residents and business people to gather information to create snapshots of each neighborhood compared to 10 years ago. The status reports will help neighborhood advocates and the city recognize gaps and inform decisions about whether to or how to update particular plans.

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee formed: This committee made up of Seattle residents and business people provides advice to DON and DPD on conducting the updates. The 24 committee members includes one representative from each of the 13 Neighborhood District Councils, the Chair of the Neighborhood District Council’s Planning Committee, two members of the Seattle Planning Commission and eight at-large appointees (four appointed by the mayor and four by the City Council).

May Town Center Meetings
The City is hosting the second round of three community-wide meetings in southeast neighborhoods—where light rail service will begin this year. Attendees can help define their neighborhoods’ priorities and shape the future of Seattle.

May Meeting Information
(all meetings are 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)

MLK AT HOLLY (OTHELLO)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
New Holly Gathering Hall
7054 32nd Avenue South

NORTH RAINIER (MOUNT BAKER)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Northwest African American Museum
2300 South Massachusetts Street

NORTH BEACON HILL (BEACON HILL)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
El Centro de la Raza
2524 16th Avenue South

Childcare and lunch will be provided. Please notify us if you would like childcare so we can provide sufficient care.

Interpreters will be available in the following languages: Amharic, Cantonese, Khmer, Spanish, Mandarin, Oromiffa, Somali, Tagalog, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.

These facilities are accessible, please contact us as soon as possible for special accommodations.

For more information about the neighborhood planning update process, visit the website at: www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Neighborhood_Planning/Overview.