The Hawthorne Holler
The Newsletter of the Hawthorne Hils Community Council
A Sept. 1, 2005 letter from the Fire Dept. informed
Hawthorne Hill residents that Fire Station 38 would be relocated to 40th Ave.
NE & NE 55th St., a site now occupied by Quality Automotive Services and
Airmazing Balloons. Business owners and
neighbors--among them Mark Marsh (Metropolitan Market), Norma and
Paul Kosche, Susan Roden, Mun Chong, Karen Bates, Diane
Hitson, Bryan and Heather Carson, Tina Cha and Greg Christiansin,
Patricia Guberlet, and Chad Good (Quality Auto) descended on the
Sept. 14th HHCC Trustees meeting. They
were outraged and they wanted help.
Sympathetic HHCC members encouraged them to write City Council and to
appear in person during Public Comments at Council’s Sept. 26th meeting. HHCC President Bonnie Miller and
Trustee Arden Forray drafted a letter to Public Safety Chair Nick
Licata, urging further public involvement in the process.
At 2PM
Monday Sept. 26th William McGovern, Patricia Jens, Norma
Kosche, Heather Carson, Sally Strickland and Norman Strickland
(owners of the property), David Demorest (owner, Hawthorne House
Apartment Building), Diane Hitson, Karen Reade, Steve Recchi
(owner, Quality Automotive), and Roger Mark (owner, Avanti Sports)
complained of lack of a transparent public process. Affected business owners were not notified
until Sept. 1, 2005, although the City had entered into negotiations with the
Strickland family early in March/April 2005.
Neighbors fear increased traffic and noise, loss of parking, reduced
property values; neighborhood business owners fear losing customers and
tenants. The owners opposed use of the
process of condemnation which could potentially be used to acquire the
property. The chart below outlines the
timeline; none of the public forums prior to Sept. 1st identified actual sites
under review. The Fire Dept. argues
advance public notice drives up the price of the parcels.
Fire Station
38 serves a large area (see Fire Zone
map at left) and includes Bryant-Assumption, View Ridge, Windermere,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, and parts of Ravenna and Wedgwood, as well as Hawthorne
Hills. This area is one of low activity
within the city as a
whole (see chart at right). The proposed location nearly doubles the lot size from
8,960SF to 15,000SF; the firehouse nearly triples in size from 2,700SF to
8,178SF. The current station houses a
3-person crew with one engine plus a reserve engine. City spokesperson Ellen Hansen states
there are no plans to add a ladder company.
The new space will enlarge the equipment bay, add a Hazmat decontamination
area and a truck maintenance area and storage space for community supplies in
case of major disaster, and upgrade sleeping/living quarters for a 4-person
company. (Continued
on page 2)
Hawthorne Hills is still one of the City’s safest
neighborhoods with fewer than 1% of Seattle’s crimes (see chart page 3). Try telling that to the neighbors whose cars
were stolen or vandalized this summer.
On Aug. 24th, Trustee Margaret Thouless wrote, “A month ago a nice
sportsy car was stolen from several houses to the south of me. Last Tuesday night Jeff Laband’s 10-year-old
VW station wagon disappeared. At the
very end of July, or the first Saturday in August, Ming Tsai’s son across the
road from us had his SUV in the drive broken into, and all the loose contents,
including the car’s papers, were stolen.
If all this has happened in a 10-house region, what is happening in the
rest of Hawthorne Hills?” Pretty much
more of the same, actually. The block of
NE 58th St. at 40th Ave. NE has experienced close to a dozen car thefts and
break-ins this summer. One neighbor’s
vehicle was stolen two times!
Diane
Horswill said, “The North Precinct has the greatest number of vehicle thefts in
the City. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is simply that
the car thieves most active right now live in the north end. Cars are being broken into, stolen, and
dumped in all neighborhoods. I am not
surprised Hawthorne Hills has its share.
SPD has begun a program of "bait cars" with GPS tracking
systems to help catch thieves red handed.”
Trustee
Saundra Aker reports, “Car theft is normally considered a misdemeanor; it
requires seven arrests before a thief lands in jail. Now car theft is going to
Municipal Court as a felony, though whether the perpetrator goes to jail is up
to the judge.” Kay Swartwood writes, “This
summer a house at the corner of NE 58th & 45th NE was broken into during
the day, while a neighbor was in the adjacent backyard. Police believe they caught the burglar, an
older man. Two women posing as housecleaners were driving around the
neighborhood and were eventually caught with stolen items in their car, when a
neighbor identified their suspicious behavior and called the police.” —Gail
Chiarello
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Auto theft
rates in Seattle have been rising steadily for the past few years. There are myths about how and why most auto
theft occurs. TV and movies depict auto
theft as a crime involving high-end cars, chop shops, and organized crime. In reality the majority of cars stolen in our
area are common models of average value, chosen because they are readily
available and often easy to steal. This
is especially true of popular models manufactured from the mid 1980s to the mid
1990s. Many cars of this vintage have
inherently weak door locks and ignition systems that car thieves have learned
to exploit.
Thieves
have learned to modify a car key by “shaving” the key cuts so that the key
becomes a universal key for that particular model and age range. As a result, thieves are able to open the
door and start the engine as quickly and easily as the owner, avoiding the
hassle of breaking in and hot-wiring the ignition.
Owners tend
to be a little more casual about the security of older, lesser-value, or “second”
cars. Do not leave a spare or valet key in the glove box or anywhere else in
the car; it is likely to be used to steal the car. If you are lucky enough to have a garage, be
sure to use it
Most car
break-ins and auto thefts happen overnight.
Often the same thieves commit both crimes. They steal a car and drive it to another
area, in order to break into other cars.
They continue the cycle, dumping
or trading the first car and stealing another, to get to the next neighborhood,
and so on. It is not unusual for an
active thief to steal several cars a night. Thieves know the longer they keep a
“hot” car, the greater the chance of getting caught. Since it’s so easy to steal another, why
not? Stolen cars are involved in other
crimes, but the bottom line remains the same--they are used for temporary
transportation.
License
plate thefts are also common, especially the theft of the front plate
only. The thief will steal a plate from
a car that matches, in color and model, a car he has stolen and installs the
new plate on the stolen car. Many car
owners do not report the theft or loss of one plate. This gives the thief extra time to drive the
stolen car. Keep an eye on your plates
and be sure to report the theft or loss of one as well as both plates.
Most stolen
cars are eventually recovered, but they can sit at the place they were left for
weeks—until a neighbor notices the car does not belong on the block and calls
it in to Parking Enforcement as an abandoned car. Stolen cars are often damaged or vandalized.
Police
often catch auto thieves but thieves do not spend much time in jail. With jail overcrowding, and a high standard
of proof required to prosecute, those who commit property crimes serve much
less time than those convicted for offenses that include violence.
Simple
things you can do to protect your car from theft. are buying, (and using!)
a steering wheel blocking device such as the “Club.” It’s not so inherently strong that it can’t
be cut off, but few thieves take the time or carry tools. It is much easier to go on to the next Honda
Civic or Toyota Camry that isn’t protected.
This device is also visible from a distance. Another choice is an ignition cut-off switch
installed in a hidden but accessible spot near the driver’s seat. The driver must flip the switch before the
engine can be started. These devices are
moderate in price. Finally, alarm
systems work quite well. Newer systems take advantage of better technology and
produce fewer annoying false alarms. If
you have a high-risk older car with an old alarm system, you may wish to
augment this with a steering wheel device, cut-off switch, or update the alarm.
Owners of
lower-value cars usually reduce their insurance to minimum coverage. But if your car is damaged when it is stolen,
which happens frequently, you may suffer considerable loss. Consider retaining your comprehensive
coverage, perhaps with a higher deductible.
Unclassifieds—Free to HHCC
Members! To join see page 7.
Community Service Opportunity for High School Requirement! Accumulate your hours of service by spending
some time enhancing the habitat at Warren G. Magnuson Park.Multiple work
parties each month, usually on the weekends.
Contact Bonnie Miller, Volunteer Coordinator, Magnuson Environmental
Stewardship Alliance at 524-8713 or Bmiller@serv.net.
Three-legged Cat! The owners of an
affectionate and easy-going three-legged catreluctant search for a new home for
him.Needed: a loving calm home, no other pets, garden (he loves the
outdoors).He is a 6-year-old male, neutered, healthy, shots
all-up-to-date.Sweet persons only need reply.Suzanne Uchida, 206-522-8932.
For Sale: Wooden table-top
weaving loom (for scarves, linens, etc.), with
several weaving accoutrements, including a wooden warp winder. Excellent
condition. $250. Please call Suzanne at 206-522-8932.
NorthWest Student Exchange. Host families needed
for high-school-age foreign exchange students.
Call Jeff Laband at 206-527-7626.
Your Unclassified Here. Don’t forget to join
the HHCC—complete form on previous page and mail to HHCC Treasurer, 5831 Ann
Arbor NE, Seattle 98105.
WEBMASTER FOUND!!!
A volunteer webmaster has stepped forward to create a Hawthorne
Hills Community Council homepage on the Seattle Community Network. Work on the web page begins mid-October …
just in time for
Hollerween!
Ooooooh! Stay tuned!
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A
Winter’s Tale ...
Last
winter Joanne Halverson was taking her daily walk at Magnuson Park,
about 4PM of a winter’s afternoon, down by the public swim beach. No one was in the water—save a half dozen
adorable little coots with their black bodies and telltale white bills. She watched as an eagle swooped out of a tall
cottonwood tree, grabbed one of the coots out of the water and broke its
neck. It then flew with its prey to a
topmost branch of the cottonwood where the eagle proceeded to pluck out the
coot’s feathers, one by one, until the coot was as plucked as clean as a
chicken ready for the Sunday soup pot.
Meanwhile
the eagle’s mate arrived and landed in a branch even higher than that of the
eagle.
“Then what
happened? Did the eagle share the coot
with its mate?”
“No, not at
all,” reports Joanne. It proceeded to
eat it all by itself. Actually I couldn’t
watch after that because the whole scene got quite bloody. The eagle just tore the coot apart, into
pieces, in order to eat it. I couldn’t
watch anymore.”
Jan Bragg responds: Yes, eagles have to “pluck a duck” before
eating! (Would you want to eat a chicken
that wasn’t fully plucked? Blech!) are
not like owls which can eat their prey whole and then regurgitate the inedible
parts (feathers, fur, bones) after eating.
Plucking can take a lot of time, so the eagle must find a secure spot to
do the work. our neighborhood, a meal would seem fairly safe, but in an area
with a high raptor population, another raptor could come along and steal it
during the plucking process.
This can be
seen with regularity in an open area like the Skagit River delta where a
juvenile eagle can be plucking its prey, only to have an adult eagle come along
and snatch it away.
The Holler: Speaking of raptors, is there any raptor who
feasts on squirrels? squirrels have been abundant all summer, nibbling
everything in sight. crows don't keep this population down. next door neighbor,
Bob Scheulen, a lifelong vegetarian, has been heard muttering about
"squirrel pie."
Jan Bragg: Hmm.
I can’t think of any predator here of Eastern Gray squirrels. They’re out of their range, far away from
natural predators, who probably don’t exist back East either! a Great Horned
Owl would take one … but we’re a little short on those in Seattle. The Great American Car is probably the best
bet.
CRIME STATISTICS
CENSUS TRACT 42* YEAR TO DATE (January-August
2005)
Local Elections Loom Tuesday November 8th
Four non-partisan City Council seats are up in November. Community and neighborhood activists are
backing incumbent Richard Conlin in Seat 2. Richard has been a strong voice for the
environment and for neighborhood issues; he enjoys the support of Thornton
Creek and Magnuson Park activists, among many others. Nick Licata in Seat 4 is
unopposed; Nick has generally been sympathetic to community concerns and runs
as the representative of the “little guy.”
Former Seattle Times writer and Mayor Greg Nickels’ publicist, Casey
Corr, opposes incumbent Jan Drago for Seat 6. Community mavens are not happy with Jan’s
perceived cozy relationship with downtown developers, nor was she of any help
on the green side of the Magnuson Park issue;
but they are nervous about Casey’s snuggle with the Mayor. Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck (whose
seat is not up this time) supports Jan; he notes Jan restored funding when the
Mayor cut dollars for homeless and low-income housing, health care, and the
library—issues he cares deeply about.
Former CM Jeanette Williams is a Corr supporter—she believes
Corr, who is a resident of Laurelhurst, will be sensitive to issues affecting
this part of town. King County
Councilmember Dwight Pelz challenges incumbent Richard McIver for
Seat 8. Dwight is bright and
highly energetic; he appears to run on pure French Roast; but McIver, as the
sole African-American member on Council, has his own strong supporters. They feel, in a city as large and
multi-ethnic as Seattle, Council diversity must be maintained. In the Mayoral race, incumbent Greg
Nickels should be coasting to an easy victory, but North End challenger and
former UW professor Al Runte is giving the Mayor a bit of an
unpleasant surprise. With no political
experience behind him, Runte got 22% of the September primary vote, to Nickels’
57%. If Runte pulls all the other
Votes-Against-Nickels plus a few more from newly disenchanted ex-Nickelites, we
could see a new Executive come January. —Gail
Chiarello
Aggr. Res’l
Non-Res.
Homicide Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Burglary Theft Auto Theft Arson TOTAL
January-March 2005
0 1 0 0 9 0 27 24 1 62
April-August 2005 0 0 1 3 19 6 82 38 0 149
Census Tract 42
Total 0 1 1 3 28 6
109 62 1 211
City-Wide TOTAL 21 87
1036 1,513 3,020 1,293 18,894 6,771 134 37,058
% of City Total — 1.1% 0.1%
0.2% 0.9%
0.5% 0.6%
0.9% 0.7% 0.6%
*Census Tract 42 includes 10 blocks—30th Ave. NE to 40th Ave. NE.—which
lie west of Hawthorne Hills. Officer
Diane Horswill estimates two-thirds of the crimes reported in Census Tract 42
occur in this 10-block area. Business
districts and arterials attract more crime than low-traffic residential
streets.
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Best of the Northwest at Magnuson Park
Hangar 27. Fri., Sat, Sun, Nov. 18-20 10AM-6PM (8PM Fri). Arts and crafts in time for holiday
giving.
Silver Platters Northgate—New Listening
Stations. “Plans” by Death Cab for Cutie leads pop sales at Seattle’s
most fiercely independent music store.
YoYo Ma’s “Silk Road Journeys—Beyond the Horizon” tops out classical
CDs. Check out at Silver Platters’ new
listening stations, just south of the Northgate mall on 1st Ave NE. Watch for performance stage coming this
fall. Mon-Sat 10AM-10PM; Sun 11AM-7PM.
Gretchen’s Place—Home of the 5AM Cup of
Coffee. Did you know Gretchen’s Place serves
its lovely coffees and tasty snacks starting at 5AM every day? Finally, a solution for that early morning
insomnia—forget counting sheep. Jog over
to Gretchen’s and face the inevitable with a 5AM cup of Java.
Katterman’s Sand Point Pharmacy. $25 flu shots will be available end of October (no charge to
Medicare customers). You can also get
travel immunizations and gardening tetanus shots at Katterman’s. Ask for Bev or Steve.
HomeStreet Bank on NE 35th—A Bank with
Heart. The bank will accept donations for the University Food Bank
beginning Mon. Nov. 21st. Bank employee Maureen
Little will walk the 26.2-mile Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Marathon on
Sat. Dec. 11th in honor of Alice Reed.
Those who wish to donate to Maureen’s effort can speak to her at the
bank. HomeStreet Bank has made a $5,000
donation to Friends of Dahl Fields to restore wetlands in that park. Local branch hours Mon-Thurs 9AM-5PM and Fri
9AM-6PM.
Seattle
Neighborhood Coalition: This group of wide-awake city-wide neighborhood
activists meets at 9AM for breakfast the second Saturday of each month at the
Greenhouse Café, 2205 Seventh Ave, Seattle.
E-mail Kent Kammerer at
kammerer2@mindspring.com to be placed on the mailing list. Always provocative.
Parks and Open Space Advocates: Led by John Barber, POSA keeps an eye
on the City’s open space/green space and fights commercialization and
privatization of what should be a public good.
Meets once a month at various times and locations. E-mail John at barber-osa@comcast.net to be
placed on the mailing list.
Vol. 1, No. 4
Fall 2005
Our shorter days and
longer nights, cooler temperatures and rain are finally with us. This was a long, hot summer, and Hawthorne
Hills had its share of life in an urban area. Several spates of car break-ins and car thefts ruined some of our neighbors’ tranquil
summer. Being a good neighbor includes
being alert to unusual activity near your home.
Another bothersome problem has been the amount of graffiti that
appeared. The Princeton Bridge has been
targeted more than once, and the graffiti tends to stay way too long. Your Council is working on getting better
cooperation from the City departments with whom the responsibility of removing
the graffiti rests. Over and over I hear
that the graffiti is most often done by offenders who live within one mile of
the incident. Our park, Warren G.
Magnuson, has suffered more this summer than any summer prior to this one. What can we do? Once again, keep our eyes and ears open and
call 911 if you see suspicious behavior. —Bonnie Miller
L. to r.: Bob Scheulen, Kim Wells, Alan Singer, Don
Aker, Saundra Aker. Kim Wells and Don
& Saundra Aker organized a fabulous evening down in the “holler” at the
foot of Hawthorne Hills. Other Hawthorne Hills block parties were organized
on Oberlin Ave. NE (Greg Schell), on Purdue Ave. NE (Jeff Laband), and on 44th
Ave. NE.
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Roosevelt high
school junior, Lylli Meredith, 15, claimed the prestigious Wedgie Award
for her poem, “You Are Made of Flowers,” submitted to North East Library’s 2005
Poetry Contest. Ms. Meredith won First
Place in the Young Adult Division and Grand Prize (the equivalent of “Best in
Show”) to walk away with the “Golden Wedgie,” honoring the local landmark Wedgwood Rock at 28th Ave. NE at NE
72nd St. Within the Hawthorne Hills
community, Emily Fung, 11, of 40th Ave. NE took Second Place in the
Children’s Division for her poem, “A Sleeping Bliss” (poem on page 6). Kim Wells of 43rd Ave. NE won
Honorable Mention in the Adult Division for her poem, “You Know Me.” All poems submitted to the competition can be
viewed by the public. Ask librarian Tom
Mendelson for the poetry binder. Entries
for the 2006 competition will be due April 30, 2006. Start scribbling!
Reducing Auto Theft by Diane
Horswill
The Hawthorne Holler
The Newsletter of the
Hawthorne Hills Community Council is published 4 times a year—Winter Spring
Summer Fall. Special thanks to Kim Wells for
proofreading the Fall 2005 Holler.
Editor: Gail Chiarello
Tel: 206-523-0715
E-mail:
GailChiarello@comcast.net
Contact Bonnie Miller at 206-524-8713
E-mail: Bmiller@serv.net
Bonnie
Miller by her red-twig dogwood at 8:47AM
Oct. 10 2005
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Below—Geographic area served by Fire Station 38 is bounded by
Union Bay and Lake Washington on the southeast, by 20th Ave. NE on the west and by NE 75th Street on the north.
Bill Cecil IMS
Associate Broker
Office (206) 522-9600
Direct
(206) 499-4977
V.M. (206) 394-5162
Fax (206) 527-3818
Email: billcecil@hotmail.com
Windermere Real Estate Company
5424 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
Windermere
Serving the Hawthorne Hills Community
40th Ave. NE at NE 55th Street
Open 24 Hours a Day
Ryan Rockwell
Residential Real Estate
206-963-2022
ryanrockwell@cbba.com
Hawthorne Hills
Working & Living in our
Neighborhood
Rockin’
on NE 58th Street—HHCC Neighbors Night Out, Aug. 2, 2005
Roosevelt
High Junior Wins Coveted “Golden Wedgie” Poetry Award
Above:
Hawthorne Hills’ own Emily Fung takes Second Place in North East Library’s
Poetry Contest Children’s Division.
Above: Hawthorne Hills lies west of 40th Ave. NE,
south of NE 65th St., and northwest of Sand Point Way. There are 1700 households and businesses in
the Hawthorne Hills community.
Below: Landmark Fire Station 38
on 33rd Ave. NE currently serves Hawthorne Hills plus many other neighborhoods.
Windermere
“Your Neighbor — Your Choice!”
Joan Kemp
Business 206-524-1100
Fax 206-526-7614
Cell 206-355-9813
E-mail
jkemp@windermere.com
Eye Exams Available

Hawthorne
Hills Cape Cod
4700 NE 60th Street
$685,000
Mary
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206-650-4341, 524-1100
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Real Estate
Sand Point Office
Diane
Horswill is the Seattle Police Crime Prevention Officer for Seattle’s North
Precinct. Her article is also available
as a hand-out from her office. Call 206-684-7711 or e-mail
diane.horswill@seattle.gov.
September
Update North Precinct Police Blotter: 9/14/05 5PM 5100-block 40th Ave
NE—Homeowner reports a burglary; believes suspect is a former caregiver. 9/14/05 12:40AM 5000-block Mithun Pl. NE—Resident hears
noises & sees a light downstairs that she did not leave on. Officers respond but the house checks
clear. 9/17/05 3AM 5000-block Mithun
Pl. NE—2 neighbors hear shots fired near Burke Gilman Park. Officers check area. 9/22/05 7PM 4500-block Purdue Ave
NE—Home-owner reports his home was burglarized.
09/25/05 5:24AM 4800-block NE
60th St— Resident reports 3 white males in their 20s are checking door knobs of
homes as they walk down the street.
Officers arrive in 2 minutes; stay in area for 45 minutes but do not
find suspects. 9/27/05 5:25PM 4000-block NE 55th
St—Resident reports a forced entry burglary.
she’s made out of flowers
and the dust from moth’s wings
i was afraid to touch her
in case it was the same way with her as
moths
that she would blow away into night’s
open mouth
and he would swallow her whole.
he promised he would take her
eventually. he wants
to show her the stars.
she keeps her heart in her guitar
she showed it to me once, it slipped
out as she sang me to sleep
she is my lullaby.
sunday morning, she is wearing thin
i can see the sky is showing through
her skin
so i bring her a crown of roses, paper,
violin strings
a house made out of leaves
a million tiny silver birds
these things that say, don’t go
and she smiles and says
you are my 5th avenue, the cream in my
airport coffee
you are my lily
& I know that is goodbye
so I smile back & kiss her &
then give her to the night
—
Lylli Meredith
Neighbors Erupt in Opposition to Fire Station Relocation
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Hungry eagle views unsuspecting coot at Magnuson Park
Neighbors Erupt re Fire
Station, cont: From a market point of view, said retired
Sand Point Windermere broker, Betsy Lee, the highest and best use of this
property would be 3-story condominiums or apartment units. Increased traffic and loss of parking from a
condo development could be more objectionable than impacts from a fire station. “You have to be careful what you wish for,” she said.
Bonnie Miller, HHCC President, pointed out neighbors have an
opportunity for input into the design of
the new fire station.
Any proposed
site must maintain or improve the unit’s response time. Over 3/4ths of FS38’s calls are responses to
medical emergencies. Loss of even a
minute can mean life or death. The 40th
Ave. NE location is “dead center” in the fire zone area; Magnuson Park lies on
its far eastern border. Response times to the western parts of the zone could
double if the station were located at Magnuson Park.
Another
public meeting has been scheduled for Nov. 2nd at 7:30PM, location TBA. Meanwhile City Council has asked the Capital
Projects to update entire Fire Levy program; it is already over-budget, and
Council wants to delay a decision on Fire Station 38 until this project can be
viewed in context. The report is due
February 2006. Contact Nick Licata,
Chair, Public Safety Committee, or Jan Drago, Council President. Address mail to Seattle City Hall,Box 34025,
Seattle, WA 98124-4025—e-mail addresses and phone numbers on page 5. Or contact Ellen Hansen, Fire Levy Program
Communications Officer, at 206-386-1366 or e-mail: Ellen.Hansen@seattle.gov.
—Gail
Chiarello and Arden Forray
Fire
Station 38 Activity (2002 Statistics)
Call Type FS38 Seattle % Total
Fire 450 15,576 2.9%
EMT & other
1,450 55,581
2.6%
TOTAL 1,900 71,157 2.7%
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Tom
Mendelson emcees the award ceremonies at the North East Library, May 24,
2005. Over 100 enthusiastic poets and
friends attended the event.
A Sleeping
Bliss
The sea is beneath me,
The stars are a deep.
Nothing is stirring,
For the world is asleep.
The deer aren’t awake,
All gone from the meadow.
As I grow very tired
With the moon’s heavy shadow.
And the trees are all groaning,
With the stiffness of day.
And the leaves are out dancing,
With the wind in their way.
And I end my long journey,
With a skip and a leap.
For now I can rest with the
World all asleep
—Emily Fung
Write to Councilmembers at Seattle City Hall, POB 34025,
Seattle 98124-4025 or phone and e-mail:
● Jan Drago 206-684-8801 (Jan.Drago@seattle.gov)
● Richard Conlin 206-684-8805
Richard.Conlin@seattle.gov)
● Jim Compton 206-684-8802
(Jim.Compton@seattle.gov)
● David Della 206-684-8806
(David.Della@seattle.gov)
● Jean Godden 206-684-8807
(Jean.Godden@seattle.gov)
● Nick Licata 206-684-8803 (Nick.Licata@seattle.gov)
● Richard McIver 206-684-8800
(Richard.McIver@seattle.gov)
● Tom Rasmussen 206-684-8808
Tom.Rasmussen@seattle.gov)
● Peter Steinbrueck 206-684-8804
(Peter.Steinbrueck@seattle.gov)
PUBLIC PROCESS TIMELINE
August
2004 Northeast District Council Fire Dept. asks for NEDC’s help notifying the community
Sept. 13,
2004 Laurelhurst Community Council Fire
Dept. informs LCC of plans to move FS38
Oct. 13,
2004 Postcard with tear-off
Mailed to 13,800 residents; 100
respond to Fire Dept.
Nov. 9,
2004 Eckstein School Meeting
40 people show up; another 100 e-mail
the Fire Dept.
Mar. 23,
2005 HHCC Annual Meeting
Fire Chief Gregory Dean discusses
relocation of FS 38
Sept. 1,
2005 Letter mailed to community First notification to the community of
actual site
Sept. 14,
2005 HHCC Trustees Meeting Upset neighbors/businesspeople ask HHCC for help
Sept. 26,
2005 Seattle City Council Eleven citizens offer spirited Public
Comment; Council refers CB 115369 back to Public Safety Committee.
Nov. 2,
2005 Next Community Meeting 7:00PM University
Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Magnuson Park Wetlands
Update
The Army Corps of Engineers, in a letter
dated July 28, 2005, found Seattle Parks Department placed unauthorized fill
dirt in wetlands at Warren G. Magnuson Park, along the area known as the “Haul
Road” adjacent to the Frog Pond. The
Parks Department has been ordered to do no further work in the wetlands at this
site pending remediation. The Parks’
wetlands consultant, Dyanne Sheldon, has continued to report to the monthly
Project Advisory Team (PAT) meetings that the Army Corps viewed complaints about
illegal fill dirt in the park as “nuisance complaints.” Apparently these are a nuisance for Ms.
Sheldon, but the Corps has in fact found the Parks Department in violation of
the Clean Water Act. Other
developments include Park Department plans to subgrade three additional sports
fields in Phase II, for a total of seven graded fields. This may be in violation of the permit
granted by the City’s Urban Development & Planning Committee last spring,
which allows only four fields to be constructed in Phase II. A 2-year evaluation of environmental and
neighborhood impacts must occur before additional fields are built. For further information, contact Friends of
Magnuson Park President Diana Kincaid at dianak@seanet.org, Peter Steinbrueck,
Chair, Urban Planning & Development, or David Della, Chair, Parks,
Neighborhoods & Education.
TRUSTEES MEETING:
Wed., Jan. 18th
7:30-9:00PM
Building 30
Magnuson Park
Left: Jim Friel emerges from an autumn dip in
Magnuson Park at 4:27PM on Oct. 9 2005.
Right: Jim had not been in the water alone…