On Saturday, July 16th, from 11a – 2p, the Seattle Police Foundation have invited all those who live, work and play on Seattle’s waterways to enjoy a picnic with the Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol. Come meet the officers, check out the station (located just west of Gas Works Park, at 1717 N. Northlake Pl) and learn more about the equipment and training that the Patrol use to keep us safe.
This summer, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will repave North 34th Street from Fremont Avenue North to Stone Way North. On the nights of Monday, July 11th and Tuesday, July 12th, crews will remove the existing top layer of asphalt from the street with a pavement grinding machine. They will work on the north side of the street on July 11th, and the south side on July 12th, according to the current schedule.
On Saturday, July 9th, from 1p – 4p, the Seattle Police Foundation will host the North Seattle ‘Picnic At the Precinct’ at the Seattle Police Department North Precinct (10049 College Way North.)
On Monday, July 4th, the North Seattle Transfer Station – located on North 35th Street east of Stone Way – will be closed for all services. The South Seattle Recycling & Disposal Station, in the South Park neighborhood, will be open regular business hours (from 8a – 5:30p,) however. Seattle garbage, food & yard waste, and recycling collections will be on normal schedule on Monday, July 4th, a Federal holiday.
Every month the North Precinct Advisory Council meets at North Seattle Community College (usually in the meeting room off the cafeteria) to allow citizen representatives to meet with members of the Seattle Police Department with any concerns, comments or crime reports their community groups choose to send along. The NPAC also distributes information, including a list of public safety phone numbers and websites for 2011.
On Tuesday, April 26th, the North Seattle Industrial Association (NSIA) held their monthly meeting at 7:30a at the Car Wash Enterprises (Brown Bear) offices, in Fremont, with guests City Councilmember Sally Clark and Seattle Department of Transportation Director Peter Hahn. The NSIA provides a voice for industrial, manufacturing and/or maritime businesses in Ballard, Interbay and Fremont, primarily.
An online survey, drafted by a team of graduate students at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, has been launched with the support of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. Seattle residents are encouraged to give their impressions about public safety, by neighborhood and on public transportation.
Weather forecasts for the weekend predict heavy rainfall. This could cause overflows in the sewer system, and Monica Van der Vieren, of the King County Wastewater Treatment Division Community Relations, wants everyone to know who to contact in case of problems – now or any time.
Greg Phipps, of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), recently indicated an article posted on the WSDOT on-line project summary report, Express Lanes. It runs-down, in easy to read language, the progress of the safety fence construction on the George Washington Memorial Bridge, also known as Aurora Bridge. The article can be seen at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Communications/ExpressLane/2010/10_22.htm
On Wednesday, October 6th and Wednesday, October 13th, from 6p – 8p, at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center (4272 Fremont Ave N) Joshua Sherman, a blackbelt, will lead a 90-minute class in adult self-defense. Best of all, the entire evening’s class will cost a suggested $5 donation.
