I’ve often heard Pinehurst called Haller Lake even with the giant freeway in between. So I figured this was still relevant for all those Pinehurst residents associating themselves with Haller Lake or all those Haller Lake residents calling us part of Haller Lake. The city is looking for people interested in helping with the neighborhood plans. There’s more details below but anybody interested should apply.
In the late ‘90s, the City of Seattle engaged over 30,000 community members in creating a vision for the future of their neighborhood, which became Neighborhood Plans. Now the City is in the process of updating many of the plans, and beginning this summer, two neighborhoods will begin working on their updates: Rainier Beach and Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake.
Because of the importance of meaningful participation in the Neighborhood Plan Updates process, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is establishing a local Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) for each of the neighborhoods. Each Committee will consist of 12-15 members representing a broad and diverse range of community members, including socio-economically diverse residents, local business groups, and neighborhood organizations.
The Committee is a workgroup that will initially meet over a period of 18 months to discuss key elements of the plan update. Members will select planning and design consultants, engage the community through targeted outreach, review community input, and create recommendations that balance community interests. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is looking for candidates who are passionate about their whole community, able to work well with a diverse group of people, and willing to work collaboratively to find solutions that reflect the opinions of all community members.
Interested individuals should submit a completed application form by Tuesday, June 8th. Applicants will be interviewed the week of June 14th and decisions will be announced June 21st. Orientation sessions will be on June 28th for Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake and June 29th for Rainier Beach neighborhood. For more information, contact Sebhat Tenna at 206.733.9977. To visit the application page, please click here.
The focus of the neighborhood plan update does not impact Pinehurst. The focus of the update is west of I-5 and the Aurora corridor/Bitterlake in particular. (I say this in case Pinehurst residents are considering attending in hope of advocating for a Pinehurst specific project.)
That is a good point. Though in the same way that Northgate and Lake City are relevant to Pinehurst, I do think the surrounding areas are important to our neighborhood.
That being said, with the interview process they might not be accepting people outside the specific area…