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Reminder – Pinehurstfest is July 18

Come join your neighbors for our annual festival at Pinehurst Playground. This year it is on Saturday, July 18, 2:00 – 5:00. See flyer below for more information, including the bands in the lineup. We hope to see you! And tell your neighbors! If you’d like to volunteer, please email info@pinehurstseattle.org

Reminder – Buy Nothing Event at Pinehurstfest July 18

We’re trying something new at Pinehurstfest this year. To introduce the Buy Nothing Project to those who don’t know about it, we are hosting a Buy Nothing Kids’ Toy and Book event in the shelter house during Pinehurstfest (well, from 2:30 – 4:30 whereas the festival runs 2:00 – 5:00). You don’t have to be a member of the Facebook Buy Nothing group to participate this time. There will be tables set up in the shelter house. People will bring toys and books they no longer want and set them on the table. If they want a toy or book, they’ll browse the tables and take anything they want – free! It’s a sharing economy. If you like the concept, there will be flyers that tell how to join the Facebook group. On Facebook you can post things you want to give away (not just kids’ stuff) or ask for things you need. No selling, buying or bartering. It’s all free! There are over 500 members of the Pinehurst/Olympic Hills group and the giving and taking is active every day. Here is a poster about the event July 18. Please come to Pinehurstfest and to the Buy Nothing event. The more the merrier!

North Precinct Picnic July 11

Every year the North Precinct throws a picnic. In the past it was at the North Precinct building, but starting last year it has moved around to different spots in the district. This year it is being held at Ballard Seafood Fest at the Ballard Commons Park on the corner of NW 57^th and 22^nd Ave NW.

The picnic runs from 11:00 – 4:00 Saturday July 11. There will be free food! Mounted patrol (horses!) and K9 (dogs!) will both be on hand as well as various police vehicles including a SWAT van, a mobile precinct, a bomb squad robot, a Harbor Patrol boat, kids activities and more.

Free Shredathon

There’s been interest in this in the past so I thought people might like this free event from a local business, Salal Credit Union. You can be productive before you head over to Pinehurstfest in the afternoon. 🙂

It’s time for our yearly Shredathon event! Bring one paper bag of shred material and shred for free at our Northgate Branch.

We are also accepting cash or non-perishable items for Northwest Harvest. It will be held on July 18, 2015 from 10:00 – 2:00 located at 11023 8^th Ave NE. Sponsors of this event is Salal Credit Union and BrightStar Care.

NE 130th Light Rail Station Update

We promised to keep the community updated regarding the NE 130th Light Rail Station planning. Here is the latest:

Sound Transit

Last month, the Washington Legislature and Governor approved support for full Sound Transit 3 (ST3) funding authority which allows Sound Transit to advance plans for a November 2016 ballot measure. The draft project list being considered by Sound Transit includes a light rail station at NE 130th St.and I-5 in Seattle as part of the Lynnwood Extension phase that would open in 2023. The final project list for the November 2016 ST3 ballot measure is expected to be finalized in August 2016.
If the community is willing to have a conversation regarding land use changes in the 130th station area, it appears likely that the station would be included in the ST3 ballot measure and would open in 2023. If the community is not willing to consider land use changes at this time, a station will likely still be built though it will not occur until some point in the future when other funding can be found.
For more about ST3: http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Sound-Transit-3 and http://soundtransit3.org/

Land Use

The greater Pinehurst community is organizing a community-led land-use discussion to understand whether the community is willing to have a conversation about land use changes in the 130th station area.
We are keeping the Mayor’s Office, Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Planning and Development and Seattle City Council in the loop on this conversation. We will also be reaching out to our King County and state legislative representatives.
Timeline: We will start the conversation this summer and hope to have a sense of how the community feels by early 2016.
Steering committee: Ross Bleakney, Phillip Duggan, Thomas Mercer, John Munari, Jesse Piedfort, Renee Staton, Daigoro Toyama, Eric Youngblut. If you know additional Pinehurst/Jackson Park/Haller Lake people who might be interested or if you would be interested in the steering committee, please let me know.
We are drafting an outreach plan to engage the community. The tentative plan includes a series of 2-3 public meetings this fall/winter for public input and alternative engagement for stakeholders who can’t or are not likely to attend the public meetings. This project will only reflect the community’s dreams to the extent that we allow all of the community to participate and dream. Details of the outreach plan will be available soon.
A significant part of the outreach includes including affordable housing experts in the conversation from the beginning.

Questions: Renee Staton reneeastaton@gmail.com

Camera Found – Pinehurst Pocket Park

Found – a camera was found on a table in the Pinehurst Pocket Park. Please Call 206-963-1826 to identify.

Pinehurst Community Council Meeting Wednesday 6/24

Reminder – everyone is invited to our community council meeting this Wednesday, June 24th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Pinehurst Shelterhouse in Pinehurst Playfield. Come meet your neighbors!

Wednesday, June 24
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Pinehurst Playfield: 12029 14th Ave NE

Agenda:
Pinehurst School Safety Project
Northgate Pedestrian/Bike Bridge
Pinehurstfest 2015!
NE 130th Street LINK Light Rail Station

Buy Nothing Event at Pinehurstfest

To introduce the Buy Nothing Project to folks who haven’t heard of it, we’re hosting an event at Pinehurstfest. See flyer below for details. So start collecting toys and kids’ books to give (though you don’t have to give any to take any).

Free Lunch for Kids This Summer

Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) is providing free lunches to anyone 18 years and younger at many locations around Seattle this summer. There’s no need to sign up or show any proof of income. These lunches are for any child who is 18 years or younger.

HIP’s Summer Meals for Kids provides freshly made, nutritious lunches including fresh fruits and vegetables from the HIP kitchen at kid-friendly locations around the north Seattle community. HIP partners with other community organizations to offer fun and safe activities at meal sites to encourage participation all summer long.

From Monday through Friday June 18 until August 28, free sack lunches meeting the federal requirements for the USDA Summer Food Service Program are served at the following sites:

Lake City Court
Address: 12536 33rd Ave. NE
Lunch: 12 – 1 pm

Lake City Community Center
Address: 12531 28th Ave NE
Lunch: 12 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Snack: 3 – 3:30 pm

Nathan Hale High School – Next to the track
Address: 10750 30th Ave NE
Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Cedarvale Village
Address: 11050 8th Ave NE
Lunch: 12 – 1 pm

Jackson Park Community Building
Address: 14374 30th Ave NE
Lunch: 12 – 1 pm
Afternoon Snack: 4:30 – 5 pm (Monday – Thursday, 6/22 – 7/30)

For information about Hunger Intervention, see HungerIntervention.org or call 206-538-6567. For more lunch locations, call 1-888-4-FOOD-WA.

Pinehurst Picks

This not-so-little goat is on the roof over the front door of a home. It reminds me of once seeing real goats grazing on the ‘living roof’ of a building in Michigan.

Please feel free to send in photos of art – or anything unexpected and fun – you see on your walks around the neighborhood to info@pinehurstseattle.org.

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