Pinehurst Seattle

Candlelight Vigil This Thursday (4/17) for Sandhya

There will be a candlelight vigil for Sandhya Khadka tomorrow night, Thursday, at 7:30 pm at the intersection of NE 115th and 5th Ave NE in Pinehurst. Sandhya was killed Monday morning at 8:20 am as she was hit by a truck while crossing 5th Ave NE on her way to catch the 41 bus to get to work and school at North Seattle Community College.

Sandhya was 17-years old and was the only child of her parents. Her father, Sahadev Khadka, lives in Seattle and her mother is in Nepal. Sandhya left Nepal in the past year to come to Seattle to join her father and to attend school. Her dream was to become an accountant. Her passing is greatly mourned by all who knew her.

Sandhya’s family will have some extra candles, but encourage those who join them to bring candles with them. They hope to honor Sandhya and to “create awareness so that no other young person has to die again.”

Adopt-A-Street Litter Cleanup Event April 20

Pinehurst Community Council participates in the City’s Adopt-A-Street program. We’ve adopted these streets for occasional litter pickup:

Pinehurst Way NE – from Roosevelt Way NE to NE 125th St
NE 115th St – from 20th Ave NE to Pinehurst Way NE

Our next work party will be Sunday, April 20 at 9 a.m. So if you want an Easter alternative, or a feel-good activity before Easter festivities, join us! It takes about two hours. We have grabbers, safety vests, brooms and a sharps container. You bring work gloves. If you are interested in helping, please email nancy@pinehurstseattle.org.

We’ll meet at the northeast corner of Pinehurst Way and NE 115th St, rain or shine.

This is a fun event – we work in pairs and have good laughs over some of the stuff we put in our garbage bags. And it’s always nice when a neighbor honks or gives us a thumbs-up for our efforts!

Our commitment is for four cleanup events a year, but volunteering for this event does NOT commit you to future work parties.

If you participate, you’ll sign a volunteer sign-in sheet that gives you insurance coverage during the event. I’ll go over safety precautions with everyone before we start.

Information about the City’s program is at:

http://www.seattle.gov/util/environmentconservation/getinvolved/adoptastreet/.

If you haven’t contacted Nancy and want to show up spur of the moment, that’s fine.

Come on and join the party, meet your neighbors and make a difference!

Pinehurst School Building Meeting April 28

Monday, April 28^th, 6:30 PM at Pinehurst School

The Seattle School District is requesting a waiver (departure) from some City zoning regulations for the construction of a new Jane Addams K-8 @ Pinehurst. The District plans to demolish the existing school and construct a new Kindergarten thru 8th grade including gym/commons, library, administrative offices, classrooms and other learning areas at 11530 12th Avenue. The School District is requesting modifications for increase lot coverage, greater than allowed height, less than required on-site parking spaces and on-street bus loading. The process for considering this request includes hearings before an advisory committee composed of neighbors and School District and City representatives.

The Committee was formed and is in the process of gathering and evaluating public comment on the departure request. The Committee can recommend waiver (departure) from some regulations and any relevant conditions to be applied to minimize its impacts on the surrounding neighborhood, or recommend denial. The Committee previously held a meeting in March and determined that a second meeting would be helpful prior to their making its recommendation.

The Committee will hold its second public meeting Monday April 28, 6:30 pm, Pinehurst School library, 11530 12th Ave NE.

The meeting will include a brief presentation on the requested modifications to development standards (zoning) that have been requested and information in response to questions that were raised at the previous meeting. The public is invited to make comments at the meeting.

Written comments may also be submitted to:
Steve Sheppard
Department of Neighborhoods
700 5th Avenue, Suite 1700
P.O. Box 94649
Seattle, WA 98124-4649

For more information, call:
Steve Sheppard at 206-684-0302, or e-mail steve.sheppard@seattle.gov

March 2014 Pinehurst Crime Report

Here is a partial picture of Pinehurst property crime for the month. Click on the map to enlarge it.

You can see ALL the types of crime at http://web5.seattle.gov/mnm/policereports.aspx. Select the North neighborhood and enter a date range.

North Precinct Advisory Council Minutes – April 2014

At this month’s meeting the Captain handed out compilations of the responses to his question ‘what are your public safety fears?’. We will study them and devote the May meeting to discussing them with the Captain instead of having a guest speaker.

Our new Crime Prevention Coordinator, Elizabeth Scott, elizabeth.scott@seattle.gov, 206-684-7711, has begun work. She was formerly an administrator for the Bomb Squad and the Police Officers’ Guild. Next meeting we will be discussing community needs with her. Soon she will be up and running to help us set up block watches, do home security audits, speak at community council meetings, etc.

Crime is still decreasing. Below are some year-to-date statistics. There are more in the meeting minutes.

Residential burglary down 11%
Robbery down 34%
Car prowl down double digits
Car theft UP 33% (the current average is 145 per month in the North Precinct)

See the entire minutes here.

Seattle Neighborhood Summit (This Saturday!)

Saturday, April 5th
9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.
SEATTLE CENTER, EXHIBITION HALL

I thought this had already been posted but I seem to have missed it. But hopefully you’ve seen some of the many posts and emails in other places. There are a lot more details below but it should be a fun event if you’re interested in neighborhoods, community, or larger Seattle issues.

Event Page:
http://www.seattle.gov/sns2014

Agenda:
http://murray.seattle.gov/mayor-murrays-neighborhood-summit-agenda-available

What to Expect:

Diane Douglas from CityClub will discuss the recently released Seattle Civic Health Index report. The report finds Seattle’s civic health to be excellent, but there are key areas where we can improve, specifically in connection and trust.
We will touch upon how we organize as a community and as a city. Every community in the city mobilizes differently and for different reasons. With the recently passed district elections, community organization and government will look different.
Infrastructure is an issue of city-wide interest. Share your thoughts on transportation as we embark on a search for a new Director for the Seattle Department of Transportation. Participate in a community discussion about the transportation needs of the city.
Curbside Consulting: Access city resources in real time. Sit down at a staffed table and sign up for services such as utility discount programs, small sparks grants, or get a library card right then and there.
Peer Networking: Connect to one another. Our residents are resourceful and are valuable resources. These small break-out sessions are focused on talking and teaching, listening and learning,
Department Representatives: Share your thoughts and ask questions of staff from city departments.
Getting social: Demonstrations of social media and technology that allow people to participate in new ways.