SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare) is offering free classes this spring. The Skills Training classes will be Fire Extinguisher & Utility Control, Disaster First Aid and Light Search & Rescue. Link:http://www.seattle.gov/emergency/programs/snap/. The classes will be held on Saturdays at this location:Warren G Magnuson Park7400 Sand Point Way NE Space is limited. Register early!To register, please call 206-233-7123Or e-mail: snap@seattle.govInclude your name, e-mail, phone, course(s) interested. Fire Extinguisher & Utility ControlMarch 7 9:00-11:00 a.m. or 12:00-2:00 p.m.Fire Extinguisher & Utility Control: Live fire trainingusing small, portable fire extinguishers. Two-hour classalso teaches participants how and when to controlutilities such as natural gas, water and electricity.Disaster...
Read more
February 2009 Archives
The Roosevelt Development Group (RDG) hosted a meeting for the Roosevelt/Ravenna neighborhood on February 17 at Calvary Christian Assembly. About 30 people were in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to give the community information about the difference between a Contract Rezone and a legislative rezone. A legislative rezone is a city effort to rezone larger sections of the city because it seems the right thing to do. Almost always more than one property owner is involved. A contract rezone is usually for the specific wishes of one owner or developer to build a particular thing in a...
Read more
Ravenna Park On Saturday there were 160 bare root and potted plants to get in the ground in the wetlands area around the stream and pond north of the softball field. Around 25 volunteers from toddlers to grandparents showed up to get the job done. The biggest turnout in a long time. Thank you all. Join us on the second Saturday of every month to nurture native plant growth in our neighborhood namesake park. And thanks to George and Ann for their continuing efforts in organizing and supervising this endeavor. Plant List: SHRUBS Mahonia nervosa or Oregon grape 10...
Read more
On Saturday, February 14th from 10:00-12:30 Friends of Ravenna Ravine and Green Seattle welcome volunteers to help with the continuing effort of managing the flora of the park. This work party meets the second Saturday of every month, so please join us anytime. We've been pulling ivy and blackberries all winter but this month we will have a lot of plants to plant. It is important to get them in as soon as possible. We will be working upstream from the kiosk past the pond. Meet at the Kiosk (near the Tool Box). Ravenna Park lower play field in SE Ravenna Park, North...
Read more
The February 10th meeting of the Roosevelt Planning Committee was attended by over 100 Roosevelt and Ravenna neighbors as well as City councilwoman Sally Clark and others. Jim O'Halloran presided and commented on progress of the 65' development at the Scarlet Tree location, which seems to be delayed with financing, and the 40' Brooklyn Court project which is held up by an appeal to save a 90' cedar tree on the site which the City had previously given approval for removal. The next topic was the Sisley property. A local architect and friends had done some computer generated modeling of...
Read more
An important meeting is scheduled to allow neighborhood opinion regarding zoning change proposals to be heard by a city representative. These are zoning changes that would allow higher density in the Roosevelt High School and NE 65th-15th Ave NE intersection area and westward on NE 65th. Changes of zoning in these areas will impact much of our neighborhood; proposals for change may ask upzoning from single family and small multi zoning to 16 story (160 feet) or more be allowed. Your attendance is important. Make your opinion count. Roosevelt Neighborhood Association (RNA) Land Use Committee Tuesday evening, February 10,...
Read more
|
Email Website
206-524-3665
Email
206-380-0718
Our Current Newsletter