Emerson Garfield

February PeTT Meeting Summary

March 11, 2015 Emerson Garfield

This is a recap of the February 24, 2015 meeting of the Community Assembly‘s Pedestrian, Traffic and Transportation (PeTT) Committee from Steve Anderson, our neighborhood’s new PeTT representative. (We hope to have more brief reports like this as Emerson-Garfield sees more representation on city-level advisory committees.) The meeting was mainly dominated by a presentation by STA representative Kathleen Weinand. With an upcoming ballot measure for an increase in funding to STA, they are looking to retool their 20-year plan. They came…

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Materials for the Mar 11 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

March 10, 2015 Emerson Garfield

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (March 11). The meeting starts at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). Representatives from Avista will be this month’s guest speakers. They’ll be talking about the rate increases as well as other local energy-related initiatives. Following that, we’ll hear about upcoming Greening Grants opportunities and possibly brainstorm some ideal locations in the neighborhood for new landscaping and street trees. We’ll also hear a recap of this morning’s open house for N Monroe business owners, updates on…

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Recap of the February E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

February 18, 2015 Emerson Garfield

The February 11, 2015 meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council began with a review of this year’s traffic-calming applications. Three residential applications and two arterial applications were submitted for the EGNC’s approval. The locations are shown below. Each applicant, if in attendance, was given an opportunity to describe the traffic problem, its threats to safety and quality of life, and their proposed improvements. Later in the meeting, to facilitate the voting process, individual street views and an overview of the locations were…

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District 3 City Council Mobile Office (Feb 17)

February 12, 2015 Emerson Garfield

District 3 City Councilwomen Candace Mumm and Karen Stratton are hosting a mobile office on Tuesday, February 17 from 1:30-2:30pm at the Shadle Park Library (2111 W Wellesley). The mobile office is a great opportunity to speak to your elected City Council representatives in an informal setting and bring certain issues to their attention. It’s also a good way to stay informed and hear what the City Council is prioritizing and the rationale for their voting decisions directly from the council…

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Materials for the Feb 11 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

February 10, 2015 Emerson Garfield

Following a relaxing January hiatus, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (February 11) for the first time in 2015. The meeting starts at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). There are no guest speakers on this month’s agenda, which leaves us ample time to review and vote on the traffic-calming applications that schools, churches and residents have submitted this year for the neighborhood council’s approval. There are two arterial and three residential applications — with the possibility of more arriving between now…

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