There are an awful lot of people coming to this blog in search of the Trinity Cow Plop results — and we’re happy to oblige. Here’s the info, straight from the horse’s (cow’s?) mouth: No word yet on the raffle winners (if indeed a raffle was held like in years past). Congrats to all the lucky winners. And if you didn’t win, you can be satisfied in knowing that your money helps support a great neighborhood school.
This month’s Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting will take this coming Wednesday, May 8. As usual, it will start at 7pm and be held at the Corbin Senior Center. Materials for the meeting (agenda, minutes for approval) are available from the Downloads page. Or, even more conveniently, you can just download them here: Agenda for the May 8, 2013 meeting Minutes from the April 10, 2013 meeting (pending approval) This meeting promises to be packed with info. Cecile from Heart of Spokane, who…
“Garbage Czar” Karl Boldt reports that Emerson-Garfield had a great turnout at yesterday’s Spring Cleanup. The event served about 170 residences, primarily from W Montgomery Ave northwards, and with pretty consistent representation from both the east and west of N Monroe. Karl estimates that 23 tons of refuse was collected along with two tons of clean green. The 20-yard metal recycling bin was also full by the time collection ended at 12:30pm. The neighborhood had $6,000 in dump costs allocated…
The next Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting will take place tomorrow (Wednesday), April 10. It will start at 7pm and be held at the Corbin Senior Center. Please keep in mind that this month we’re encouraging people to attend the STA Moving Forward open house directly before the EGNC meeting. The info at the open house will probably create some topics for discussion, because the STA’s proposed changes will impact our neighborhood in various ways. Meeting materials (agenda, minutes for approval)…
In response to the neighborhood council’s call for traffic-calming proposals, two arterial and three residential proposals were submitted by neighborhood residents. Arterial: A. Traffic from Monroe uses Lincoln for alternate arterial. With McDonald’s on the corner, there is additional traffic from that. Too many cars are going too fast and not slowing down for the intersections. Signs like “Slow” or MPH signs would be helpful. This includes Nora and Augusta. B. Maple/Ash Streets and Jackson. Needs a crosswalk light for…