Date: August 5, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM. Location: Zoom videoconferencing

We are excited to once again host a virtual Monthly Meeting! Please join Sherri Kokx, Senior Advisor to the Superintendent, and Carri Campbell, Chief of Public Affairs, of Seattle Public Schools for a virtual town hall meeting on school this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get an update on what parents and caregivers can expect (from Elementary School to Middle School and High School), and how plans to open school remotely will impact families and will be equitable and inclusive.

Share your concerns and questions in advance by …

The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) is sponsoring a candidates forum on October 2, 2019, in Room 202 of The Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Ave. N at 7 p.m.

Candidates who are running for council positions who will represent Wallingford in Districts 4 and 6:

District 4 Candidates

Alex Pedersen: http://electalexpedersen.org.

Shaun Scott: http://scott2019.com

District 6 Candidates

Dan Strauss: http://seattlefordanstrauss.org

Heidi Wills: http://heidiwills.com

NOTE:  Due to a conflicting forum hosted by the Ballard District Council, both District 6 candidates are unable to attend. However, each candidate is sending a surrogate to represent them.

Candidates will make opening and closing statements …

Join us on a family-friendly walk along Lake Union to learn about the public access points on Lake Union.

When: 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Rain or shine.

Where: Waterway 15 (Next to Ivar’s on the west, NE Northlake Way/4th Ave NE). We’ll meet down at the lake by the wooden bench.  Then about 9:15 a.m., we’ll begin to work our way west toward Waterway 22 (the bottom of Stone Way). For those so inclined, join us after the walk for a beer at the Fremont Brewery.

Why: Wallingford’s public waterways are wonderful features of our community and …

(Ed Note: Glenn wrote this story of helping out at the Nickelsville back in September. Apologies for just now getting around to running it!)

On Saturday, September 8 volunteers from the Wallingford Community Council (WCC) and the University Sunrise Rotary Club joined together to install a finished gravel paving for the sanctioned Nickelsville homeless community located off of Northlake Avenue across from Ivar’s in Wallingford.

Lee Raaen, from the Rotary Club said the genisis of the project began when the Rotary asked the leadership of the Nickelsville community how it could help them get settled in the Wallingford community.  The …

[Editor Note: After initial posting, a member of the Navigation Team reached out to us with comment.  These comments are included at the end of the post unedited.]

On Wednesday, September 5, the Wallingford Community Council  hosted the City of Seattle’s Homeless Navigation Team for a discussion on the homeless issue, unsanctioned camping, illegal camping, potential solutions to the homeless problem and a question and answer session.

We learned that the Navigation Team consists of only four field coordinators, eight police officers trained to perform outreach, eight contractor outreach workers, one outreach coordinator who is a mental health expert …

Earth Day clean up is sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council and City Fruit. We will be picking up trash, cutting tall weeds, digging weed roots and grass come rain or shine.  Wear long pants and work shoes and bring work gloves.  If you have tools please bring them but we will have extras to share.

CHOOSE FROM TWO MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Option #1: Clean up and weeding with City Fruit

Historic Wallingford held it’s official launch on Saturday, January 6 at The Good Shepherd Center. It was attended by more than 140 people who came to learn of the new organization’s mission and of it’s planned activities. Most of the attendees haled from Wallingford but I personally talked with folks who came from Queen Anne, Ravenna and Ballard showing the interest that Seattleites have in learning and perpetuating the history of our great city.

The crowd was welcomed by Rhonda Bush, President of Historic Wallingford. Rhonda explained that “There is a significant cultural value for the entire city found in …