The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) held its bi-monthly meeting at the Good Shepherd Center last Wednesday, January 4, 2023 and guest speakers were Stephanie Secord PE, PMP from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Council Member Alex Pedersen. He is a summary of what each guest discussed.

Stephanie Secord – Ship Canal Tunnel Update

The Seattle Public Utilities and King County Wastewater Treatment Division are building an underground storage tunnel to significantly reduce the amount of polluted storm water (from rain) and sewage that flows into the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Salmon Bay and Lake Union from our sewage system.

In …

The Wallingford Community Council invites you to an in-person Open House

Meet and reconnect with your neighbors and local government representatives and learn about the Wallingford Community Council, a 100% volunteer organization made up of residents of Wallingford. Celebrate with friends, enjoy dessert and participate in raffles with prizes from local Wallingford merchants.

Come and learn how the Wallingford Community Council has helped make the Wallingford community a better place to live.  Also come and learn the goals and objectives of the WCC …

On Tuesday, May 18, 2022 the Wallingford Community Council (WCC) held its annual elections for Board of Directors and the following Board of Directors was elected:

After the elections we had a presentation by Tanya Kim, Acting Director and Michael Bailey, Deputy Director of the Seattle’s Human Services Department.  Tanya and Michael reviewed the department’s charter, objectives and they pointed out specific areas where volunteers are needed.  …

[Editor’s note: For those unfamiliar with the Wallingford Community Council, the WCC is, in their own words, “a neighborhood voice representing the greater Wallingford community in interactions with city government on land use, transportation, and parks.” ]

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Special guests Tanya Kim and Michael Bailey from the Human Services Department (HSD).

Dear WCC community,

Join us for upcoming virtual Annual Meeting with special guests from the Human Services Department. To enable members to vote virtually in the officer elections, the simplest thing we could figure out is to have a separate Zoom …

[Editor’s note: For those unfamiliar with the Wallingford Community Council, the WCC is, in their own words, “a neighborhood voice representing the greater Wallingford community in interactions with city government on land use, transportation, and parks.” Their monthly meetings are a source of valuable information about goings-on in our neighborhood and the city at large. As a new feature, we will bring you the minutes of these meetings here.]

The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) held its monthly meeting via Zoom on March 2, 2022 and it included a dialogue with Council Member Sara Nelson, District 9, a presentation by the …

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 …