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.  The …

[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 …

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 …

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 …