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Passing this along if you are interested:

B-Town (Burien) Blog’s Candidates Forum featuring the four announced candidates for 34th District State Representative, Position 2.

The Candidates Forum is set for Tuesday April 27 at the Highline Performing Arts Center on SW 152nd next to Highline High School in Burien, just east of I-509. It’ll run from 7pm to 8:30pm.

John Carlson of KVI and KOMO will serve as moderator. (John is originally from West Seattle, and actually ran for 34th District State Representative way back in the mid-80s).

All four announced candidates have agreed to participate:
Mike Heavey, Joe Fitzgibbon, Marcee Stone and Geoffrey “Mac” McElroy.

I am hoping you could forward this email to the West Seattle Junction Junction Neighborhood Organization mailing list and anyone else you think might be interested in attending.

We will open up the floor to questions from people who attend.  Please let me know if I can answer any questions.

- Mark Neuman
mark@b-townblog.com
www.b-townblog.com

Posting to this blog is often not as close to the top of my list of ‘to do’ items as I would hope it could be.  If you want the latest and greatest, better to send an email to erica at wsjuno dot com.

Our next membership meeting will be on Tuesday May 12th at 6:30pm at Ginomai.  An email agenda will be emailed shortly.

Updates on Restricted Parking Zones - code changes that will effect us!  Comments to Jan Drago by may 15th.

Junction View Corridors  - Preserving access to light and space in the Junction.

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JuNO Board Member Interest Form  JuNO Board Members Needed!

Please contact Erica if you are interesting in joining the leadership of JuNO.  Time commitment includes monthly meetings (alternates between membership and board meetings) and additional time for various projects as interested.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about the neighborhood and to help make this the best place to live, work and play!  Board Member Interest Forms are located on our blog at www.wsjuno.com and should be emailed to Erica at Erica@wsjuno.com by January 1, 2009. 

 Hometown Holidays Volunteer Opportunities

Event:  December 6^th – Tree Lighting 5-6pm (Key Bank parking lot)

Volunteer Needs: December 7^th, 14^th, 21^st – Hometown Holidays Headquarters 11:30am-4:30pm

·         A booth will be set up in front of Key Bank with a raffle contest (over $4000 in donated prizes), cookies and cider, carriage rides, and live music.

·         2 volunteers will be needed for each shift (11:30-2pm and 2-4:30pm) on each of the three Sunday’s to assist the staff at this booth.

·         Email Erica@wsjuno.com by November 16^th with days and shifts your able to volunteer. 

  Junction Parking Study 

A study of the parking situation in the Junction is tentatively scheduled for late 2008/early 2009.  More details to come.

  Next Meeting:  Tuesday, January 13^th, 6:30pm

            Speaker:  Christine Alar, Senior Transportation Planner, SDoT

            Planned Transit Improvements in West Seattle

   Development Projects:  Blue Star

·         Work continues on Whole Foods/Fauntleroy Place.  Work will be slowed a bit in order to pump water out of site given all the recent rain.

·         Blue Star is in the process of securing a piece of old Huling land just behind the 76 on the corner of Alaska and Fauntleroy.

·         Early sketches of the project on 39^th/Fauntleroy/ Gateway Center (the old showroom) are in the works.

 Conner Homes – 42^nd/Alaska/California

·         Comment Period on application for Master Use Permit open until November 19^th.  More information can be found via websites below.

·         Comments can be sent to Michael.Dorcy@seattle.gov and Beverly.Barnett@seattle.gov

·         Part of the application also includes a petition from Conner Homes for an Alley Vacation (previous coverage of this issue on our blog) that will be brought to City Council. 

·         Lots of coverage on the last Design Review meeting at http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=7962 expressing community concerns on this project.

·         http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/luib/Notice.aspx?BID=364&NID=9051

Land Use Application to allow a 7-story building containing 12,745 sq. ft. of commercial and 72 residential units above. Three levels of below grade parking to be provided for 307 vehicles and shared with Project #3007765. Project includes 20,000 cu. yds. of grading. Existing structures to be demolished. 

·         http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/luib/Notice.aspx?BID=364&NID=9050

Land Use Application to allow a 7-story building containing 13,700 sq. ft. of commercial, 4,000 sq. ft. of office and three live work units at ground level with 126 residential units above. Three levels of below grade parking to be provided for 307 vehicles and shared with Project #3007764. Project includes 35,000 cu. yds. of grading. Existing structures to be demolished.

  Harbor Properties – Mural and School/Alaska/38^th

Information presented at meeting.

Mural – 4727 42^nd Ave SW

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  • Should be complete in April 2009. 
  • Website will be live in a few weeks.
  • Local artists have been hired for art in lobby.
  • Rents will be $1100-$2100 month for 550-1200 square feet apartments.
  • Employee parking for retail space will be included in garage.  Retail tenants include a restaurant, hair salon and frame store.
  • Construction workers on this project are parking in Jefferson Square garage (rented for use by Harbor Properties).
  • 2 Zip cars will be located in Mural.

Link – 4550 38^th Ave SW

·         200 apartments, 6 stories

·         Retail space on bottom floor – open to suggestions for tenants.  Send comments to Emi at ebaldowin@harborproperties.com

·         Construction will begin in Spring 2009

Harbor is also in process of buying the West Inn and Suites hotel on Alaska.  The will have a mixed used building on this location to include residential and retail.

42 and California Alley Petition 

Attached is the petition that you may want to consider signing. If the developer is able to proceed with the alley vacation (closure for at least one year), many of our favorite
restaurants and business will be severely impacted. For example, Elliott Bay Brewery would not be able to receive deliveries essential for the beer brewing it does in the back of the restaurant (via direct pipes to the tanks).

Feel free to send this out to any West Seattle residents or friends. If you get signed petitions back to me by August
14th I would be happy to submit them.

More info is below.

Thanks.
Erica
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>
> The proposed development by Conner Properties at the corner
> of California and Alaska is petitioning the city to close
> 25% of the alley for at least one year. This is the alley
> that originates between Super Supplements and the Rocksport,
> and then extends south. This is the alley that services
> Elliott Bay, Talarico’s, Petco, Curious Kids and the
> future Murals apartments whose residents’ vehicle
> parking is in that alley. In short, this is the busiest
> alley in the Junction! An alley of closure if this nature
> would massively disrupt our entire neighborhood and it’s
> unclear how we would even manage the logistics. Would all
> the deliveries and waste collection happen on California
> Ave??
>
> This project has largely flown under the radar and
> community input is vital in creating development that
> compliments, and is considerate of, our neighborhood.
> Specifically for Junction merchants, this closure would
> created a significant strain primarily on California Ave,
> but the broader Junction community will most certainly feel
> the impact.
>
> The city is deciding whether to permit the alley
> closure/vacation and is seeking community input. If you
> find this issue concerning, here’s some more background
> written by the blog:
> http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9439#more-9439
>
> What you can do:
> Write a letter to the city voicing your concerns; possibly
> among them increased congestion, pedestrian safety, and
> economic hardship in an already challenging time.
> Thoughtful letters from business owners are critical in
> sending a strong message to the city. Please email letter
> to moira.gray@seattle.gov by August 18.
> Collect signatures on the attached petition which opposed
> the alley vacation. Print out the petition and have your
> neighbors, friends and family sign. It’s easy -
> and it will take effort from the entire community to direct
> this development for the benefit of Junction merchants and
> our community. Our goal is 2000 signature by August 18, so
> let’s get crack’n! Hand deliver signed petitions to
> Elliott Bay.
> If you are concerned about this alley closure, thank you in
> advance for helping make the Merchants’ voice heard.
> All comments due by August 18.

Do you have a topic you would like to hear more about at our next meeting?  Please let us know.