The NRV Traffic & Safety Committee would like to invite you to a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness and Safety Meeting on Monday, August 2nd at 6:45pm at the Neighborhood House (downstairs meeting room).
Topics for discussion will include:
- Create a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Plan
- Establishing a Block Watch Program for you and your neighbors
- Meet Representatives of Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP and Seattle Housing Authority Management Staff
All community members are welcome! Interpretation will be provided in Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodian. Refreshments will be served!
For more information, please contact Naomi at 206-722-4010 ext. 2
The Columbia City Garden Tour is now the Rainier Valley Sustainable Garden Tour. There will be three tour pods, one each in Othello, Columbia Flats and Genesee, on Saturday, July 17, from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $5/person and can per purchased in advance at KC’s Flowers in Columbia City.
For volunteer opportunities and more information, check out www.rainiervalleygardentour.com.
The next Community Cleanup will be Saturday, July 10th at 10am. Meet in the Central Park for doughnuts, coffee, neighbors, and a chance to tidy up the neighborhood. Please bring gloves if you have them; grabbers and bags are provided.
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The next HOA Board meeting is Tuesday, June 22 at 7pm at the McBride Court Community Room. The board will be reviewing the new draft of the Design Review Guidelines as well as usual board business. Come on out.
The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista is excited to unveil its final design (see previous post)! The feedback we heard from the neighborhood has helped to develop a beautiful design for growing, sharing, and gathering around food.
Our volunteer Landscape Architect, Eric Higbee, has been working with the Seattle Housing Authority, P-Patch Program, and Solid Ground in order to create a garden design that will enrich the Rainier Vista neighborhood and immediate surroundings.
The prominent characteristic of this design is the “long tables.” Three long tables will stretch the width of the cul-de-sac at S. Lilac Street. These tables will be used for teaching, eating, and harvesting. Whether or not you’re an avid gardener, this space belongs to everyone in the neighborhood. Coffee, barbeques, and birthday parties are all encouraged!
A children’s garden will be developed south of the cul-de-sac, while terraced garden beds will be built on the northern end. Compost bins will dot the western edge of the garden, and there are plans for a street painting in the cul-de-sac. We heard from many residents that the space should be fenced in; a four foot fence is planned for the food production space in the garden.
The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista is currently accepting proposals from contractors, with construction slated to begin in July. Community members are invited to join the work parties beginning in August, with an opening celebration on September 25th, 2010. If you would like to be involved with small construction projects or artistic contributions to the garden, please contact us! You can reach Leslie Heimer and Jamie Robinson, the Farm’s Outreach & Development team, at 206.694.6829 or urbanfarm@solid-ground.org. Do you have ideas for scarecrows, worm bins, garden signs, or another art project? Give us a call!
On behalf of the whole team at the Seattle Community Farm project, we can’t wait to work and grow alongside you in the garden…
The final design for the Urban Farm (going in at the north end of the Vista) has been approved and released. If the little image above isn’t enough, there’s a large PDF file available as well.
Timeline information has not been announced or released yet.
There’s a meeting this Thursday, June 17, from 5:30-7:30 at 4520 MLK (Boys & Girls Club). This playground has been selected for KaBOOM participation and sponsorship - it’s crucial there’s a large turnout for this event!
Come bring your ideas for our new playground! Limited childcare will be provided; if you need it, please sign up with Tom at 206-436-1904.
The NRV Multicultural Committee is organizing a neighborhood-wide Clothing and Book Exchange for June 16th (a Wednesday). We ask that you review your household and see if there’s anything you had planned to give Goodwill, but would be willing to instead exchange with a neighbor.
Drop-off Details:
- Items can be dropped off at the Neighborhood House on weekdays between 11 am and 4 pm starting Tuesday, June 1st.
- We’ll wrap up the collection of items on Friday, June 11th.
- If you are unable to drop items off at the Neighborhood House please contact the Multicultural Committee and I’ll assist with collection.
***We’re accepting child, teen and adult items. All clothes and books should be in good shape. No socks, undergarments, clothing with unintentional rips or holes, or stained items.***
The NRV Multicultural Committee invites you to join in for the next Multicultural Potluck on Wednesday, June 16th from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Neighborhood House. Please bring a special dish to share with others (please label your dish).
There will also be a Clothes & Toys Exchange. If you have good quality items to donate, drop them off from 6/1 to 6/11 between 11:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday at Neighborhood House. These items will be made available for FREE the evening of the potluck. Anything left will be donated to charity.
Come out and get to know your neighbors from other cultures! For more information, please call Naomi Chang at 206-722-4010 ext. 2 or nchang@seattlehousing.org.
Just a friendly reminder that the next Rainier Vista Traffic Safety Committee Meeting will be held
Monday, June 07 from 6:45pm to 7:45pm at the Rainier Vista Neighborhood House in the Paul Allen Room (4410 29th Avenue South).
June Meeting Agenda includes:
- Follow up on Block Watch implementation
- Emergency Preparedness
- Phase II Construction update
- South Precinct Meeting update
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