Groundswell NW Events

Wed, 12/16: East Ballard Community Association Planter Partnerships on 14th Ave NW Kickoff

Meet the players: your neighbors, local businesses, schools and organizations who have already pledged their support and the Deptartment of Neighborhoods who's grant award makes this all possible.

See the playbook: check out the initial drawings and our work plan to bring together our community to make 14th Ave NW a safer and more beautiful street.

Join the team: choose how you will contribute to the success of this project.

Start playing: bring your neighbors and friends to this event. Enjoy good food, drink and company.

The east ballard community association is hosting this fun and informative evening to enhance the quality of life and sense of belonging in our community.

There'll even be supervised child care!

For more information, check out www.eastballard.wordpress.com or contact Dawn Hemminger at 206-953-3940 or eastballard@gmail.com

Thu, 12/17: Ninth Avenue Northwest Park Development Meetings

Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting three public meetings to plan and design the new Ninth Avenue Northwest park development.

The first meeting will be on Nov. 19 and the second meeting will be on Dec. 17. A third meeting will be in early 2010. All meetings will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Whittier Elementary School, located at 1320 N.W. 75th

Sat, 12/19: Sunset Substation Kick-off & Solstice Party

Groundswell NW joins Sunset Hill Community Association and Sustainable Ballard in hosting a Winter Solstice Party, Potluck, Art Show & Sale, and the first community meeting about the surplus City Light substation property on NW 65th just west of 32nd Ave NW. Friends of the Sunset Substation, with Groundswell as fiscal sponsor, has received a grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to conduct a feasibility study of the parcel's potential as public open space. Come with your best ideas! The meeting starts downstairs at 6pm and the party starts upstairs at 7pm, with a keg and live music. Bring a potluck dish!

Thu, 01/28: 9th Avenue NW Park Development Project

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you to participate in the design of the Ninth Ave. NW Park. This new park in Ballard was purchased with funding from the 2000 Pro Parks Levy and now is being developed with $800,000 from the Parks and Green Spaces Levy.

The third and final public meeting for the park development at Ninth Avenue NW is coming up soon, so please save the date. At this third community meeting, we look forward to presenting the preferred concept design, which was created from input gathered at the first two community meetings. Plan to come and help refine the design and share your enthusiasm for this exciting new park! Construction will be completed by spring 2011.

If you require additional information or special meeting accommodations, please contact Kellee Jones at 800 Maynard Avenue S, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98134 or 206.684.7052 or kellee.jones@seattle.gov.

Other Events

Sat, 12/05: Community Guild Monthly Coffee

Join us for coffee (or tea or apple cider) and conversation about what we would like to have and do to create a meaningful and joyful community for ourselves in Ballard.
Diversity issues? Inter-generational ideas? Book discussion groups? Movie nights? Game nights? What about the homeless? Resource sharing? Abundance Fair? Learning together? Dinner parties? local economic alternatives?

What can we do together to enhance your community experience?

Come share your ideas, hear what others are excited about, be inspired and find collaborators.

Thu, 12/10: Holman Road Median Study Meeting

On Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association and the Crown Hill Business Association will host a community meeting to review designs for a series of planted medians for a section of the Holman Road / 15th Ave NW corridor. Produced by a team of students from the University of Washington's Community, Environment, and Planning Program, these designs reflect the feedback received from over 290 Crown Hill residents through an online survey, as well as conversations with SDOT, Metro transit officials, and business owners along the corridor.

The student team will present several options for your comment. Feedback from the December meeting will be used to produce their final design recommendations. Far from being merely an academic exercise, it is our hope that together we can create a design that will actually be implemented. The Holman Road / 15th Ave corridor is a dominant feature in our community, and improvements to the corridor have the potential to make our neighborhood safer for both drivers and pedestrians, nicer looking and greener.

Sat, 12/12: Kiwanis Ravine Sneak Preview

Take a look, talk to the experts, plant a tree:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 and Saturday, December 12, 2009
Kiwanis Wildlife Corridor, W Government Way, between 35th Ave. W & Brygger Ave. W

10:00am ­ 2:00pm

HHH is hosting these two workparties in partnership with: *EarthCorps, *Green Seattle Partnership, and *Seattle Parks & Recreation Department.

This will be a terrific opportunity to discuss the project, offer your ideas, get involved with your neighbors!

Sat, 12/19: Carkeek STARS Volunteer Work Party

Tue, 01/05: Park Levy Opportunity Fund workshop

What park project would you initiate if awarded up to $1.5 million?  

Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting Proposal Letters for the Opportunity Fund until February 1, 2010.  This is a great opportunity to get involved in improving your Seattle parks. The first round of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund ($7 million) is open for community-initiated development projects and land acquisition opportunities. This technical workshops will assist the community in preparing their proposals. 

The nomination process begins with the submittal of a Proposal Letter, which is available now. Proposal Letters and Opportunity Fund Criteria are available online at http://seattle.gov/parks/levy/opportunity.htm.  The forms are also available at Parks Community Centers, Department of Neighborhoods Service Centers and Seattle Public Library branches.  

Sat, 01/09: 6th Annual Blood Drive

Start your year off right and support your local blood drive. Drop-ins welcome, but appointments are highly appreciated.

Tue, 01/12: Park Levy Opportunity Fund workshop

What park project would you initiate if awarded up to $1.5 million?  

Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting Proposal Letters for the Opportunity Fund until February 1, 2010.  This is a great opportunity to get involved in improving your Seattle parks. The first round of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund ($7 million) is open for community-initiated development projects and land acquisition opportunities. This technical workshops will assist the community in preparing their proposals. 

The nomination process begins with the submittal of a Proposal Letter, which is available now. Proposal Letters and Opportunity Fund Criteria are available online at http://seattle.gov/parks/levy/opportunity.htm.  The forms are also available at Parks Community Centers, Department of Neighborhoods Service Centers and Seattle Public Library branches.

Wed, 01/13: Sandel Park Play Area Renovation Community Meeting

Please join us, learn about the project and help shape the future of this park.

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to participate in a community meeting for the Sandel Park Play Area renovation. Identified in the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, this renovation project will expand the play area and provide new play equipment for children ages 2-12, site improvements to enhance safety and access improvements for all users. Different designs and equipment types will be discussed at the meeting to provide your community the best options.

Sandel Park is located in the Greenwood neighborhood at 9053 1st Ave. NW. Parks encourages you to come and give your thoughts on which play equipment and design features work best for your neighborhood.

Thu, 01/14: BOUNCE FEST!