Good news! On Tuesday night City Council authorized staff to move forward with the purchase of another parcel of land to expand Juanita Heights Park. The parcel was in a family trust and is being sold to the City for $10,000, which is 1/5 of it’s assessed value! Great job City of Kirkland! FHNA is still working to acquire more than 8 acres adjacent to the park....
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Beautiful day for a parade last Friday and FHNA was well represented in downtown Kirkland on the 4th. FHNA Board member Francesca Lyman rode with Deborah Stelfox, Michael-Ellyn Schetzle, Marc Ackerman and Marit Zimmerman in two antique cars graciously loaned by Finn Hill residents Tony and Dee Zimmerman. Carol Ann Parker (in hat) and Sandy Noll graciously volunteered to carry the banner as music from the ’40s played from the cars to go along with the theme this year of celebrating D-Day’s 70th...
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Great turnout at the general meeting Wednesday night with lots of interest in the main topic regarding landslides. The good news is that there isn’t a large scale catastrophic disaster likely soon on Finn Hill based on examination of topographic clues. But continued development in combination with natural conditions can mean isolated incidents of landslides. Watch our website in coming weeks for a downloadable version of the slide presentation shown by Kathy Troost, a UW geologist and professor. See our website for background on what was presented and who appeared. If you have concerns about your property or a...
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While summer still lingers on, winter will arrive, like it or not. And young trees planted in the Juanita Woodlands will need help surviving the dark months. FHNA is calling for volunteers to remove invasive species like ivy and blackberry vines that are encroaching on young trees in the eastern Juanita Woodlands. The work party runs from 9am to noon on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Everything takes place on the east side of Juanita Drive. Volunteers can meet at 76th Avenue NE and NE 120th. (Turn east off Juanita Drive onto 120th Street.) Bring work gloves, loppers, and shovels...
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Sean Stelfox and Liz Mueller rode in Sean’s replica 1952 MG TD, built by a Boeing aircraft engineer with a rebuilt VW motor. FHNA Board member Francesa Lyman met Sean and Liz at Waverly Park in Kirkland. She invited this beautiful couple to help represent FHNA in Kirkland’s 4th of July parade and they graciously agreed. FHNA Board members Lyman (at left in photo) and Connie Winter (center) were joined by Deborah Stelfox at the Kirkland 4th of July parade yesterday to carry the banner for FHNA. Also, be sure to check out additional photos at the post Cars for...
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