Author: Jon Pascal

Volunteers Needed to Collect Food for the Hungry!

Volunteers Needed to Collect Food for the Hungry!

Posted by | Sep 13, 2012 | , , |

Volunteers from FHNA are needed to Collect Food for the Hungry:  This Saturday (September 15th) is the first day of the Eastside Concern for the Hungry Food Drive (a region wide food drive).  The food that hundreds of volunteers collect on this day across King County will substantially impact the growing crisis of hunger that far too many of our neighbors will face during the coming winter months. There is still time to volunteer!  Volunteers are needed at the Inglemoor (Finn Hill) QFC and the Juanita Albertsons.  If you want to help, please use this link to sign up. ...

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Volunteers Map Big Finn Hill Trails

Volunteers Map Big Finn Hill Trails

Posted by | Aug 22, 2012 | , , , |

To support ongoing trail planning efforts within Big Finn Hill Park, several volunteers have been inventorying and mapping the existing trails throughout the park. Links to the draft maps are found below. Members of the stewardship committee intend to use these maps to enhance accuracy of communication with a wider Big Finn Hill Parks trail user community. Items to keep in mind when viewing the maps: These are drafts for creating a mode of communication only, and are not a permanent number and/or naming system. Intersections have been numbered and some trails named. The trail naming convention:  W-(number) is west of Juanita. E-(number)...

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Roosters ‘Grandfathered’ in under new Fowl Regulations

Roosters ‘Grandfathered’ in under new Fowl Regulations

Posted by | Aug 22, 2012 | , |

City Council adopted updated regulations for chickens and roosters on August 3, 2012 that will affect residents on Finn Hill. While the primary focus of the new regulations were to allow greater flexibility for residents in the City to raise backyard chickens, the Planning Commission also discussed whether roosters should continue to be allowed. Before annexation, King County allowed up to 3 roosters on any size lot and Kirkland adopted similar regulations for the annexation area. However under the new regulations, roosters will now only be allowed on lots over 35,000 square feet, but those residents already owning a rooster...

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Finn Hill Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Improvements

Finn Hill Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Improvements

Posted by | Aug 6, 2012 | , , , |

Pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns have been raised repeatedly at FHNA meetings over the past year. One bicycle fatality occurred along Juanita Drive last year, and another fatality occurred on NE 131st Way – although it was a vehicle related accident. Both corridors are the primary ways for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles to access Finn Hill, and neither of the corridors has sidewalks or designated bicycle lanes. Recognizing these problems, FHNA policy committee members recently provided comments on the City’s Draft Capital Improvement Plan  that was presented to City Council in June. The comment letter  specifically identifies a handful of...

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