Important meetings in October

Posted by Scott Morris | Oct 23, 2017 | Community Meetings, Neighborhood Plan, News & Highlights |

Dear Finn Hill Neighbors, Halloween is almost here. Before the goblins and werewolves start roaming the darkened streets, we hope you’ll venture out to attend 2 meetings this week — in safe, well-lighted venues — that affect the future of where we live: Wednesday, October 25th Roads and Fire Stations: 7pm at Finn Hill Middle School Cafeteria (8040 132nd Street). It is infrastructure night for Finn Hill! City staff will provide updates regarding improvements to the 100th Avenue Corridor and safety enhancements to Juanita Drive. Also, the City will report on its plans for fire stations on Finn Hill: Station...

Finn Hill Neighborhood Plan – Open House on October 10 at Finn Hill Middle School from 6pm to 7:30

Posted by Scott Morris | Oct 8, 2017 | Community Meetings, Events Committee, Neighborhood Plan, News & Highlights |

Here is a quick overview of what will be happening at the Finn Hill neighborhood plan open house on Tuesday, October 10 in the Finn Hill Middle School cafeteria at 8040 132nd Street. (Note: spaces may fill up quickly in the regular parking lot, but you can also use the driveway and turn around for school buses that is accessible from 132nd to the east of the regular parking lot.) Format: The open house will run from 6:00 – 7:30pm. It will consist primarily of 5 informational stations in the cafeteria featuring maps and displays that relate to key...

Three important meetings in October about Finn Hill’s future

Posted by Scott Morris | Oct 5, 2017 | Community Committee, Community Meetings, Neighborhood Plan, News & Highlights |

Dear Finn Hill Neighbors, There will be 3 important meetings this month about the Finn Hill neighborhood plan as well as public safety and road projects that will affect where we live. Plus, we’re co-sponsoring a forum of City Council candidates in two weeks’ time. We urge you to attend as many of these meetings as possible. Your voice matters and your engagement can change city policy. Tuesday, October 10 – Open house on Finn Hill neighborhood plan: 6:00-7:30pm at Finn Hill Middle School, 8040 NE 132nd Street. The Finn Hill neighborhood plan is headed toward final consideration by...

Special bulletin for Holmes Point residents: Come to today’s Council meeting & support better rules to protect trees!

Posted by Scott Morris | Sep 5, 2017 | Communication Committee, Holmes Point Overlay, Neighborhood Plan, News & Highlights |

Dear Holmes Point neighbors and friends, FHNA is writing to urge you to attend tonight’s City Council meeting on emergency legislation to help protect trees in the Holmes Point area. The Council will decide whether to keep or cancel a recent ordinance that should give you more say on tree preservation in Holmes Point housing developments. The Council meeting starts at 7:30pm – Tuesday, September 5 – and will be held in City Hall at 123 Fifth Avenue in downtown Kirkland. As you may recall from earlier emails, the Kirkland City Council will hold a hearing tonight on an...

Neighborhood Plan Meeting on Sept 7 Postponed

Posted by Scott Morris | Aug 29, 2017 | Community Meetings, Holmes Point Overlay, Neighborhood Plan, News & Highlights |

The calendar of meetings relating to the Finn Hill neighborhood plan has changed. In brief, the City is postponing the open house on the neighborhood plan that was scheduled for September 7 at St John Vianney Church. The Planning Commission will also delay a public hearing on the plan that it had scheduled for September 14. These changes were made by the Planning Commission at its meeting on August 24. The Commission has asked City staff to return on September 14th with more information about proposed street connections on Finn Hill. The Commission also wants staff to work further...

Author: Scott Morris