Author: Scott Morris

Neighborhood Plan Listening Session Recap

Neighborhood Plan Listening Session Recap

Posted by | Oct 22, 2015 | , , |

Upcoming Workshop on November 14th, 10am – 2pm Will be held at the Finn Hill Middle School. All Finn Hill residents are invited to attend! Finn Hill residents had their first opportunity to weigh in on a long-term plan for their neighborhood last Thursday evening, October 15, at a listening session in the Finn Hill Middle School sponsored by the City of Kirkland and the Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance (FHNA). The consultant leading the planning effort, UW’s Green Futures Lab (GFL), set up a dozen different stations, hosted by UW faculty members and grad students, at which attendees were invited...

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Fire Station Plan Meetings Recap

Fire Station Plan Meetings Recap

Posted by | Oct 15, 2015 | , |

Finn Hill fire station plan – Public hearing on October 20 and recap of community meeting on October 12: As you may know, the City has been grappling with how to use funds that old Fire District 41 raised for a new fire station to improve response times in the district (which covered Finn Hill, north Juanita, and Kingsgate). The Fire District’s original idea was to shut down both Fire Station 25 (at the corner of Juanita Drive and the southern loop of Holmes Point Drive) and Fire Station 24 (on 84th and now closed) and build a new...

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Finn Hill’s Future – Two Critical Meetings This Week Oct 12 & 15

Finn Hill’s Future – Two Critical Meetings This Week Oct 12 & 15

Posted by | Oct 9, 2015 | , , |

Dear Finn Hill neighbors and friends, This week features two meetings of great significance to our neighborhood – one concerns fire protection for Finn Hill and the other concerns nothing less than the future of where we live. I urge you to attend these meetings and participate. It is critical that you express your views. Please read on: Finn Hill Fire Station Plan – Community meeting on Monday, October 12 – Finn Hill Middle School from 7pm to 9pm The City is holding a hearing to explain its long-term plan for building a second station to provide better fire protection service...

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Top Ten Reasons to go to DennyFest this Sunday

Posted by | Sep 11, 2015 | , , |

Yes, it’s that time again. DennyFest takes place Sunday, September 13, 2015 at O.O. Denny Park from noon to 4. Here are this year’s Top Ten reasons why you should be stopping by: 10. After Wind Storm 2015, O.O. Denny Park has room for a few more limbs. So bring yours. 9. Rumor has it these may be the last four hours of summer so make the most of it. 8. All the talk recently of an earthquake one day has us thinking it’s best to prepare the kids now by sticking them in the bouncy house. 7. Try the chili contest entries and watch your mouth get more inflamed than Donald Trump’s. 6. So you can’t walk on water. But with warmer weather this summer lowering Lake Washington by 20 inches, show your friends how you can walk on what was once water. 5. Hot dogs and burgers are going to get more grilled than Hillary by House Republicans. 4. Judge for yourself if music calms the savage beast while watching the squirrels during Geoffrey Castle’s violin playing. 3. See dogs compete for the local top prize before they leave for Iowa to roll over in the presidential primary. 2. Shuttle service from the Inglewood Presbyterian Church parking lot may be the only area route left not charging a toll. 1. Who knows — Kam Chancellor might be...

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DennyFest at Kirkland’s O.O. Denny Park Sunday, September 13 Noon to 4pm

DennyFest at Kirkland’s O.O. Denny Park Sunday, September 13 Noon to 4pm

Posted by | Sep 7, 2015 | , , , |

Ready for some footfall? Then get over to Kirkland’s O.O. Denny Park on the shores of Lake Washington to hear the sounds of footsteps parading with dogs, lined up for food, and dancing to live music in the Finn Hill neighborhood annual celebration known as DennyFest. Sponsored by the Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance (FHNA), the fun takes place on Sunday, September 13th from 12pm to 4pm. All area residents and supporters of FHNA are welcome at the 7th annual event. O.O. Denny Park is located at 12032 Holmes Point Drive, about a mile off Juanita Drive. Get onto Holmes...

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