Join us Tues. Dec. 1 for a South Lake Union Community Council open house

Join your South Lake Union neighbors and the City of Seattle for continued neighborhood conversation and holiday open house from 4 – 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park. We’ll celebrate the start of the holiday season with refreshments and festive entertainment.

Here are a few of the topics you’ll have an opportunity to learn more about:

• Transportation
• Community Amenities
• Open Space
• Housing Affordability (HALA)
• Seaplane Safety Buoys

This is an opportunity, as a part of your South Lake Union Community Council regular monthly meeting, to get to know your neighbors, community leaders and City departments serving South Lake Union while learning more about housing and transportation in the neighborhood.

WHAT: South Lake Union Community Council December Meeting and Holiday Open House

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 1 (4 p.m.) – Note: this meeting takes the place of a previously scheduled meeting on Nov. 17.

WHERE: Museum of History and Industry, 860 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA  98109

WHY: Meet your neighbors, get to know City departments serving you, and learn about Housing Affordability and Livability (HALA)

WHO: Your South Lake Union Neighbors, Community Leaders and City of Seattle departments

GETTING THERE: Take the Seattle Streetcar to the Lake Union Park stop, walk or ride your bike!  Public, street-side parking is also available!

LEARN MORE: Visit SLUCommunityCouncil.org or contact Jesseca Brand with the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

AGENDA: South Lake Union Community Council Dec. 1 Agenda

South Lake Union Community Conversation and Open House – Join us Tuesday!

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Please join your neighbors at the Museum of History and Industry this Tuesday Nov. 3 for your South Lake Union Community Council monthly meeting and open house as we talk about housing, transportation, new construction projects and impacts, neighborhood open space and more! Among the neighborhood and City of Seattle groups that we’ll hear from are the Lake Union Park Working Group, Cascade Neighborhood, Seattle Police Department Community Policing Team, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle Department of Transportation, South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce and SHINE, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s specialty gift shop!

Open to everyone, our community conversation includes refreshments and gets underway at 4 p.m. See our November 2015 Agenda here.

Interested in learning more about your South Lake Union neighborhood? Visit Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw’s blog story: Meeting Our South Lake Union Neighbors.

Join us! It’s your exclusive opportunity to join in the conversation about our South Lake Union neighborhood.

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WHAT:South Lake Union Community Council Meeting & Open House

WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 3 (4 p.m.)

WHERE: Museum of History and Industry – 860 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109

WHO: You and Your South Lake Union Neighbors

WHY: Stop by to Meet Your Neighbors and Learn About Your Neighborhood!

AGENDA: South Lake Union Community Council Agenda - November 2015

GETTING THERE: Take the Seattle Street Car to the Lake Union Park stop, walk or ride your bike! Public, street-side parking is also available!

South Lake Union to host City Council Candidate Forum, Wed. Sept. 30

SOUTH LAKE UNION – Six candidates vying for Seattle City Council seats in the November election will square-off on topics that will help shape Seattle’s fastest growing community Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the South Lake Union City Council Candidate Forum. Moderated by Q13 FOX News Political Analyst C.R. Douglas, the forum includes incumbent Sally Bagshaw and challenger Deborah Zech-Artis in South Lake Union’s District 7 along with incumbent Tim Burgess and challenger Jon Grant in the citywide District 8 and two newcomers Bill Bradburd and Lorena González in the citywide District 9.

The free public forum at the special events venue "415 Westlake" in the heart of South Lake Union gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

“The South Lake Union community is honored to facilitate the public dialogue on issues facing our neighborhood and city in the November election,” said South Lake Union Community Council president Mike McQuaid, whose community priorities include public and private construction accountability, effective mobility and transportation options, public safety, thoughtful new project design and providing for an engaging experience among residents, employees and visitors to the South Lake Union neighborhood.

The candidate forum, co-hosted the South Lake Union Community Council and South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce, is among nine forums and debates throughout the City of Seattle listed by the Seattle City Club that lead up to the November elections.

About The South Lake Union Community Council The recognized South Lake Union neighborhood leadership organization by the City of Seattle, the South Lake Union Community Council is the steward of the SLU neighborhood plan and collaboratively with community stakeholders authored the SLU Urban Design Framework and the SLU / Uptown Mobility Plan. The South Lake Union Community Council meets monthly (4 – 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month) at the Museum of History and Industry in South Lake Union. To learn more visit SLUCommunityCouncil.org.

About the South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce The SLU Chamber was formed to drive, expand and preserve the economic, civic and cultural development of the South Lake Union area for the prosperity of its people. To learn more visit SLUChamber.org

South Lake Union City Council Candidate Forum Wednesday, Sept. 30 (5:30 p.m.) 415 Westlake Ave. North, Seattle

• WHAT: South Lake Union Seattle City Council Candidate Forum
• WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 30 (5:30 p.m. – doors open at 5 p.m.)
• WHERE: "415 Westlake", 415 Westlake Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109
• WHY: A debate of Seattle City Council candidates on topics import to the South Lake Union Community
• WHO: District 7 – Sally Bagshaw and Deborah Zech-Artis District 8 (Citywide) – Tim Burgess and Jon Grant District 9 (Citywide) – Bill Bradburd and Lorena González Moderator – Q13 FOX News Political Analyst C.R. Douglas
• GETTING THERE: Take the Seattle Streetcar (Southbound: Westlake & Thomas stop / Northbound: Terry & Thomas stop)

Join Your Neighbors Tues., Sept. 1 for The SLU Community Council Regular Meeting

Join your South Lake Union and Cascade neighbors this Tuesday, Sept. 1 at the South Lake Union Community Council’s regular monthly meeting at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park.  The meeting gets underway at 4 p.m. Along with a robust discussion of issues important to everyone in South Lake Union, Daniel Sims of Seattle Public Utilities’ Adopt-a-Street program will share information about how you and your group can participate in the program and get signed up!

Please read the SLU Community Council Sept. 1 agenda for more information on the upcoming meeting.

See you on Tuesday and please invite a neighbor to join us!

South Lake Union Seattle City Council Candidate Forum

It’s election season in Seattle and the South Lake Union community is in the conversation!  Join moderator and Q13 Political Analyst C.R. Douglas along with your SLU and Cascade neighbors on Wednesday, Sept. 30 for a debate of City Council candidates on topics important to our South Lake Union community.  The forum gets underway 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at 415 Westlake Ave. N. in South Lake Union. Join us! SLU Forum Participants

• District 7 – Sally Bagshaw and Deborah Zech-Artis
• Citywide District 8 – Tim Burgess and Jon Grant
• Citywide District 9 – Bill Bradburd and Lorena González

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Join Seattle Mayor Ed Murray in Cascade for Find it, Fix It Walk, Saturday, July 11

Join Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and your Cascade / South Lake Union neighbors for a Find It, Fix It Community Walk, Saturday, July 11.

Getting underway at 11 a.m. at Mirabella Seattle, 116 Fairview Ave. North, neighbors, police, and City officials will come together to identify nuisance and safety issues (e.g., overgrown trees, graffiti, and litter) throughout the Cascade neighborhood in South Lake Union.  Everyone is welcome!

The City and community will then work together to fix the problems, improving the neighborhood one block at a time. To date, nine Community Walks have been held throughout the city, resulting in hundreds of infrastructure improvements – from new trash and recycle bins to upgraded street lights.

In addition, the City of Seattle has awarded Community Project Grants to support community-led revitalization projects in Cascade. The projects include:

• Painting a community-designed mural on the Y at Cascade People's Center
• Working on rain barrel improvements for the Cascade P-Patch
• Building compost bins that double as work benches at the Cascade P-Patch
• Repairing and installing safety lighting on the community gazebo at the Y at Cascade People's Center
• Revitalizing a community kiosk

To learn more and get involved visit: http://murray.seattle.gov/finditfixit/

Here's how you can help!

1. VOLUNTEER TO ADOPT A STREET OR BECOME A TREE AMBASSADOR Contact: Daniel Sims, Seattle Public Utilities Email: daniel.sims@seattle.gov Phone: 206.684.7790 Online: http://murray.seattle.gov/finditfixit

2. DOWNLOAD THE FIND IT, FIX IT SMART PHONE APP With the City’s Find It, Fix It smartphone app, reporting an issue is as easy as snapping a photo and hitting submit. You can find it in the iTunes and Google Play stores.

3. REPORT STREET LIGHT PROBLEMS Online: seattle.gov/light/streetlight Phone: 206.684.7056

Large South Lake Union Crowd Welcomes SPD Chief Kathleen O'Toole

SOUTH LAKE UNION -- Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole joined in a community conversation with over 60 neighbors at the South Lake Union Community Council's monthly meeting, Tuesday, January 6 at the The Museum of History and Industry. The gathering was the best-attended meeting in the history of the South Lake Union Community Council. Make plans to join the Community Council on Tuesday, February 3 as representatives from Seattle Department of Transportation and King County METRO will answer your questions on the impact of voter-approved funding on bus routes and service in the neighborhood. The monthly meeting will also include an update from SDOT on its Construction Hub program in the neighborhood while a representative from our local Terry & Republican Starbucks, will share his company's programs that are available to support SLU non-profits and community events. Coffee and baked goods will be served. Join us!

WHAT: South Lake Union Community Council Monthly Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 3 (4 p.m.) WHERE: Museum of History and Industry (860 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109) WHY: Meet your neighbors and learn about bus service and non-profit and event support by local companies LEARN MORE: SLUCommunityCouncil.org

Photo Credit: Aaron Briggs / SLU Chamber of Commerce