A reminder that the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association is hosting a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the merger of the City of Houghton with the City of Kirkland. The event will be at Fire Station 22 (on 108th Avenue) between 6:00 and 9:00 pm.

It is forecast to be a nice evening, walk on down through a neighborhood or along the CKC. Parking at the Fire Station is pretty limited. The Kirkland Seventh Day Adventist Church, located about a block south of the Fire Station, has graciously allowed us to use their parking lot for the event. Signs will be out to direct you to it.

We will have snow cones, cake, old photos and other history. We also will have a map for a short walking tour with NOW and THEN photos around the Houghton Center (Met Market Center). If you want something more than snow cones and cake, you can vist the Taco Truck (next to the Fire Station), Starbucks, Subway, or Met Market before or during the walking tour. The Taco Truck and Starbuck’s close at 8:00 pm.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

The CHNA Board wants your input on how you get information from us, the type of information you want to receive from us, and your thoughts on how we can better serve the neighborhood. Please see introduction and links to survey below.  Feel free to forward to others that may have an interest.

Larry Toedtli, President

​Come help us celebrate 50 years of being a part of Kirkland. Bring your old photos (we'll have a scanner) and help us record Houghton's history. If you are new to Houghton, learn a little local history and meet your neighbors. This family friendly event will have games and of course, CAKE! The celebration will be held on Thursday July 12 from 6:00-9:00 PM at Fire Station 22 (6602 108th Avenue NE).

​Please share this invite with your friends and neighbors.

​KIRKLAND TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - LEARN AND PARTICIPATE
Explore this ONLINE OPEN HOUSE and SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK  about improving transit service in Kirkland.   Open online through June 11.
https://ktip.participate.online/ 
 
This is a very informative tool to improve transit in Kirkland.  Input gathered through this online open house will be used to guide transit improvement priorities in Kirkland and to identify specific projects to enhance transit service.

​The City's project web page for the KTIP can be COMMUNITY SURVEY ONLINE - AVAILABLE THROUGH MAY 21
The City of Kirkland is currently conducting the biennial Community Survey to gauge community attitudes about the quality of life in Kirkland, priorities for the future and satisfaction with City government and services.  An online survey is now available for those who were not contacted in the random sample but still want to participate.  Please take it and encourage your neighbors to as well!  https://www.research.net/r/2018KirklandCommunitySurvey.

The city's project web page for the KTIP can be accessed at:
www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/Public_Works/Transportation_and_Traffic/KTIP.htm

The agenda for the May 8, 2018 CHNA meeting is provided below. We have the pleasure to welcome Police Chief Harris to our meeting. Come and meet Chief Harris and learn about her vision for Kirkland’s Police Services.  Potential topics of discussion include the following, and we will have time for questions from the audience.   

• Summary of the types of crimes in Central Houghton Area (and how those compare to the rest of the city)
• Police in schools
• Traffic enforcement – especially related to crosswalks, neighborhood speeding/traffic calming, and illegal parking
• Solicitors and strategies for dealing with people that come knocking on your door
• National Night Out/ Block Watch/ What the neighborhood association can do to help

  
We will have time for questions from the audience as well.
 
We also will be discussing the planning for the celebration of 50th anniversary of the merger of Houghton with the City of Kirkland.
 
Election of officers for the 2018/2019 CHNA also will be conducted. We are looking for a new treasurer. Please let us know if you are interested in being part of our Board, we would appreciate hearing from you and getting your input to help guide the future of the association. It doesn't take much time and you can learn a lot and help create a better community by being engaged in your neighborhood association.