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The notes from the March 12, 2019 Central Houghton Neighborhood Association meeting are available below. If you have any questions or comments or ideas for future agenda topics, please contact us at: centralhoughton@gmail.com 
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The agenda for CHNA's March 12, 2019 has been revised and is available below. The revisions are shown in italics. You can also download it using the file link. The primary focus of the meeting will be on transit service changes that will affect south Kirkland in the near future and over the next several years. We will be hearing from KC Metro on upcoming changes to Kirkland bus routes affected by eliminating buses from the downtown Seattle transit tunnel due to the increase in light rail in the region. Changes to bus service on route 255 and other routes due to construction on SR 520 at Montlake also will be provided. Sound Transit will provide us the latest information on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project for I-405, including concepts for the Kirkland station at NE 85th Street/I-405. City of Kirkland staff will then present city plans and projects for improving transit service within south Kirkland, including the recently completed Kirkland Transit Implementation Plan (KTIP). We also will provide updates the Neighborhood Safety Program, the Neighborhood Matching Grant project application, the ongoing update to the City's Tree Code, and the latest schedule for the Northwest University Master Plan. Please come and join us and share in the discussions.
The notes from the January 8, 2019 Central Houghton Neighborhood meeting are available below. If you have any questions or comments or ideas for future agenda topics, please contact us at: centralhoughton@gmail.com
Welcome to the New Year. The agenda for CHNA's first meeting of 2019 (January 8) is available below. You can also download it using the file link. The focus of the meeting will be on discussing and selecting projects for the City's Neighborhood Matching Grant covering 2019 and 2020. As shown on the agenda, we have come up with several possible ideas, but we would like to hear from everyone on what we should focus on using grant funds and volunteer time on to help enhance our neighborhood. We also will have updates on other topics ranging from neighborhood safety projects, bike share, off-leash dogs, changes to the City's Tree Code, and development projects. Please come and join us and share in the discussions.
The notes from the November 13, 2018 Central Houghton Neighborhood Meeting are available below. If you have any questions or comments or ideas for future agenda topics, please contact us at: centralhoughton@gmail.com
The agenda for the November 13, 2018 CHNA meeting is available below. You can also download it using the file link. Come hear from City staff on several current items that are in process that will shape our community. These include the the Neighborhood Safety program which has help fund improved crosswalks and street lighting. Come and share your ideas for additional projects that should be considered. Staff will also go over how the City decides which Capital Improvement Projects get funded - these include transportation, water, sewer, parks, and city facilities.We are excited to have several staff members from the City of Kirkland at our meeting. City staff are also reaching out to the neighborhoods to get input on Bike Share in Kirkland and Off-leash Dog Parks (as well as enforcement of existing leash laws). Come and hear what the City Council is considering and share your ideas. We also will be discussing ideas for CHNA's application for a possible City Neighborhood Grant. The 2017/2018 Grant was used to help fund the successful Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Merger between Houghton and Kirkland. What ideas do you have for a possible grant to enhance our neighborhood? Please come and join us and share in the discussions.
The notes from the September 11, 2018 Central Houghton Neighborhood Meeting are available below. If you have any questions or comments or ideas for future agenda topics, please contact us at: centralhoughton@gmail.com
The agenda for the September 11, 2018 CHNA meeting is provided below. The below link can be used to download it. We are excited to have several staff members from the City of Kirkland at our meeting. Captain Ursino will join us to share the latest information from the Police Command Staff and will answer questions at the beginning of the meeting. We also will hear about the upcoming ballot measure that we will vote on in November. If approved, the ballot measure will increase the Kirkland local sales tax by 0.1 percent to fund increased police services focused on property crime, additional school resource officers, funding for a dedicated mental health professional to assist the Police Department, and other programs. During the core of the meeting will hear from Christina Brugman on Emergency preparedness. This will include guidance on what each of us can do to be ready for natural disasters, what to expect, and overviews of City and other programs. We also will provide information on the neighborhood safety program, development projects, capital improvement projects, and the results of our CHNA survey and meeting schedules.
The notes from the June 12, 2018 Central Houghton Neighborhood Meeting are available below. If you have any questions or comments or ideas for future agenda topics, please contact us at: centralhoughton@gmail.com
The agenda for the June 12, 2018 CHNA meeting is provided below. The below link can be used to download it. We will be discussing the final planning for the celebration of 50th anniversary of the merger of Houghton with the City of Kirkland. There are still opportunities for input and helping out in advance and at the event scheduled for 6:00 PM on July 12 at Fire Station 22. We also will provide updates on the safety projects, City Council discussion on Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Plans, and the Transit Implementation Plan. The end of the meeting will include discussing meeting topics for the remainder of 2018 and first half of 2019. We also will be providing a draft survey to check on how CHNA is doing in getting information out to the neighborhood and gathering input on other possible strategies to be more effective.
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The next meeting of the CHNA will be held: Thursday May 23, 2019 7:00 pm (Board Elections and Grant Status) *Please note that the default day for meetings is the second Tuesday of the months of September, November, January, March, and May. To be timely, we may call special meetings to discuss topics of major neighborhood interest. Also note, CHNA does not typically meet during July and August, unless there is a specific immediate topic to share. Categories
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