Central

Houghton

Neighborhood

Association

Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

March, 2007

Key Upcoming Dates

April 4 – Wed, 7pm - Next CHNA Meeting at Houghton Fire Station #22

April 14 – Sat, 9am – 12pm – Watershed Park – Ivy Pull

April 21 – Sat, 9am – 12pm – Kiwanis Park – Earth Day celebration and ivy pull

Note: For those who are looking to contact Lisa McConnell directly, her email address has been changed to kirby994@verizon.net.

Minutes from March 7th Meeting

Year in review

A newsletter was published with the year in review. If you would like to get a couple of the newsletter, let us know.

Year ahead planning 

Fourth of July float planning begins April. Put your thinking cap on!

Citizen Corps/CERT shed – Plans are in the works to move our storage shed/Fourth of July float to Terrace Park.  The idea is to have our materials for the Houghtdown on site.  And we can use the shed to store emergency materials (such as bandages, first aid, and communications equipment) and make it available to our Citizen Corps and CERT graduates.  The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program trains people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of their community. To find out more, check the City Website http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Fire_and_Building/Emergency/Citizen_Involvement.htm

Carillon Woods - playground construction should begin mid March, continue through summer. Ivy Pulls begin in April. Need to move on the art piece! Lisa is working with the Kirkland Cultural Council to get a request for bid in for an art piece. We may work with the Historical Society in the future to put in some signage in the park to inform us about the rich history of our park.

New Traffic Safety Committee – see below

Officer Elections

All officers were reelected in an uncontested election.

Traffic Committee

The focus is 108^th Avenue, some items we are currently working on:

Get data of speeds, volume, violations/citations for 108^th Avenue

Is a crosswalk possible between NW College and Fire Station

Reduce speed on 108^{th to} actual posted limits

Regular schedule for speed reader board

Curb extensions (especially at crosswalks) or other possible speed reduction techniques

Are there other focus issues?

You may have noticed increase in patrols following City Council in the Neighborhood Meeting last month. Watch your speeds in school zone.

The committee has noticed lots of violations, particularly in the school zone.  Some of us have personally witnessed someone making an illegal left turn next to a school bus that had stopped, with lights flashing, and unloading students.  The car almost hit a group of students crossing in front of the bus in the crosswalk.  PLEASE!!! Slow down and be extra aware of our students.

Lakeview Neighborhood

Paul Robichaux would like to discuss the possibility of merging CHNA with the Lakeview Neighborhood Association.  It is being considered and I will discuss the ramifications with Lakeview leaders and Kari Page.

Look forward to seeing you at the next CHNA meeting on Wednesday, April 4^th at 7pm.