In recognition of the importance of local politics and civic engagement, The Houghton Neighborhood Association (HNA) is hosting a Candidate Forum on 16 October 2023, where Houghton residents will be able to learn more about Kirkland City Council Candidates positions, perspectives and views. 

So that we can make best efforts to focus the forum on the questions & topics that are most important to you, please let us know any specific questions or general topics you'd like to be included in the Forum.

Attached is the link to the forum: https://forms.gle/PVzkzLwQ2gpLjGEL8
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​Be part of an event like no other! “Bridging Kirkland” is a celebration of Kirkland's new Totem Lake Connector pedestrian and bicycle bridge. It's happening tomorrow, July 8, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come be part of a once-in-a-generation aerial group photo on the new bridge! 
The event will feature a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, family-friendly attractions, such as an animal petting zoo, fire and police vehicles, a LEGO replica of the bridge and interactive info booths on City programs near the south end the bridge, next to LA Fitness.  
Note: There is no on-site parking for the event. Participants are encouraged to bike, walk or bus to the event. Free parking is at the green garage at the Village at Totem Lake, accessed from 120th Ave NE or Totem Lake Way. Limited mobility community members should contact Rosalie Wessels at rwessels@kirklandwa.gov for more info. There will be a bicycle valet service provided by Kirkland Greenways, limited to available space. Bus routes 239, 225, and 255 have stops near the bridge. 
Want to see behind the scenes? Hear from Associate Project Director of the bridge build and LEGO User Group members who built a LEGO model of the bridge as they detail the specifics of the Totem Lake Connector bridge from two different perspectives.

​Hi Everyone
 
The next CHNA meeting is back in person on May 9th (Tue) at the NorthWest U campus. Please see the poster below for details, and map below it for where this is.
 
Our agenda is:
6:30p-7p Arrivals & Social
7-7:15 Welcome, New Board Elections & Bylaws
7:15-7:30 Key topics of interest from the new Board 
7:30-8:30 Community conversation with featured guest Kirkland Police Department Lt. Troy Knafla
 
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
 
Please pass this on to your neighbors!!
 
Haris Husain
Vice President, CHNA

Our annual meeting will be held on May 9, 2023, starting at 6:30 PM. We will meet in-person in the Argue Health Science Center (5600 111th Ave NE, Room 231) on the campus of Northwest University (see below map).

The business portion of the meeting will include review of proposed amendments to our Bylaws to clarify that the President and Vice President positions must be held by people that reside within the CHNA boundaries. A copy of the proposed revisions to the Bylaws is provided below.

We also will be electing CHNA's Board at the meeting. As noted at our March 23 meeting, several members have stepped up to volunteer to lead CHNA. Please let us know (at the meeting or by email- centralhoughton@gmail.com ) if you are interested in a Board position or other role to help out. 

The majority of the meeting will be  A Conversation About Community Safety With The Kirkland Police Department. 

Come and join us to listen, ask questions, and get involved to help make a difference in our community.

CHNA Members and Guests-

It was great to see over 50 people attend our first in-person regular meeting since March 2020. 

Three topics of current interest were covered:

• The Future of Houghton Village (Old PCC Store Center)
• Transitioning of CHNA Leadership
• City Council Action on the Permanent Supportive Housing at the former La Quinta Inn

The attached meeting notes provide a summary of the discussion.

Our next regular meeting is TENTATIVELY scheduled for May 9. We are checking locations for availability which may affect the date and time of that meeting. 
We will let you know when we have the location and time confirmed. We will be electing our Board at that meeting. Please email us (centralhoughton@gmail.com) to let us know if you are interested in serving on the Board or in other roles for CHNA.

We are looking forward to seeing you in May

Central Houghton Neighborhood Association Board 

Hi everyone
 
Kirkland City is collecting input from residents (especially from Houghton and Everest neighborhoods) on what we would like to see in new development at the former PCC site. At the March 23 Neighborhood Association (CHNA) meeting we invited City reps to speak about the development (see link), and they collected feedback from the attendees.
 
Following this, the CHNA Board want to make it easy for ALL OF YOU to provide YOUR input, therefore, we created a survey (link below). We will collect responses until next Friday (April 7) and send them to the city on your behalf.
 
Survey: https://forms.gle/tiBSGEZhBYJEzH9X6
 
Thank you in advance
 
CHNA Board

​Hi everyone
 
Thanks for responding to the Survey. You wanted to meet in person, and the 7p start worked for more folks. 
 
So we will meet/greet at 630pm, and start the formal agenda at 7pm.
 
There is still time to RSVP for joining us! Please use the same survey link to indicate if you can join us in person (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F9WSN2P).
 
Looking forward to seeing many of you there! 
 
The Board, CHNA

The next Central Houghton Neighborhood Association Meeting is going to be IN PERSON on Thu March 23rd, at the International Community School Gym in Houghton. (We will not be meeting on Tuesday March 14).
 
Let’s get together and meet in person, with the following topics:
 
1. Houghton Village (Old PCC Site) Plans Update: Don Robinson, Jim Lopez (City of Kirkand Reps)
2. Update from this CHNA on our exchanges with City on the Former La Quinta Inn Permanent Supporting Housing Agreements
3. Open discussion, any topics of interest to you, and meet and greet your neighbors!
 
We need you to RSVP and provide feedback on what time you would be able to attend at the survey below: 
 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F9WSN2P
 
Thank you, and see you on the 23rd!
 
The Board, CHNA