Heritage Hall
Mark Masterson
called the meeting to order. Mark mentioned that he is moving out of the
area and won't be able to remain in his position as chairperson of the MBNA.
We will need a new Chairperson and other officers. Nominations are welcome.
Don Winters
reported on the Magnuson Park lighting issue -- Seattle's plans to install
640,000 watts of lighting at 11 new play fields at Sand Point. Don
mentioned that the group "Eastside
Friends of Lake Washington" has been busy working to head off this
project, which they feel will cause unacceptable light pollution on the lake
and in Kirkland. Several newly elected city officials, including Jessica
Greenway in Kirkland and Tom Rasmussen in Seattle are concerned about the
impact of the project, which could help.
Mark Masterson
mentioned the Matching Grant program and how we are eligible for $3500 in
money from the city for projects we undertake. Our web site, a picnic,
and landscaping for our neighborhood sign were some items mentioned.
Further suggestions are welcome.
Glenn Peterson,
our liaison with KAN (Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods), reported on
meetings with that group. Glenn mentioned that Bellevue now has a neighborhood mediation service that they have made available
to Kirkland
residents. Also, Kirkland will have new garbage and recycling
services starting Dec 1 that can be checked out at the Waste Management web
site http://www.wmnorthwest.com/kirkland/
Glenn gave us a brief update on the Downtown Strategic Plan.
Kirkland City
Manager Dave Ramsay was our next guest. Dave gave his "state of the
city" talk, which he does once a year for our group. He discussed
many issues, including the Magnuson Park issue (he thinks mitigation might be
possible, but not a scaling down or elimination of the fields), the Marina
Park restroom, which is about to be constructed, the "white
ship", which hopefully will be leaving, as Westwater Real Estate has
plans to rebuild the marina and install a breakwater by next summer. A
new hotel will be built at 3rd Street and Kirkland Ave. in the near future,
and a project is in the planning stages to build a large grocery with
residential above and parking below at the corner of Lake Street and Central
Way. The Central Way "calming" proposal, possibly eliminating a lane
of traffic, might be implemented along with sewer work planned for 2005. The
new transit center planned for the old Kirkland Hardware site, and the
"75 State Street" project, are both waiting to start. The
Transit Center needs rezoning, which has met some opposition.
Kari Page,
Kirkland's Neighborhood Services Coordinator, mentioned that our neighborhood
sign will be installed at the corner of State Street and 68th St. by the
end of the year. The Brink Park sidewalk is under construction now, and
the new lights for the dock will be installed in the next few weeks.
Carolyn Hayek, of
our association and a Kirkland Planning Commission member, mentioned an
opening on the planning commission. Carolyn also mentioned that her
residence, Plaza on State, will be undergoing a four million dollar renovation
this winter. She has a new location for her business also, which can be visited
at www.kirklandplaza.com
Detective Gary
Eggleston of the Kirkland Police Dept. was the final speaker. Gary
filled us in on two registered sex offenders who have been released and are
living in Kirkland. Both live in Juanita and are considered likely to
reoffend. Gary briefed us on how sex offenders are handled by the department
and the various ways a community can protect themselves from these people.
Our next meeting
will be January 19, 2004 at Heritage Hall. This is tentative at this
tme.
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