Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen is visiting Green Lake. You will be able to join Rasmussen for an informal community discussion on Saturday, October 16, 2010, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Green Lake Branch of The Seattle Public Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N). (Update: this event is now scheduled for 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.) All topics are on the table. Rasmussen says that he’d “like to hear people’s thoughts regarding next year’s budget, transportation issues, as well as other topics relevant to Seattleites.” On Monday, Mayor Mike McGinn presented his budget recommendations, including significant cuts…
September 2010
September 30, 2010 at 4:21PM
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Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen to host community discussion in Green Lake
September 30, 2010 at 3:09PM
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McGinn’s budget cuts classes, senior programs, Pathway of Lights, and more from Green Lake Community Center
On Monday (Sept. 27, 2010), Mayor Mike McGinn presented his budget recommendations to Seattle City Council. McGinn proposed that, beginning in January 2011, the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) operate under “Limited-Use Status” with reduced operating hours and staff. Today, we received more information about the potential impact to the Green Lake Community Center from Jeff Skinner, Green Lake Community Center Coordinator. Under McGinn’s budget, most fee-based programs, including preschool programs, youth and family music classes, yoga, dance classes, art programs and senior adult programs, will be canceled or moved to the Northgate Community Center…
September 30, 2010 at 12:58PM
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Green Lake Elementary School to celebrate new native garden this Saturday
Green Lake Elementary School is hosting a party to celebrate the grand opening of school’s Olallie Native Garden. The party will be this Saturday (October 2, 2010), 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., at Green Lake Elementary School (2400 N 65th St). There will be food, coffee and juice, garden tours. Music will be provided by Steve Hansen, Angela Blemker, and the Northwest Junior Pipe Band. The garden, which was built with with community support, was funded in part by the City of Seattle’s Neighborhood Matching Fund. The previous garden on the site was improved by making it accessible to kids with…
September 29, 2010 at 5:17PM
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McGinn on cuts to community centers: "We just have less money"
On Monday (Sept. 27, 2010), Mayor Mike McGinn presented a proposed 2011 city budget to Seattle City Council. Included in his recommendations was the suggestion that, beginning in January 2011, the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) operate under “Limited-Use Status” with reduced operating hours and six less FTE staff. At a “media brown bag” today (Wednesday, Sept. 29), the mayor addressed concerns that more wasn’t done to prevent cuts to six community centers, including the Green Lake Community Center. Footage of the event has been made available by the Seattle Channel: Seattle Channel Video can…
September 29, 2010 at 3:38PM
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Man seen filming women "below the waist" as they walk the Green Lake loop
A local woman has asked us to warn other women who walk at Green Lake Park about some strange behavior she witnessed there last week. Last Wednesday morning (Sept. 22, 2010) at around 11 a.m., Jeni, who asked us to not use her last name, was walking around the Green Lake loop. She noticed a man holding his cell phone in an odd way – low down and to the side of his body. “He was videotaping women’s backsides and below the waist in front as they walked around Green Lake,” Jeni says. She says that other people walking the…
