Your Voice, Your Choice Prioritization

Want to help Seattle prioritize how to spend $2 million of the city’s budget on park and street improvements? Community project prioritization is now open for Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets. Anyone can participate in Project Development if they live, work, go to school, receive services, volunteer, or have a connection to the City of Seattle.

If you would like to attend a prioritization meeting in person, there are two upcoming events for District 5.

Monday, May 6th, 5:30PM-7:30PM at Lake City Library
Thursday, May 30th, 5:30PM-7:30PM at Broadview Branch Library

Alternatively, you can vote for projects online until May 31st.

In District 5, check out these Licton Springs Projects:

• Meridian Home Zone: Speed Humps proposes an installation of speed humps to control speed and traffic volume on Corliss Ave N and Meridian Ave N between N 85th and N 92nd St.
• Pedestrian Improvements: 88th & Wallingford proposes adding a stop sign and 4-way crosswalk at 88th and Wallingford Ave N to help benefit residents of the area and children who attend the local schools.

After project prioritization, community voting on the selected projects will begin in September 2019.

Social Events:

• Sunday, May 19th, @ 12PM-2PM, Licton Springs / North College Park “Buy Nothing” Community Picnic, Licton Springs Park
  Come together for a community picnic/potluck and meet neighbors.

Community Engagement Events:

• Saturday, May 4th, @ 10AM-2PM, Nesbit Community Cleanup, 88th & Nesbit
  This Neighbor Day, come out with friends and family to show a little love to Nesbit! Pick up litter, remove graffiti, pull weeds, paint, and more! Food, music, and fun provided- wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty!
• Tuesday, May 7th, @ 6PM-7PM, Mineral Springs Park Community Meeting, Mineral Springs Park
  Discuss Mineral Springs Park events, work parties, and community engagement.
• Thursday, May 9th @ 7PM, ALUV Monthly Meeting, Epic Life Church 10510 Stone Ave N
  ALUV stands for Aurora Licton Urban Village and seeks to build a pedestrian-safe, visually vibrant, economically sound, livable, and welcoming urban village using sustainable-growth principles.
• Thursday, May 9th @ 8PM, District 5 Candidate Forum Seattle City Council, Haller Lake Community Club
  SOS is holding a forum for Seattle District Council Position 5 candidates to answer questions relating to public safety, homelessness and addiction/mental illness issues facing Seattle as well as other top issues facing the city and District 5.
• Saturday, May 11th @ 10AM, Friends of Licton Springs Park Clean Up, Licton Springs Park
  Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for our monthly work party.
• Wednesday, May 15th @ 6:30PM-8PM, Licton Springs Community Council Monthly Meeting, OakTree Ihop, 10002 Aurora Ave N
  Licton Springs Community Council Meetings are open to the public and represent the interests of the residents and the owners of commercial and professional businesses in the Licton Springs Neighborhood of the City of Seattle, Washington, to improve community welfare and happiness, and to promote a quality of life consonant with an urban, residential community

To stay up to date on other activities coming up, check out LoveLicton's calendar.

Hope to see you at an upcoming event! Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below or by emailing us at [email protected]

Come join ALUV and artist Vicki Scuri for the dedication of “Aurora Bright Dawn” on Saturday, April 27th!

Aurora Bright Dawn was commissioned by the City of Seattle’s Arts & Culture as part of the Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) program. The NSF program funds projects requested by the community and is helping achieve ALUV’s goal of building community together- A safe, pedestrian-friendly, inclusive urban village that works for everyone.

Where: Oaktree Plaza Pedestrian Crossing Aurora Ave N at N 102nd St.
When: April 27th 12:00 pm-1:00pm
Who: Open to everyone.
What you can do: Although completely voluntary and not necessary to attend, Vicki Scuri is asking neighbors who would like to participate to donate solar LED globes that change colors. This donation will help by not only bringing a splash of color and light but also a sense of building community together.

Vote for Neighborhood Street Fund Projects

It's time to vote for the Neighborhood Street Fund projects your community needs most! Voting will be open now through May 5, 2019. Your vote will determine which projects in your district move forward for final selection by the move Seattle Levy Oversight Committee.

Please consider supporting improvements to help make Licton Springs more connected to Green Lake:

• Wallingford Ave N crosswalk (#2019-114). This project is listed as part of District 6 but would benefit both District 5 and District 6.

There are three ways to vote:

• Online
• At a local Seattle Public Library branch
• At a pop-up event (such as on Monday, April 22nd from 3:00-6:00 PM at Grocery Outlet, 13201 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133)

Voting is open to anyone age 11 and up who lives, works, goes to school, worships, receives services, volunteers, or is part of a program in the City of Seattle. Each Voter may cast one ballot per City Council district and may choose up to five (5) projects per district. If you mark more than 5 projects, your vote will not be counted.

LoveLicton Sponsored Events:

• Monday, April 29th, @ 6PM-8:30PM, Open Source Hackathon, North Seattle College CC1254B
  

Open Source Hackathon meetups provide an opportunity to work with others on Open Source Projects. There will be a variety of projects to work on, including some that do not require programming knowledge at all. All contributions, from code to graphic design and documentation are welcome. If you've always wanted to get involved in Open Source or work on projects with other developers in the community, this is a great way to start!

Social Events:

• Saturday, April 13th, @ 12PM-4PM, Greater Seattle Linux User Group,North Seattle College, Education Building, Room 1840A
  Meet with other Linux users in the area.
• Sunday, April 14th, @ 7PM-8:3PM Seattle Symphonic Band 2019 Ensemble Concert
  Enjoy a selection of chamber music works performed by select members of the Seattle Symphonic Band. $5 suggested donation

Community Engagement Events:

• Tuesday, April 2nd, @ 5:45PM-6:45PM, April Mineral Springs Park Community Meeting, Meridian Center for Health
  Discuss Mineral Springs Park events, work parties, and community engagement.
• Wednesday, April 3rd, @ 7PM-8:30PM, SPD North Precinct Advisory Council, Cascadia Elementary School’s library, 1700 N 90th St.
  Questions and informal networking with law enforcement and community members follows the agenda for about 15 minutes. NPAC meetings are open to the public and people concerned about public safety are encouraged to attend.
• Monday, April 8th @ 7PM, Neighbors of Nesbit: SNG Community Meeting, Epic Life Church
  Interested in public safety and community building in your neighborhood? Join SNG and neighbors in planning BBQ's, block parties, clean-ups and more! Refreshments provided, children are welcome! To learn more, contact Jordan Haselnus, [email protected]
• Thursday, April 11th @ 7PM, ALUV Monthly Meeting, Epic Life Church 10510 Stone Ave N
  ALUV stands for Aurora Licton Urban Village and seeks to build a pedestrian-safe, visually vibrant, economically sound, livable, and welcoming urban village using sustainable-growth principles.
• Saturday, April 13th @ 10AM, Friends of Licton Springs Park Clean Up,
  Licton Springs Park Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for our monthly work party.
• Wednesday, April 17th @ 6:00PM-7:45PM, Licton Springs Community Council Monthly Meeting, Northgate Community Center 10510 5th Ave NE
  Licton Springs Community Council Meetings are open to the public and represent the interests of the residents and the owners of commercial and professional businesses in the Licton Springs Neighborhood of the City of Seattle, Washington, to improve community welfare and happiness, and to promote a quality of life consonant with an urban, residential community
• Saturday, April 27th @ 12:00PM-1:00PM, Dedication “Aurora Bright Dawn”, Oak Tree Village
  Join ALUV and artist Vicki Scuri for the dedication of the art installation on the N 102nd pedestrian bridge. Through SDOT’s Neighborhood Street Fund Grant program, ALUV members were able secure funds and select an artist to bring color to Aurora Ave.

To stay up to date on other activities coming up, check out LoveLicton's calendar.

Hope to see you at an upcoming event! Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below or by emailing us at [email protected]