We're excited to share that Liz Kearns has been named December's MyNorthwest Hometown Hero! Liz is the Licton Springs Park forest steward and a Licton Springs Commuity Council board member. Join her on December 14th from 10AM-2PM at the next Licton Spring Park's monthly workparty.
Earlier this year, we wrote about the need for an Aurora-Licton community center. We are happy to report that $150,000 was granted for an Aurora/Licton Springs Community Center feasibility study as part of the Seattle 2020 City Budget.
You can join ALUV in celebrating this win (along with many others) on Thursday, December 12th from 7PM to 8:30PM at Lantern Brewing. Find the Facebook event here.
We wrote about the need for an Aurora-Licton Urban Village community center earlier this year. Now, we could use your help in letting the city council know about the need for funding for a feasibility study in the 2020 budget. The Licton Springs Community Council voted in support of this initiative.
You can find a sample letter from ALUV here.
If you support the idea of a neighborhood community center, reach out to your elected representatives, and those running to represent you, and let them know! You can reach the city council at [email protected].
Also, if you are available, please attend and voice support at the Budget Hearing on Tuesday, October 22nd starting at 5:30 pm at City Hall (600 4th Ave). Sign-in begins at 3:00.
We received some questions from neighbors about the public hours for the Cascadia Elementary playground. We learned from the Licton Springs Community Council that the playground is expected to be open to the public in the evenings after school lets out (2:30PM) during the week and on weekends. Occasionally, there may be times when it's closed to the public for school based events. The playground gate can be locked by accident but if it is locked you can call SPS Safety and Security at 206.252.0707 and request that they unlock it.
As a follow-up, we are looking into the public hours for the track. Do you know them? Let us know in the comments!
Cascadia Elementary School and Robert Eagle Staff Middle School are looking for volunteers to help with grounds beautification!
The next weeding session for Cascadia Elementary school is on Friday, October 18th. You can find more information here.
The next weeding session for Robert Eagle Staff Middle School is on Wednesday, October 16th from 1PM-4PM with future sessions occurring on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons in October and November. You can find more information about upcoming volunteer sessions and RSVP here.
No experience necessary!
This is a great opportunity to pitch in for the greater good, build some community, and help make the neighborhood schools beautiful!