Kirkland Teen Center
Laura Lee Pritt called the meeting to order and provided agendas and
information sheets.
Our first guest
was Bob Sternoff, representing the Kirkland Park Board. Bob spoke about
the upcoming park bond on the November ballot -- the first such bond to
come before Kirkland voters in 12 years. Funding is needed for purchase
of Juanita Beach Park and creation of a master plan;
purchase of the Houghton Watershed property, the last open green space in town
of this size; and park property on Rose Hill. The bond is for approximately 8 million dollars, which would amount to $52 on a
property assessed at $300,000. Read an Eastside Journal article on the
bond measure here.
Kari Page,
Kirkland's Neighborhood Services Coordinator, presented the Neighborhood
Connections Program. $25,000 is available for projects selected by the
Moss Bay Neighborhood Association. Several steps are involved in this
process -- first, orange cards have been distributed to the neighborhood
for submitting ideas for using this money. At our next meeting, Nov.
5th, there will be a workshop to discuss these ideas. Kirkland's neighborhood
services team was on hand to answer questions.
Kari presented a
slide show detailing the Connections Program. The
steps in the process were explained, from the mailing in of suggestions, to the final action
plan being drawn up.
Laura Lee Pritt
showed a video
and led a discussion on the Community Conversations Program. A
spirited discussion followed in response the the "three questions"
posed in regard to this process. Traffic led the list of dislikes about
Kirkland at present time, while charming small town ambience was one of the
most liked aspects of town. We discussed how Kirkland might change over
the next 20 years. City Councilperson Mary Alyce Burleigh was on hand to
answer questions. For more information on this program, visit the
city web site: http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/kirkland2022/
Laura Lee Pritt
discussed the 2003 matching grant money. Our neighborhood needs to come
up with ideas to get matching grant money -- up to $3500 -- available to
us. A trash can and sidewalk at the north end of Brink Park was one
suggestion. Other suggestions are needed. We can match money by
providing labor, which is valued at $14 per hour, to complete the projects.
Laura Lee also
talked about the Transit Center. The choice has been narrowed down to
three sites for the center and the city needs to decide soon which one
it will be, or could lose the center and the large amount of money that would
be put into it. Read an Eastside Journal article on the Transit Center here.
Ellen McMahon,
Kirkland's Neighborhood Traffic Coordinator, updated us on the parking
committee. A plan is being drawn up, and should be ready in a few weeks,
by a firm that was hired to study the downtown parking mess. The goal is
to have 20% of the city's parking stalls available at any one
time.
The meeting was
adjourned. Our next meeting will be Dec. 5, 7PM at the Kirkland Library
Meeting Room.
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