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Disaster Preparedness Suggestions

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Ryan

At last night’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council (read the full minutes here) we heard all about disaster preparedness and tips that could really make a difference. Think about recent events in Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Mexico … Continue reading →

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Park Renovation Project Delayed But Tennis, Anyone?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Ryan

Appearing at last night’s Victory Heights Community Council Meeting, Bronwen Carpenter, the Senior Landscape Architect with Seattle Parks, announced that the playground renovation project in Victory Heights Park will be delayed. Read the complete minutes of the June meeting. Carpenter … Continue reading →

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Victory Heights Scores $4,157 Grant From City

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Ryan

Thanks to the efforts of the Victory Heights Community Council (especially President Ann Forrest), the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has awarded a matching grant of $4,157.25 for various signs and expenses to be used around the neighborhood. Read Minutes from … Continue reading →

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Victory Heights Park Playground Renovation Breaks Ground

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Ryan

At long last, the playground renovation project at Victory Heights Park (originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016), broke ground last week. Fencing went up, the old equipment was removed, and the concrete broken up. Next month, … Continue reading →

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Victory Heights Blog 5th Anniversary

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Ryan

Wow, how time flies. It seems like just yesterday my wife said, “We need a neighborhood blog for Victory Heights. You are the perfect person to do it.”  So I did, five years ago this week. Since then we’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Park Renovation Will Include Loop Path

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Ryan

The renovation of Victory Heights Park which is scheduled to begin this summer will include the often-requested loop path around the perimeter of the park. Katie Bang, the Capital Projects Coordinator for the Seattle Parks Department, said in an email, … Continue reading →

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Park Renovation Begins In April

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Ryan

This week at the Victory Heights Community Council meeting it was announced the long-proposed renovation of the Victory Heights playground equipment, originally scheduled to be completed in 2016 will now begin work “mid to late April and will be complete … Continue reading →

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Snow Delays Garbage Collection This Week

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Ryan

Due to the snow on Feb 5-6, Seattle Public Utilities suspended garbage collection on Monday and announced that all remaining residential services will be delayed one day this week.  If you are in Victory Heights and have a usual pick … Continue reading →

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"It's not a good fit in the eastside or Lake City for an injection site," Says Juarez Staffer

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Ryan

At last night’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council meeting, city councilwoman Debora Juarez’s District 5 Director, Sabrina Bolieu, responding to worries that a heroin injection site was about to be put in Lake City, saying, “It’s not a … Continue reading →

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