Category Archives: News

The Countdown to Neighborhood Night Out Begins

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Ryan

This year’s Neighborhood Night Out will be Tuesday, August 5th. Last night’s Victory Height’s Community Council meeting updated us for planning on what we hope is another successful event. Read the complete minutes of last night’s meeting. Heidi Smeller is … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker Project Brings More Truck Traffic

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Ryan

The Knickerbocker Floodplains Project off NE 100th Street will be bringing more truck traffic to the neighborhood in the next few weeks. Construction began last week on the project which so far has cleared the land in preparation for the … Continue reading →

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Community Council Tackles Nuisance Houses

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Ryan

Last night’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council had a focus on the recent SWAT team bust of a house on 19th Avenue NE which resulted in the arrest of the occupant for dealing narcotics (heroin specifically). Drug dealers … Continue reading →

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Thornton Creek Adopt-A-Stream Meeting April 7th

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ryan

The kick-off meeting for the Adopt-a-Stream Foundation grant will be Monday, April 7th at 7 PM at the Nathan Hale High School Commons, 10750 30th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125. They invite all of you to partner with Adopt-a-Stream and … Continue reading →

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City Wants Feedback On Hazard Mitigation

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Ryan

The City of Seattle is looking for feedback from citizens who have concerns about how a major disaster could affect their community. You can provide input to a citywide hazard mitigation plan that addresses the potential impacts as a result … Continue reading →

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Community Council Meeting March 18th

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Ryan

The Victory Heights Community Council will be having a meeting on Tuesday, March 18th starting at 7 PM at the Preschool building in Victory Heights Park. The entire community is invited to participate. Among the discussions this month will be … Continue reading →

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Sacajawea Playground Public Meeting March 12th

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Ryan

Seattle Parks and Recreation is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, March 12th about the Sacajawea Playground Renovation project. The project will include improvements to trails, wetlands and additional playground equipment. At the meeting, the public can hear more about … Continue reading →

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More CleanScapes Award Proposals

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ryan

At last night’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council, the results from last month’s SurveyMonkey poll were read out which asked residents which idea they liked best to submit to CleanScapes for the $50,000 award our neighborhood is sharing … Continue reading →

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Nearly 2 Inches Of Snow But Roads Passable

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ryan

After an overnight snowfall that KOMO is calling the largest in two years, it is still possible to drive around Victory Heights. With nearly 2 inches of snow on the ground that started around 7:30 PM Saturday night, the roads … Continue reading →

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Answer Our Survey: How To Spend $50,000

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ryan

As you have read here and here, CleanScapes has awarded a $50,000 prize to be used somewhere in Victory Heights/Pinehurst/Lake City/Maple Leaf/Northgate for improvement projects. The Victory Heights Community Council would like to hear from residents about what we should … Continue reading →

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