Communicating with Loved Ones After a Disaster class will be done virtually on Tuesday, September 1st at 7 PM.
Topics:
Heavy on useful information – Light on technical jargon
Tuesday, Sep 1st 7pm
Register to receive the Zoom link:https://signup.com/go/gucoHCO
Questions? Contact Ann Forrest at VictoryHeights.Seattle@gmail.com
Ben Cober is behind the effort to hire artists paint the dozen or so gray utility boxes that dot the neighborhood (and are frequent targets of graffiti).
He is collaborating with the Victory Heights Community Council, Seattle Department of Transportation, the Seattle Parks Foundation, and the Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund, with the goal to grow the beauty and identity of our neighborhood through the addition of local artists’ works to our myriad signal and utility boxes, such as the one above at 15th Avenue NE and Northgate Way.
Why do this? Utility boxes are common elements of streetscapes and provide essential electrical and communication services to our communities. By covering these permanent, nondescript elements of our neighborhood with artwork, they transform into displays of beauty and intrigue, help develop community identity, and can create a more interesting pedestrian and commuter experience while deterring graffiti. In these extraordinary times, we have the opportunity to support local artists, and create vibrant, daily visual reminders of the sites and culture that give us pride and hope as Seattle citizens. Examples of these projects can be seen throughout many iconic Seattle neighborhoods, including Ballard, Fremont, downtown, First Hill, West Seattle, U-District, South Park, and many more.
How Can You Help?
Ben is forming a citizen committee to help define an artistic vision for the signal boxes and select finalist artists from a pool of applications. Participation may require attending several video meetings and reviewing artist applications. If interested, please email VHArtBox@gmail.com this week.
He’s also looking for artists who want to be part of this (paid) project. Email him for details, the deadline is August 9th.
During the July meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council we heard from Brooke Stoosma of Recology, our garbage collection company about best recycling practices.
Read the complete minutes of the July meeting.
There are three waste streams that are picked up in our neighborhood: recycling, compost, and good old garbage. Here’s what should go into each:
Recycling: Paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, and metal, although plastic comes with a caveat. Something that is rigid (e.g. a water bottle) is okay, but anything considering “2-D” or shapeless like plastic wrap or bags cannot, they go in the trash. So does anything smaller than 3” (“the size of your fist”). Bottle tops are okay if they are the same material as their container and are screwed on. Everything needs to be empty, clean and relatively dry (e.g. Fill a catsup bottle with ½” water, screw on the lid, shake vigorously, pour out water, tap 3 times on the rim of the sink. Done!).
Compost: Food waste, yard waste, and food-soiled paper. Compostable utensils are okay if they are marked as “100% compostable”). No Kleenex or wipes, but “clean” paper towels (without any cleaning products) are okay.
Garbage: Amazon plastic mailers, chip bags, plastic bags, straws, plastic utensils and Styrofoam. If it kills you to throw out plastic bags, they can be taken to locations you can find by searching http://plasticfilmrecycling.org. And Styrofoam pickups can be pre-arranged by contacting SPU (maximum of 32 gallons).
UPDATE: Rescheduled to July 28th due to technical problems. The virtual July meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council (in lieu of having the previously scheduled Ice Cream Social this month) on Tuesday, July 28th will feature a speaker from Recology, our waste disposal company.
Find out what goes where, in this virtual meeting to be held on Zoom starting at 7 PM. Log-in to: https://zoom.us/j/123356661 Password: 992972.
We hope to see you online this Tuesday.
Beginning Tuesday, June 30th, Sound Transit will close the Interstate 5 northbound on-ramp at Northgate Way. The nighttime closure will be utilized to form caps for the future light rail guideway. This closure will take place between the work hours of 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
UPDATE 7/6: Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Victory Heights Community Council is pushing its annual Ice Cream Social from its original July date into later in the summer either in August or September.
We are unable to secure permission from the city in July to close the street next to the park, nor host a gathering of more than a handful of people. So on July 21st, we will have another virtual community meeting on Zoom, and hope to reschedule the social depending on the Covid situation.
Read the entire minutes of our June virtual meeting.
Keeping in mind social distancing, we will skip the potluck portion of the social, and instead just hand out free ice cream treats, assuming King County is allowing small gatherings in public by then. Safety will be our prime consideration.
In addition to using the closed part of NE 106th Street, we will encourage people to remain spread out around the park. Attendance in past years has been between 100 and 150 people, and in all our years we’ve never been rained on once!
We hope to see you there if you feel it is safe for you and your family to attend.
Community members will be gathering for a somber and thoughtful protest in support of Black Lives Matter.
Friday, June 12
5 – 6pm
Northgate Way and 19th Ave NE
Simple signs (so drivers can read) and somber clothes, please.
UPDATE: TAKE NOTE— The Victory Heights Community Council has postponed the June 16 discussion about recycling in order that we all may have space to consider our thoughts and actions in support of Black Lives Matter.
What Goes Where? Join the Victory Heights Community Council for a meeting on Tuesday, June 16th for a Recycling Workshop.
Become a recycling expert! Learn what happens to our waste, get the scoop on the latest in recycling technology, and discover the keys to Recycle Right!
Tuesday, June 16
7:00-8:00pm
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/123356661
Password: 992972
Monday, June 8th Sound Transit will be closing Northeast 1st Avenue Northeast from Northeast 112th to Northeast 117th Street. The full night time closure will be utilized to set girders. This closure will take place between the work hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Outreach Specialist: my.nguyen@soundtransit.org or 206-370-5690
After-hours construction hotline: 888-298-2395
Our local public health clinic is in need of masks for patients and their companions. If you or someone you know is making cloth face masks, please consider donating them to Neighborcare to help protect patients and staff.
Learn more about how to donate face masks and other PPE and supplies at the following links:
Donations must be clean, unused, and in their original packaging.
– Cloth facemasks (clean, unused, washable, ideally individually bagged for distribution)
– Medical surgical or procedure facemasks (minimum quantity 1 box)
– N95 facemasks (unexpired, NIOSH certified, for medical use)
– Universal qualitative N95 fit test kit
– Infrared no-contact thermometers (new)
– Hand Sanitizer (gel or foam, any size, minimum alcohol content required: 61% ethanol or 71% isopropyl)
