At last week's Queen Anne Community Council meeting, Parks Committee Chair Don Harper spoke briefly on the criteria for the Opportunity Fund, the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy that set aside $15 million for community-initiated projects.
According to Harper, Queen Anne and Magnolia did not receive much of the Pro Parks Levy funding, and he encouraged those at the meeting to try harder to attain money from the Green Spaces Levy this time around. Information on the Opportunity Fund can be found at www.seattle.gov/parks/levy/opportunity.htm.
For anyone wondering about the recently cleared out space on the Northeast Greenbelt, 15 trees deemed hazardous by an arborist were removed.
Land use
Land Use Review Committee chair, Craig Hanway, briefed attendees on the difficulties facing Joe Geivett, developer of just finished Sweetbrier condominium/retail project at Queen Anne North and West Crockett Street. Geivett is looking for new investors, as some current investors would like to sell their portion of the building, Hanway said.
Power towers
In other news, concerns were raised over the 80-foot power towers that have appeared quite close to the road on Nickerson. Members wanted to find out if the QACC could have input on those towers and their locations. Hanway also announced Seattle Pacific University's plan to build a new 12,000- or 13,000-seat auditorium at the Third Avenue West and West Dravus Street, where there's currently an empty gravel parking lot.[[In-content Ad]]
