Northwest District Council







	WELCOME TO THE NW DISTRICT COUNCIL The Northwest District Council is an organization of vibrant neighborhood groups working hard to keep this district a great place to work, play, visit, and live. The efforts of our active local neighborhood councils make living here the best it can be, ensuring neighborhood schools, libraries, parks, roads, utilities, and other amenities are maintained and enhanced for the health, safety, and enjoyment of all. The NW District Council works with other Districts, the City of Seattle, and state and regional entities to make life better for everyone. For more information on the purpose of the NW District Council, see the right hand column on this page. Click here to view a printable version of our by-laws. PUBLIC SEMINAR ON CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A free seminar is being conducted by Art Hushen of the National Institute of Crime Prevention from 6:30-8:30 PM on Wed. Aug 25, in the Bertha Knight Landes room at City Hall. Sponsored by Mayor McGinn and the Seattle Police Department, in collaboration with the Downtown Seattle Association and the American Institute of Architects, the seminar is open to anyone interested in attending. No advance registration is required. Mr. Hushen is in Seattle teaching a 40-hour class to members of the Seattle Police Department and other city agencies. BROADVIEW-BITTER LAKE-HALLER LAKE TO UPDATE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN IN 2010 The Neighborhood Plan update process allows community members to address changing local priorities. Councilmembers Mike O’Brien and Sally J. Clark along with Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith will meet with neighbors to talk about recent growth, infrastructure, housing affordability, and other concerns, facilitated by the Dept of Neighborhoods and the Dept of Planning and Development. Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake and Rainier Beach were selected to have their neighborhood plans updated this year because of changing transportation opportunities (bus rapid transit anticipated to arrive in 2013 at Bitter Lake and the light rail station at Rainier Beach). The challenges resulting from recent growth in the Bitter Lake urban village will also be addressed. Click here for more on this.	NW District Scenes Beautiful Dunn Gardens in Broadview. Past winners of the Chili Rama in Haller Lake. View of Puget Sound from Broadview and Carkeek park. TAPROOT THEATRE ACTING STUDIO 2010 SUMMER CAMPS Classes for students of all ages and even Moms continue through September 2, 2010. Check the Taproot Theatre Acting Studio 2010 Summer Camps web page for more information. YOUTH DRAMA OFFERED AT SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER Free productions by Seattle Public Theater's Youth Drama Program continue. Now playing: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed By Shana Bestock (Aug 20 through 28, 2010). All donations support youth program scholarships.	NW DistrictCouncil Purpose The purpose of the Northwest District Council is: to provide a forum for community business and residential groups located in the NW district council area to strengthen the neighborhoods, share ideas, provide planning, solve common problems, and promote the responsiveness of our local government; to work together for the benefit and improvement of the neighborhoods in order to enhance community livability; to establish and maintain contacts with government agencies, the business community, churches, schools, and other private and public organizations; to inform people of plans and actions affecting the neighborhoods and to encourage citizen participation.; to address issues which may affect neighborhood livability. These include, but are not limited to land use, zoning, housing, human resources, social and recreational opportunities, open space and parks, environmental quality, crime prevention, pedestrian safety, traffic and transportation; to make recommendations on government policies and City funding including, but not limited to Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Fund Projects and Neighborhood Street Fund/Cumulative Reserve Fund applications that affect the Northwest District and/or its member neighborhoods. to send a representative to the City Neighborhood Council NW DistrictCouncil Officers NW District Council Co-chairs Steve Deters \| Irene Wall CNC Representative Irene Wall

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