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The banner poles in North City have been looking a bit lonely lately. We're excited to announce that we qualified for a neighborhood grant from the City of Shoreline to have new banners created and installed! We will be posting updates as the work gets completed, which should be before the end of this year.
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Join us Thursday, August 12 for a casual meetup outdoors at the Monka Brewing Co. There's no formal agenda – we simply want to meet with neighbors and catch up.
The North City Neighborhood Association has been using the COVID lockdown period as a time to re-focus our efforts. We've created a board structure, shored up our legal standing, and are looking forward to building a vibrant organization that can help build community in our growing neighborhood.
Stop by to say hello, support a local business, and learn about some of our plans for 2021 and beyond!
PS: The need for food remains great in our City, and Hopelink is serving more people than ever. The City of Shoreline is coordinating food drive efforts with a Can Castle Contest. We will accept any donations at the meetup event and bring them to the Food Drive at City Hall.
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There used to be a fair amount of horsetail (equisetum) growing in the Gateway planters. Since we've replanted them, it doesn’t want to go away without a fight.
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Digging or pulling the horsetail out is not practical. It is impossible to get all the roots — any bits left will continue to grow. The best approach is to keep snipping of any shoots it sends up. That depletes the roots of energy, eventually doing them in.
If you happen to be by the planter and see some horsetail, help us out and cut off any shoots!
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Also, remember that we can use help watering, too!
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Please help us water the new plantings at the North City Gateway (NE 175th and 15th NE)! They need to be watered twice a day through the summer hot season.
To volunteer to water the plants, sign up here.
There are 2 high planter boxes as well as the lower area beneath the North City sign.
Please bring your own water, 5 gallons at the minimum. Gallon jugs with caps work well. A watering can or a bucket in a box will prevent it from toppling over in your car.
As long as the Animal Medical Center parking lot is not full, we have permission to park there while watering since watering won't take much time.
Thank you!
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The neighborhood association has started has been working to revamp/replant the landscaping in the North City Gateway planters at the corner of 15th and 170th.
Thanks to the efforts of many, but especially Karen Benson and Yoshiko Saheki new plantings are now in! Thanks also to Kevin Atkinson and the Ken and Victoria Adams family (as well as whoever else I've left out) for weeding and cleanup in preparation for the planting.
As the Summer heat continues, we will be seeking volunteers to help with watering. Stay tuned for more on that.
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It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other! The last public event hosted by the NCNA was a social meetup at Monka Brewing in late Feb 2020, right on the eve of the pandemic. We’ve been quiet but not resting. Please join us in a public zoom meeting as we share current info and our plans for the future of the neighborhood association. We want to hear what you'd like to see in North City!
The link to the Zoom meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86403779756?pwd=dGd4RFRRQ2xIWGo5cEVMWHRyL3M5dz09.
The meeting should not require a password. Just in case it does, here it is 
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Check back here, or check the Facebook event page for the meeting for more details.
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On January 25, Shoreline City Council voted to place a bond measure on the April 27, 2021, special election ballot. If approved by Shoreline voters, this proposition authorizes improvements to City parks, including the acquisition of new park land.
The City will be providing Factual Community Presentation on the proposition via Zoom at the following times:
Here is the Zoom link for the meeting. Further details may be found on the City's Prop 1 webpage.
Significant improvements will be made at Brugger’s Bog, Hillwood, Richmond Highlands, Briarcrest (Hamlin East), and James Keough Parks. These improvements, depending on the location, may include playgrounds, splash-pads, multi-sports courts, walking trails, picnic shelters, off-leash dog areas, and a fully accessible play area for people of all physical abilities.
Park land acquisitions and improvements will expand Paramount Open Space, Brugger’s Bog, and Rotary Park, and will include additional park land acquisitions.
If approved, Proposition 1 will authorize the City to issue up to $38,500,000 in general obligation bonds to finance and refinance these projects and set excess property taxes to repay those bonds. The bonds would mature within 20 years. Although the exact amount of property taxes per household necessary to repay the bonds will depend on interest rates and property values, the City estimates the annual property tax paid by the owner of a median-valued home ($517,000) would be approximately $112 per year or $9 per month. This is roughly a 50% increase over the cost of the expiring $18.5 million 2006 park improvement bond.
Here is the City’s webpage on Proposition 1.
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The City of Shoreline has started designing new sidewalks for 5th Avenue NE, from NE 175th Street to near NE 182nd Court. An online webinar will be held via Zoom on February 2, 2021 from 12–1pm to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about the project and ask questions.
TimelineThe sidewalks will be built on both sides of the street and will connect to other new sidewalks that are under construction on 5th Avenue NE, north of 182nd Court, as part of Sound Transit’s 185th Street Link Light Rail Station.
The project is part of a voter-approved effort to build and repair sidewalks throughout Shoreline.