[Wedgwood Announce] Upcoming News and Events for Wedgwood

[billd at wedgwoodcc.org]

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   WEDGWOOD ANNOUNCE - NEWS AND EVENTS FOR THE WEDGWOOD COMMUNITY

   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH

   Public Transit Town Hall Meeting with the King County Council

    

   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

   Wedgwood Square Park ? Work Party

   Volunteers needed ? SustainableWorks door hangers

   Oktoberfest at Maple Leaf Lutheran Church

    ONGOING

   Northeast Seattle Trails (NEST) Project

   Wedgwood Community Council Web Site
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   PUBLIC TRANSIT - KING COUNTY COUNCIL AT A SPECIAL TOWN HALL MEETING

   Wednesday, Sept. 30
6:00 p.m. ? Public Reception
6:30 p.m. ? Program

   Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club

   4520 MLK Jr. Way S., Seattle

   This Town Hall will feature briefings and discussion on light rail,  
recent changes to Metro bus service, and the current Metro budget gap.  
Metro is facing a $213 million budget gap over the next two years. In  
the coming months, the Council must find a way to balance Metro?s  
budget while maintaining the best transit system possible. They have  
been working on this problem and through a major performance audit  
have identified millions of dollars in potential savings. However,  
more efficient systems alone will not close the budget gap.

   They need your input on whether bus fares should be raised, service  
hours cut, routes eliminated, or what other creative solutions can be  
found.

   You will have a chance to ask questions, share your ideas, and  
provide testimony on public transit or any other issue.

    
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   WEDGWOOD SQUARE PARK - WORK PARTY

   Saturday, October 3, 2009
10 a.m. start time

   31st Ave NE & NE 82nd St

The tiny Wedgwood Square Park at the intersection of 31st Ave NE & NE  
82nd Street, no larger than a traffic island, is an official city park  
and is no less loved for its small size. Every year neighbors organize  
a weeding and clean-up work party with the cooperation of Seattle  
Parks Dept. This year's work party will be on Saturday, October 3,  
beginning at 10 AM. Wood chips, gloves and tools will be provided by  
the Parks Dept. Everyone is welcome to pitch in, meet the neighbors  
and join in with the Wedgwood spirit of appreciation for our natural  
environment and our great neighborhood.

    
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VOLUNTEER'S NEEDED: DISTRIBUTE FLYERS ABOUT HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM

   Saturday, October 3, 2009

   Starting at Wedgwood Presbyterian, 35th Ave NE & NE 80th

Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Wedgwood Presbyterian, 35th Ave NE & NE 80th, to  
pick up a set of flyers to hang on doors and a map showing where to  
go. The flyers tell about the SustainableWorks program of home energy  
retrofits in the Wedgwood/Ravenna area (see  
http://www.wedgwoodcc.org/sustainableworks/) and the kickoff event on  
October 17, 1-3 p.m. at Eckstein. Join your neighbors, union members,  
and youth volunteers. Many hands make light work! Refreshment  
provided. RSVP: davida at wedgwoodcc.org[1]

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   1ST ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST IS AT MAPLE LEAF LUTHERAN CHURCH

   Saturday, October 3rd - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

   10005 32nd Ave NE, Seattle

    Maple Leaf Lutheran Church is hosting "a fun, community &  
neighborhood event for outreach to raise revenue and support our  
parking /community plaza as part of Maple Leafs strategic plan. The  
Oktoberfest celebration will feature traditional foods such as  
bratwurst, potato salad, sauerkraut & beans; a beer garden; cider;  
family friendly entertainment & music from the NWs #1 polka band, The  
Smilin? Scandinavians; cider press demonstrations; kids activities  
such as pumpkin painting, caramel apples making and more.  Adult Meal  
$8 and Kids Meal $5.  We will be serving beer ($4 a pint with ID  
required) and non-alcoholic cider ($3).

    

   So put on your lederhosen and prepare for an afternoon of good food  
and drink, polka music and great fun! Invite your friends, co-workers,  
and neighbors too!"

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   ONGOING PROJECT - NORTHEAST SEATTLE TRAILS

   The National Park Service and the Department of Neighborhoods have  
been working for the past year on trails in the Northeast section of  
the city, including the Northeast District Council area.    If you  
missed today?s the Northeast Seattle Trails (NEST) open house at the  
Northgate Library, you can still see much of the information about the  
NEST project on their website  
(http://www.feetfirst.info/content/trails-1/northeast-seattle-trails). 
The project area is the North and Northeast District Council areas  
east of Interstate 5, west of the shoreline with Lake Washington,  
north to the city limit at 145th Street, and south to NE 50th Street -  
down to but not directly including the University District Urban Hub. 

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For more information about Wedgwood, visit the Wedgwood Community  
Council at www.wedgwoodcc.org. 



Links:
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[1] mailto:davida at wedgwoodcc.org

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