Author: Per Johnson

On February 16th, QFC announced they would close the Wedgwood QFC – along with their Capitol Hill location – in 60 days with April 24th being the store’s final day. The decision to close the “underperforming” stores was “accelerated” due to the a city council policy to require an additional $4/hour hazard pay for grocery store workers, a policy Kroger (the parent company of QFC) claims is the city’s “attempt to pick winners and losers among essential businesses and workers.” The decision and statement drew interest over the blame placed on local policy to require supplemental compensation to grocery workers Read More …

You’re invited to join us for our April board meeting on Tuesday, April 6th at 7PM via Zoom (see meeting details below). Our agenda may change over the coming weeks, but the meeting will likely include time to discuss the following: Welcome and public comments Review minutes (View draft meeting minutes here) Announcement: “Mayor Mondays” organized by the Victory Heights Community Council. Social equity check-in #StopAsianHate Statement NEDC Statement Land-Use Committee check-in QFC – update Grant pursuit updates – Pedestrian connectivity between Wedgwood and Inverness Collaboration with ThinkBigWedgwood for banners on 35th Ave NE Membership discussion Potential changes to by-laws Read More …

UPDATE: We did not submit this project to the Department of Neighborhood’s April 2021 grant window. Instead, we now plan on submitting it for the September 2021 grant window. Note: Click THIS LINK to a form that will help us complete this project and you stay informed of project news. Update 1: The WCC has scheduled a Zoom meeting for Wednesday, March 17, at 7 PM primarily for those adjacent to the potential project alignment who each received this flyer. However, the Zoom meeting is open to anyone interested in joining by clicking this link to the meeting or entering Read More …

It started in 2008 with the Parks and Greenspaces Levy which identified Wedgwood as a community with a gap in accessible park space. Responding to this ‘gap analysis,’ the Wedgwood Community Council led a park siting process to identify a preferred site for a new neighborhood park. In 2011, more than 150 people in the community attended a public meeting hosted by the WCC to select Wedgwood’s newest park site. Following this, Seattle Parks and Recreation led an acquisition process where Seattle City Light (the former landowner) cleaned-up the site and demolished the structure that was there before its formal Read More …

(This post has been updated since its original posting) With the news that QFC will be leaving Wedgwood in April, interest in the future of our 35th Ave NE business district has understandably increased. Our land use committee has been proactively monitoring potential land use changes in our neighborhood and advocating on behalf of the Future 35th Ave NE plan, which was completed in 2015 by a community-led planning committee. Back in October 2020, US Bank announced plans to permanently close 15% of its branches (about 400 branches) nationwide, but details of which branches weren’t specified. Announcements were made in Read More …

You’re invited to join us for our March board meeting on Tuesday, March 2nd at 7PM via Zoom (see meeting details below). There’s a lot to discuss this month! Our agenda will be evoloving over the coming week before being finalized, but the meeting will likely include time to discuss the following: Welcome and public comments Social equity check-in NEDC Statement Josiah Wedgwood and the Wedgwood medallion Land-Use Committee check-in QFC and Wedgwood Center US Bank property Parks check-in Updated on land-bank park Inverness Ravine Park update Grant pursuits – Pedestrian connectivity between Wedgwood and Inverness 35th Ave Business District Read More …

This post has been updated since its original posting. According to multiple reports (link), Kroger – the parent company of QFC – announced today that it would close two stores in Seattle, one of which includes the store in Wedgwood on 35th Ave NE and NE 85th Street. According to these reports, these two stores are “underperforming,” but the company took the decision to “accelerate” their closure due to a new $4/hr hazard pay requirement imposed by the City Council which took effect earlier this month. The stores will remain open until April 24th. Update 1: Adding a tweet from Read More …

You’re invited to join us for our February board meeting on Tuesday, February 2nd at 7PM via Zoom (see meeting details below). To celebrate and honor Black History month, the WCC board is dedicating our meeting to our on-going social equity discussions (see here and here). For this meeting, we’re also pleased to be joined by members of Think Big Wedgwood for our meeting, but all are welcome to join. Zoom meeting details: Topic: Wedgwood Community Council’s February Board Meeting – ZoomTime: Feb 2, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98293902982?pwd=UWsxY3JtZ0Q2QUpCbkxYejhTdXVmQT09 Meeting ID: 982 9390 Read More …

Hi neighbors! Over the past few months, the board has begun to resume our regular meetings via Zoom as we try and adjust as an all-volunteer organization to this pandemic. This transition has been a hodge-podge of testing various platforms and getting creative to find ways to meet as a group. However, as 2021 begins, we wanted to prioritize providing opportunities for our neighbors to join us. So, we’ve finally joined the rest of the world and get a Zoom account. Please join us for our January 12th, 7PM, board meeting (details below). Agenda: – Opportunity for public comments– Review Read More …