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Wallingford Waterways and the Wallingford Community Council

Wallingford Community Council September 1, 2015 2 Comments

This Wednesday’s WCC meeting will focus on Wallingford Waterways. Wallingford has eight public waterways, plus two street ends at Latona and Sunnyside.

See here on a map:

Going even beyond that map, here’s the status of all of our water access points, from under I-5 to under 99:

Name, Location Amenities, Usage Condition North Passage Point Park

Beneath I-5 bridge Views, benches, lawn, access to water for hand-launched boats. Excellent condition. Very noisy. 5^thAve NE Street End

East side of Ivar’s Salmon House Entrance to Ivar’s and access to barge used for Ivar’s outdoor dining. Leased? Used by …

NPSF Project Update & Wallingford Community Council Doings

Wallingford Community Council August 4, 2015 6 Comments

You may remember from way back in March that Wallyhood had a vote regarding NPSF projects. Well, the top ranked project, the RRFB at 43rd and Stone Way, is the one that’s going to get done for Wallingford! Here’s what SDOT says:

Provided this project is prioritized by the Neighborhood District Council, SDOT proposes to install a rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) system with bike and pedestrian push buttons at Stone Way N and N 43rd St.

SDOT also dissed on the other projects, either because they had another process to deal with them, they were too expensive, or they …

Meet The New WCC President at Wednesday’s Meeting

Wallingford Community Council June 30, 2015 1 Comment

The Wallingford Community Council President this coming year is Carl Slater (fuzzy pic on the left from the annual meeting). He lives at 41st and Burke and is enthused to be running the show for the next year.

This Wednesday night’s meeting of the WCC is his first, wish him luck. The meetings are in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center. Here’s tonight’s somewhat subdued agenda from Carl, you can go right after the farmer’s market if you like:

7:15 Announcements
7:25 Wallingford Chamber of Commerce Announcements
7:30 Help Wanted and handout distribution
7:35 President’s Message
7:40 Presentation of …

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