07/11/2025
Here are some community announcements affecting Greenwood this month. Note that the first announcement is time sensitive because the event is ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ! Also note that the community council will hold its July meeting next Tuesday on historical preservation.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ค-๐ฎ๐ฉ - ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
On Friday, July 11, part of the Greenwood Community Council Community Building Committee will host an hour or two picking up litter on Greenwood Ave, between 80th and 90th Streets. We will meet at 6 PM in front of Coffeeholic on Greenwood - 8525 Greenwood Ave N. Pick-up supplies (grabbers, high-viz vests, trash bags, gloves) will be provided. Please join us and stick around after for some social time at one of the nearby breweries.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ ๐:๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
Meeting is on Historic Preservation and will be held at the Greenwood Library. A separate meeting announcement went out earlier this week to this email list.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐
Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) resigned her seat on the Seattle City Council, effective July 7, 2025.
The City Charter gives the City Council 20 calendar days to fill a vacant Council position. This 20-day period begins, July 8, the first day of the vacancy, and ends on, July 28.
From the date of the appointment, the newly appointed councilmember will serve until the 2026 General Election results are certified by King County Elections and the newly elected councilmember representing District 5 takes the oath of office.
Important Dates (subject to change)
Scheduled City Council Meetings to Discuss Candidates:
- Thursday, July 17 at TBD
- Tuesday, July 22 at TBD
Community Forum:
- Monday, July 21 at TBD
Anticipated City Council Vote on Appointment;
- Special City Council Meeting, Monday, July 28 at TBD
For more information, go to: https://www.seattle.gov/cityclerk/council-vacancy
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค - ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก
Make sure to mark your calendar for the second Friday of the month! The Greenwood Art walk is BACK! They are working on adding more locations to the map, and helping you discover more local art, and more local businesses!
Greenwood Art Walk map: https://www.greenwoodartcollective.com/art-walk-map
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐
Seattle Night Out 2025 is August 5th! Night Out is a national event promoted in Seattle by Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention. The spirit of night out is getting out and meeting new neighbors and creating community.
Many events happening in Greenwood are featured on the public-facing map. To find an event near you or to a register an event by July 27, go to: https://www.seattle.gov/police/crime-prevention/night-out
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
GCC spent two meetings late last year discussing proposed zoning changes affecting the neighborhood. The City Council began debating proposed legislation early this year, but then stopped as several appeals to the city's proposed comprehensive plan update were appealed. All of those appeals were denied, and the Council is again working to adopt the new zoning.
The legislation will be completed in stages. First, temporary โinterimโ legislation was passed unanimously by the Council on May 27 to comply with state legislation requiring most cities to allow at least four housing units on any residential lot. The adopted legislation will be effective on June 30, 2025. In June the Council held a hearing on proposed permanent legislation for all residential lots, as well as the proposed upzones to expand urban centers and create new neighborhood centers. Information on the schedule for taking up and passing zoning regulations is available here, but the schedule has not been recently updated and details or proposed legislation are not yet available. For the latest updates from the City Council committee on the comp plan, see https://www.seattle.gov/council/issues/2025-comprehensive-plan
