COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
The following organizations
are working to improve the South Park neighborhood. If your organization
is not listed here, please contact southparkseattle@yahoo.com
to submit information.
| SPD Community Officer | Darin
Chinn Darin.Chinn@seattle.gov |
386-1086 |
| SPD Crime Prevention Officer | Benjamin Kinlow Benjamin.kinlow@seattle.gov |
684-7719 684-7724 |
| City Attorney | Tuere Sala Tuere.sala@seattle.gov |
233-2020 |
| Non Emergency line for SPD | 625-5011 | |
| Abandoned Vehicle Hotline | Seattle King County |
684-8763 205-0969 |
| Graffiti Reporting | 684-5787 | |
| Parking Issues | Immediate
Issue Ongoing Issues |
625-5011 386-9012 |
| Seattle Dept of Transportation | www.cityofseattle.net/transportation | 684-7623 |
| King County Dept of Transportation | www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/
or email: admin.roads@metrokc.gov |
296-8100 |
| Streetlight Outage | 684-7056 | |
| South Park Arts Website | www.southparkarts.org | |
| South Park Neighborhood Plan | Click here to view | |
| Georgetown Website | www.georgetownneighborhood.com |
| River City Skate Park | www.rivercityskatepark.com |
| South Park Action Agenda | Click here to view |
Concord Elementary
Concord Elementary was recently renovated and expanded to
serve more elementary school age children. Located at 723 South Concord
Street, the school
has a site for pre-school programs and K-5 grades. There are many ways
to become involved. Contact the Parent Teacher Association
at or the front desk at 206-768-3690. The principal is Sharon Hatcher.
Environmental
Coalition of South Seattle
A non-profit organization working with south Seattle businesses
and citizens for a clean, environmentally responsible community. Go to
their website by clicking
here.
A grassroots non profit
environmental organization dedicated to watershed restoration, stewardship,
and wildlife rehabilitation. Projects include the day-lighting
of Hamm Creek at the South Park Marra Farm and by the City of Seattle City Light
property on West Marginal Way South.
Mailing address: 724
South Southern, Seattle, WA 98108-4357
e-mail: stream101@aol.com
or contact John Beal at 762-3640
South
Park Area Redevelopment Committee (SPARC) ~ 767-3650
The community council of South Park, and the Steward of the South Park Residential
Urban Village Plan. The group meets quarterly - third Thursday
of January, April, July, and October,at 7:00 pm at the Neighborhood Center,
8201 10th Ave. South
Mailing address: 8201
10th Ave S #2, SEATTLE, WA 98108
Current
board members:
Nigel Day, Chair
Joseph Smith
Bea Johnson
Contact Wendy Woldenberg at wwoldenberg@auburn.wednet.edu or visit their website at www.southparkarts.org
South
Park Boxing Club
Contacts: Tony Rago 206-763-7525 or 206-293-3742, Juan Garcia 206-406-3870.
Gym address: 10010 17th Place S, Seattle 98168. (Former site of Harmony Gardens
Rest Home off of Des Moines Memorial Drive.)
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 4PM to 7PM
Two buildings on site. One with a ring and punching bags, a second with an exercise
room with weights and exercise equipment. The gym is a department of SeaMar
Community Health Centers.
South Park Business Association
South
Park Community Gardeners
South Park Homeowners Association Wetlands Restoration
Project
The .93 acre site
is owned by Habitat for Humanity.Currently, through generous donations from
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, the USDA forest service,
Earthcorps and many others, we have been able to mulch the area and plant trees.
Our next phase of the project is to get water redirected into the area, as we
have a hydrology report and landscaping designs. Our project is on hold funding
permitting, so we are focusing on maintence of current plants. We
have another donation of trees and will be planting and maintaining the area
clear of blackberry throughout the year. For any questions, please contact Becca
Riggs at becca.riggs@gmail.com
South
Park Neighborhood Association (SPNA)
Meets monthly - 2nd Tuesday
of the month at 7:00 pm at the Neighborhood Center ~ 8201 10th Ave South
.
mailing address: 8201 10th Ave South, #7, Seattle, 98108
e-mail: southparkseattle@yahoo.com
Current board members:
Anna Marti, chair
Maureen Carroll, vice-chair
Deb McNeil, Secretary & Alyshandra, Treasurer
......and lots of volunteers!
Community Crime Prevention, Block Watch, Citizen Patrol, South Park Community Policing Center (co-sponsored by SP Business Association), good neighbor agreements with businesses that sell alcohol, TONS of Neighborhood improvement projects such as clean ups, bulb plantings, supporting Cesar Chavez park, and participating in community events like Fiestas Patrias. The mission of SPNA is to encourage folks to find something they enjoy doing in and for the community.
Cooperation with Seattle and King County officers including Seattle Community Police Team Officer Ralph Wilson (386-1089), SPD Crime Prevention coordinator Benjamin Kinlow (benjamin.kinlow@seattle.gov or 684-7719) and the King County Storefront are integral to keeping South Park beautiful and safe.
Please feel free to come to meetings!! All are welcome.
South Park Marra Farm Coalition ~ 766-9865
South Park Marra Farm Coalition members include: Fremont Public Association's Lettuce Link, Seattle Youth Garden Works, Backyard Starts, South Park Community Gardeners P-patch, City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Contact Michelle Chan at 766-9865 for more information about the Marra Farm Coalition.
Fremont Public Association - Lettuce Link
Lettuce Link provides fresh, organic produce, vegetable seeds, gardening assistance and information to people with limited income. Contact: Michelle Bates-Benetua at 694-6754, michelleb@fremontpublic.org
Seattle
Youth Garden Works
Seattle
Youth Garden Works is a market gardening program that works to empower underserved
youth. The Marra Farm site in the South Park neighborhood serves youth 14-18
years old and operates as an after school program during the school year and
as a day program in the summer. Produce is sold by the youth at the Columbia
City Farmers
Market. For more information please see the Seattle Youth Garden Works website
at http://www.sygw.org Eli
Weiss is the Project Manager for South Park and Maria Tungol is the Youth Coordinator.
They both can be reached at 766-9865. This season we will be starting a Community
Supported Agriculture Program (CSA) where folks buy a share of our harvest and
each week they receive a box of fresh produce grown by our youth at Marra Farm.
The cost of a share for 18 weeks is $360 and the produce can be picked up on
Wednesdays from Marra Farm or the Columbia City Farmers Market. For more information
on the CSA program, please visit the Seattle Youth Garden Works website listed
above.
Backyard Starts
This program provides opportunities for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. The program offers job opportunities in the organic market garden business growing crops and selling at local farmers' markets.
Contact: John at 447-6166
Providence Regina House Food & Clothing Bank
Providence Regina House operates a food and clothing bank every Saturday
from 10AM - 12PM out of the South Park Neighborhood Center. All services are
free and not limited to South Park residents. Regina House also offers emergency
food, clothing and referral information during the week. The food back provides
families with a wide range of both perishable and non-perishable food items
and on a rotating basis, the following additional items are provided: 1st Saturday
of the month: Baby Cupboard (infant food, formula, diapers & clothing);
2nd Saturday of the month: cleaning and/or personal hygiene products, 3rd &
4th Saturday of the month: Toddler feeding bags.
Providence Regina House partners with community organizations to offer resources such as health and nutritional information, cooking demonstrations, seeds and plant starts, foot stamp education and blood pressure screenings during food bank hours. Regina House also sponsors a large holiday program in the months of November and December distributing baskets of food, clothing and toys to families in need.
Contact: Paige Collins, Manager, paige.collins@providence.org, or Javier Pina, Food Coordinator, javier.pina@providence.org, 206-763-9204. Address: 8201 10th Ave S #6, Seattle WA 98108.
South
Park Seniors
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
Where We Organize Communities & Win!
2820 East Cherry St.
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 720-0285
FAX (206) 720-5241
web: http://www.ccej.org
email: justice@ccej.org
Meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the South Park Community Center ~ 8319 8th Ave South ~ 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Current board members:
Leslie Harris, Chair - 206-762-7476 or harrislsh@aol.com
Michael Richmond, Vice-Chair - 206-721-1113 or richmond@accessone.com
11th
District Republicans
Contact Dennis Smith, District Chair at 935-8023
Duwamish River Clean Up
The Duwamish has long been an industrial corridor where many businesses discharged their waste, including toxic chemicals like PCBs and heavy metals. The river has also been a sink for runoff from streets, parking lots, and buildings surrounding it, adding to the levels of contaminants. The contaminated sediments in the Duwamish may be a threat to human health and the environment and must be evaluated and cleaned up under state or federal superfund laws.
Right now the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Ecology are negotiating agreements with four of the major property owners responsible for cleanup of the Duwamish River: The Boeing Co., Port of Seattle, King County and City of Seattle. These agreements would further investigate contamination, assess risks to human health and the environment, and evaluate cleanup options.
It is very important that the public is involved early in these important decisions! The documents being negotiated are called an "Administrative Order on Consent" and the "Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Statement of Work." The Statement of Work has been reviewed by the Duwamish Community Advisory Group* and those comments will be presented at this public meeting. Major issues highlighted by the Community Advisory Group include:
-ensuring key decisions
are made with adequate public participation
- making sure sampling procedures and risk assessments are used that are protective
of human health and all species that live in and around the Duwamish
- avoiding recontamination from upland contamination, storm water runoff and
ongoing industrial discharges
For more information contact:
Pam Johnson, People for Puget Sound, 206-382-7007, pjohnson@pugetsound.org
Rick Huey, Ecology Project Manager, 425-649-7256, rhue461@ecy.wa.gov
Loren McPhillips, EPA Project Manager, 206-553-4903
All documents available for comment, as well as a 1999 EPA report on the Lower Duwamish River are available for review at the following locations:
South Park Community Center, 8319 Eighth Ave. S., Seattle, 9810
EPA Region 10 Records Center, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, 98101
Documents are also available
on the EPA Region 10 web site: http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/
Click on "Index" then "L" and then "Lower Duwamish Waterway Site"
*Organizations represented on the Community Advisory Group are: Environmental Coalition of South Seattle, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Green/Duwamish Watershed Alliance, Waste Action Project, and People for Puget Sound.
| Seattle City Council | Seattle City Mayor |
| King County | Washington State Governor |
| Washington State Legislatures | Federal Officials |
Council general contact information:
Municipal Building
600 4th Avenue #1100
Seattle, WA 98104-1876
206-684-8888 (office)
206-684-8587 (fax)
| Council members | Phone Number | E-mail (click on to send e-mail) | Committees |
| Jean Godden | 684-8807 | jean.godden@seattle.gov | Chair: Energy & Technology |
| Richard Conlin | 684-8805 | richard.conlin@seattle.gov | Chair: Public Safety and Technology Committee |
| Sally Clark | 684-8802 | sally.clark@seattle.gov | Chair: Neighborhoods, Sustainability, and Community Development Committee |
| Jan Drago | 684-8801 | jan.drago@seattle.gov | Chair: Parks, Education, Libraries & Labor |
| Nick Licata | 684-8803 | nick.licata@seattle.gov | Chair: Environment, Emergency Management & Utilities |
| Richard McIver | 684-8800 | richard.mciver@seattle.gov | Chair: Finance & Budget |
| Tom Rasmussen | 684-8808 | tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov | Chair: Housing, Human Services & Health |
| Peter Steinbrueck, President | 684-8804 | peter.steinbrueck@seattle.gov | Chair: Public Safety, Governmental Relations & Arts, Transportation, Urban Development and Planning |
| David Della | 684-8806 | david.della@seattle.gov | Chair: Energy and Environmental Policy Committee |
| Mayor Greg Nickels | e-mail Mayors.Office@ci.seattle.wa.us |
| Office of the Mayor | Phone: 206-684-4000 |
| 600 Fourth Avenue | Fax: 206-684-5360 |
| Seattle, WA 98104 | TDD: 206-684-8811 |
| Dow Contantine, District 8 | Ron Sims, Executive |
| dow.constantine@metrokc.gov | exec.sims@metrokc.gov |
| King County Courthouse 516 Third Avenue Room 1200 Seattle, WA 98104-3272 206-296-1008 or 800-325-6165 |
King County Courthouse 516 Third Avenue, Room 400 Seattle, WA 98104 206-296-4040 |
| 11th District State Senator Margarita Prentice |
| Office in Olympia: |
| 419 John A. Cherberg Building |
| P.O. Box 40411 |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0411 |
| 360-786-7616 or 1-800-562-6000 |
| prentice_ma@leg.wa.gov |
11th District State Representatives
| Representative Zack Hudgins | Representative Bob Hasegawa |
| Olympia Office: | Olympia Office: |
| Washington State House of Representatives | Washington State House of Representatives |
| P.O. Box 40600, 326 John L. O' Brian Building | P.O. Box 40600, 425 John L. O'Brian Building |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0600 | Olympia, WA 98504-0600 |
| 360-786-7956 | 360-786-7862 |
| Governor Christine Gregoire |
| e-mail Governor Gregoire |
| Office of the Governor |
| PO Box 40002 |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0002 |
| 360-902-4111 |
US Congressional Representatives and President
US Senators
| Senator Patty Murray | Senator Maria Cantwell |
| senator_murray@murray.senate.gov | e-mail Senator Cantwell |
| Seattle Office | Seattle Office |
| 2988 Jackson Federal Building, 915 2nd Avenue | 915 Second Ave, Suite 3206 |
| Seattle, Washington 98174 | Seattle, Washington 98174 |
| 206-553-5545 | 206-220-6400 220-6404 (fax) |
| Washington, D.C. Office | Washington, D.C. Office |
| 173 Russell Senate Office Building | 717 Hart Senate Office Building |
| Washington, D.C. 20510 | Washington, D.C. 20510 |
| 202-224-2621 | 202-224-3441 202-228-0514 (fax) |
| US Representative Jim McDermott |
| e-mail Representative McDermott |
| Seattle Office |
| 1809 7th Avenue, Suite 1212 |
| Seattle, WA 98101-1399 |
| 206-553-7170 |
| Washington, D.C. Office |
| 1035 Longworth House Office Building |
| Washington, DC 20515 |
| 202-225-3106 |
| President George Bush |
| e-mail President Bush |
| The White House |
| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW |
| Washington, DC 20500 |
| 202-456-1414 |