Neighborhood matching grants

Every year, the City of Olympia budgets money to support neighborhood matching grants. These are given to Recognized Neighborhood Associations (RNAs) to fund small projects. To be an RNA, we must complete a form each year that lists the members of our members, number of members of our association, previous year’s meeting dates and numberContinue reading “Neighborhood matching grants”

Many thanks to Halloween helpers

Gerry Apple, vice president of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association, visited the Olympia Police Department this week to hand-deliver thank-you notes from the neighborhood association board to the five volunteers and four police officers who helped direct traffic on Halloween night. Over 2,000 trick-or-treaters of all ages visited South Capitol neighborhood homes – particularly thoseContinue reading “Many thanks to Halloween helpers”

A big shout out to our new members!

I did a blog post earlier this week about membership in the South Capitol Neighborhood Association and in it, I included a link to a page on our website where you can join up. An email with the link then went out to our listserv (email distribution list) and many of you responded. As ourContinue reading “A big shout out to our new members!”

A few words about membership

At our recent board meeting, one of the items we discussed was membership in the South Capitol Neighborhood Association. The reason this came up was really two-fold: we have several new members on the board (like me) who are learning about the board’s history and purpose, and what we as board members are supposed toContinue reading “A few words about membership”

Board Minutes Oct 2023

South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board Meeting MinutesWeds, Oct 11, 2023 6:30-8:30 pmLincoln Elementary School library Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryAddie Spencer, TreasurerAt-large members: Lorie Hewitt, Emily Tilger, Treacy Duerfeldt and Howard Goldberg John called the meeting to orderContinue reading “Board Minutes Oct 2023”

Possible school closures in Olympia

Earlier this week, a resident of the South Capitol Neighborhood sent out an email via our association listserve (if interested, you can sign up on our Contact Page) about the possibility of school consolidations/closures being considered by the Olympia School District (OSD), which may affect Lincoln Options and other schools in the district. The emailContinue reading “Possible school closures in Olympia”

Help keep storm drains clean

I periodically receive a Water Resources newsletter from the City of Olympia in my inbox. I find the items in it interesting and of value. With the start of fall weather, the recent one had a good reminder about keeping storm drains free of leaves and other debris to prevent street flooding. In case youContinue reading “Help keep storm drains clean”

Board Minutes Sept 2023

Weds, Sept 13, 2023 6:30-8:30 pm Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryAt-large Members: Lorie Hewitt, Treacy Duerfeldt and Howard Goldberg Approval of August Meeting Minutes and Today’s AgendaTreacy made a motion to approve the August minutes and September agenda,Continue reading “Board Minutes Sept 2023”