Submitted by Gordon White: The City’s been pretty busy in its update to the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan). The Comp Plan update will direct many changes to the land use and zoning densities of our neighborhoods. Increasing the supply of housing is an important goal of this update. In order to fully evaluate and assessContinue reading “SCNA Comment on Olympia Comprehensive Plan and Environmental Impact Statement”
Category Archives: Events
2025 annual meeting is happening this Wednesday!
Just a quick reminder that the South Capitol Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting is happening soon! Your lovely spring-green invitation should have arrived in your (U.S. snail) mailbox. Please come!We would love to have you join us on Weds, June 11th, 7–8 pm in Lincoln Elementary School’s cafeteria. There’ll be some required business on the agenda – twoContinue reading “2025 annual meeting is happening this Wednesday!”
Please come to our annual meeting in June
It’s a beautiful May in the neighborhood and we look forward to seeing you at the activities we will be hosting this year! First and foremost is our annual South Capitol Neighborhood Association membership meeting where we will say adieu to some of our board members and vote in new ones to take their place.Continue reading “Please come to our annual meeting in June”
You are invited to a housing affordability forum May 21
The following is submitted by Larry Djeza of the Council of Neighborhood Associations. The City of Olympia and Council of Neighborhood Associations are co-hosting an opportunity for community members to learn and talk about housing affordability in Olympia. The conversation takes place 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Olympia City Hall Council Chambers, 601 4th Ave. E, OlympiaContinue reading “You are invited to a housing affordability forum May 21 “
Draft Community Values chapter of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan
The City of Olympia requests that we send along the following information and the attached document provided by Joyce Phillips, Planning Manager, City of Olympia. ================================ Greetings. The Draft Community Values and Vision Chapter of the City Comprehensive Plan is available for review and comment. This is part of the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan PeriodicContinue reading “Draft Community Values chapter of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan”
Support Lincoln Options Elementary School – Bid Now!
Submitted by Kiry Nelson: Lincoln Options Elementary School’s online auction is LIVE! Would you love to support our local school? Lincoln Options Elementary has a wonderful history & strong ties with the community. New this year, our auction is exclusively online and open to everyone — simply create an account on our website to participate!Continue reading “Support Lincoln Options Elementary School – Bid Now!”
Proposed Middle Housing Code Change Forum
This is just a reminder that everyone interested in the proposed Olympia City Housing Code amendments to promote middle housing is welcome to attend a forum next Wednesday March 19 at 6:30 pm in the Lincoln Elementary School cafeteria. We’ll be meeting with Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner for the City of Olympia to hear yourContinue reading “Proposed Middle Housing Code Change Forum”
Forum on Proposed Housing Code Amendments
The City of Olympia is preparing changes to its housing-related municipal code this Spring to allow greater density. In 2024, the state Legislature adopted new requirements for denser housing and required all cities in our state to update their local code to comply with these new requirements. The Journal of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater (akaContinue reading “Forum on Proposed Housing Code Amendments”
Report of the 2024 Triad Meeting
By Gerald Apple and Treacy Duerfeldt A little history about the TriadThe South Capitol Neighborhood, the State of Washington, and the City of Olympia established the Triad – a three-way, formal relationship – about 10 years ago. Representatives from the city, the Legislature, the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) and State Patrol (WSP)Continue reading “Report of the 2024 Triad Meeting”
Olympia Historical Society 2024 Home Tour Comes to the South Capitol Neighborhood
The Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum (OHS & BHM) invites you to enjoy the 2024 Holiday Tour of Historic Homes on Sunday December 8 from noon to 4:00 pm. This year the tour showcases five homes in the South Capitol Neighborhood Historic District. In addition, those with a tour ticket will gain freeContinue reading “Olympia Historical Society 2024 Home Tour Comes to the South Capitol Neighborhood”
South Capitol Neighborhood Association 