Category Archives: Events

Comment on Capitol Way at June 11 City Council Meeting

The neighborhood traffic and safety committee is gearing up to provide comments to the June 11 Olympia City Council meeting and needs volunteers to speak for up to 2 minutes about safety improvement ideas. Anyone can make public comments and volunteers will be provided with talking points from our traffic and safety committee. We alreadyContinue reading “Comment on Capitol Way at June 11 City Council Meeting”

Four Oly City Council members voice support for Capitol Way improvements

Quite a few South Capitol residents and members of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) Board attended Tuesday night’s Olympia City Council meeting. Many who attended shared their own or others’ personal stories and asked the council to help find solutions to the problem of speeding and dangerous driving on Capitol Way. Progress!Six of theContinue reading “Four Oly City Council members voice support for Capitol Way improvements”

Help us fix our neighborhood’s traffic problem

Members of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) Board will be attending the upcoming Olympia City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 7th to bring more attention to the problem of speeding and dangerous driving on Capitol Way. We hope to have your support and active participation at this meeting as well. At the May 7thContinue reading “Help us fix our neighborhood’s traffic problem”

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Discussion

Ann Larson, Project Director of the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project will make a brief update and be available to answer your questions on May 8, 7:00 pm in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. This is part of the regular agenda of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board meeting. Here is Ann’s description of the theContinue reading “Deschutes Estuary Restoration Discussion”

Spring has sprung in the neighborhood!

It’s that time of year when some of my favorite plants are in bloom – the cherry blossom trees, of course, but many others equally beautiful. My favorite at the moment is clove currant, a yellow-blooming cousin of the showy light and dark pink varieties that hummingbirds love. I have several of the pink onesContinue reading “Spring has sprung in the neighborhood!”

April 2024 Board Meeting Agenda

The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board is Weds, April 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. Link to draft agenda Want to become a member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association? We now have 114 members (yay!), but we would be tickledContinue reading “April 2024 Board Meeting Agenda”

2024 Annual Meeting Minutes

South Capitol Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting MinutesThurs, Feb 15, 2024 7 – 8 pmLincoln Elementary School cafeteria Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) Board in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryAddie Spencer, TreasurerTreacy Duerfeldt, Valerie Hammett and Emily Tilger, At Large members John called the meetingContinue reading “2024 Annual Meeting Minutes”

Meet with Mayor Payne on Traffic

The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association is Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm in the Lincoln Elementary Library. Our special guest is City of Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne. Mayor Payne has agreed to discuss possible solutions to the problem of speeding on Capitol Way. Everyone one is welcome to attend the meeting.Continue reading “Meet with Mayor Payne on Traffic”

Changes Coming to Local Parking

Four years ago in the summer of 2019 parking issues in SCN had become challenging and somewhat, requiring a novel approach to identify and address the problems. Representatives from SCN, the City of Olympia, and Washington State DES employees used a facilitated, interest-based, consensus-building approach to resolving the parking issues impacting all three entities.  EachContinue reading “Changes Coming to Local Parking”