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”
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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”
And the winner is…
I know you are on the edge of your seat to find out who won the $100 gift card drawing at our neighborhood association annual meeting Thursday night. But, before the great reveal, some thanks are definitely in order. First and foremost – to everyone who braved the cold, the dark and the slush toContinue reading “And the winner is…”
Annual meeting is this Thursday!
It is now February (whew – already?) and your invitation to the South Capitol Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting should have arrived in your (U.S. snail) mailbox. Please come! We would love to have you join us, so please mark your calendars for this Thurs, Feb 15th, 7 – 8 pm at Lincoln Elementary School’s cafeteria. Continue reading “Annual meeting is this Thursday!”
Help Improve Our Sidewalks
Everyone in the south capitol neighborhood uses sidewalks and knows that there is a lot of room for improvement in their condition. You probably have a few favorite examples of damaged or even missing sidewalks in the neighborhood. But what can we do to fix these problems so that no one is injured or prevented from justContinue reading “Help Improve Our Sidewalks”
Public hearings on two new possible school closures
I wrote two blog posts previously in November and December about possible school closures in the Olympia School District (OSD). A number of schools, including Lincoln Elementary in our neighborhood, were considered by the board over the last few months. They later dropped off the list but two other elementary schools were added to it.Continue reading “Public hearings on two new possible school closures”
Annual meeting invite will be arriving soon!
I mentioned in a previous blog post that the South Capitol Neighborhood Association board is required to hold a meeting of its membership each year in February. I kind of buried this info in that post, which was more about how to become a member of our neighborhood association (which, just to remind you, costs nothingContinue reading “Annual meeting invite will be arriving soon!”
Jan 2024 Association Board Meeting Agenda
The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board is Weds, January 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. See the agenda. Want to become a member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association? We now have 61 members (whoo-hoo!), but would love to have moreContinue reading “Jan 2024 Association Board Meeting Agenda”
Latest news on possible school closures
The South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) board met at our monthly meeting on Dec 13th, and one item on the agenda was an update on the possible closure of Lincoln Elementary School. Previously, I posted a blog on this website in early November, about a proposal by the Olympia School Board to move Lincoln studentsContinue reading “Latest news on possible school closures”
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