Submitted by Lorie Hewitt, SCNA At-Large Member For some time now, the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) Board has been following the City of Olympia’s drafting of housing code amendments to address Middle Housing. In accordance with new state legislation passed in 2023 and 2024, the city is required to make changes to codes andContinue reading “How Olympia’s current draft of Middle Housing Code Amendments affects our neighborhood”
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Supporting the Renaming of Stevens Field
Submitted by Morgan Montes, SCNA Treasurer The South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board recently sent a letter to the Olympia City Council and cc’d the Olympia School District Superintendent, expressing our strong support for the proposed renaming of Stevens Field. This issue was elevated by the powerful advocacy of a group of Lincoln Elementary fifth gradersContinue reading “Supporting the Renaming of Stevens Field”
Board Minutes August 2025
South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board Meeting MinutesWeds, Aug 13, 2025 6:30 – 8:30 pmLincoln Elementary School library Note: On August 15, 2025, Gerry Apple made a motion to approve the August 13, 2025 board minutes via email vote. Lorie Hewitt seconded. Eight board members voted in favor, and the motion passed. Introductions and Call MeetingContinue reading “Board Minutes August 2025”
City of Olympia Will Pay You to Aerate Your Lawn
Get reimbursed by the City of Olympia for lawn aeration equipment rental
Reminder – South Capitol Neighborhood’s BBQ/Potluck Picnic is Sunday, Sept 7th!
It’s mid-August and summer seems to be flying by. And that means it’s almost time for our third annual BBQ/Potluck Picnic, which is shaping up to be another fun event! Invitations were mailed out last week, but in case you missed it – here are the details below. Please come! We’d love to have youContinue reading “Reminder – South Capitol Neighborhood’s BBQ/Potluck Picnic is Sunday, Sept 7th!”
Olympia Planning Commission public hearing this Monday on updates to Land Use & Urban Design Chapter
The Olympia Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Mon, July 21 at 6:30 pm on the city’s updates to the current draft of the Land Use & Urban Design Chapter. This is the next step in the process to update the city’s comprehensive plan, which is required by state law every 10 years.Continue reading “Olympia Planning Commission public hearing this Monday on updates to Land Use & Urban Design Chapter”
SCNA Comment on Olympia Comprehensive Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
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”
2025 Annual Meeting
Weds, June 11, 20257 – 8 pmLincoln Elementary School cafeteria213 – 21st Ave SEOlympia, WA 98501 Introductions and Call Meeting To Order – John Saunders Reading of the Minutes of last preceding meeting – Sue Hedrick President’s Report – John Saunders Treasurer’s Report – Morgan Montes Election/Re-election for: President, Secretary, At-Large Positions Nominations from the NominatingContinue reading “2025 Annual Meeting”
Update on a Proposal to Allow Businesses In Neighborhoods
Gordon White (a member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association board) attended the May 22 meeting of the City of Olympia Land Use and Environment Committee on our behalf. He wanted to hear how the committee proposes to move forward with allowing small-scale retail businesses to be established in residential neighborhoods. Following is his reportContinue reading “Update on a Proposal to Allow Businesses In Neighborhoods”
SCNA on Proposal to Allow Businesses in Residential Neighborhoods
The following is submitted by Gordon White, board member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA). Attached to this post is a letter drafted by a group of South Capitol neighbors commenting on a city proposal to allow small-scale retail businesses anywhere in residential neighborhoods. The proposal would also eliminate all residential zoning districts inContinue reading “SCNA on Proposal to Allow Businesses in Residential Neighborhoods”
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