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Go Green! Natural Lawn Care 2015 Program Recruitment

Go Green! Natural Lawn Care 2015 Program Recruitment

Go Green – Get Green!
You can have a beautiful lawn, naturally – PLUS save time and money!

Do you use chemical quick-release fertilizers and/or “weed” and “feed” type products to maintain your lawn? If yes, we want you for a new FREE lawn care program!

What do you get?

  • Soil test and customized recommendation
  • Two visits with a lawn care professional
  • Lawn aeration rental
  • Lime and slow release fertilizer, based on the soil test
  • Hands-on “how-to” demonstrations for you and your neighbors

For details and to sign up, visit the City of Olympia’s website.

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Thurston County Food Project Launches in the Eastside

The ENA is launching a chapter of the Thurston County Food Project and we’re looking for ENA neighbors to participate! This is an EASY way to be involved in the neighborhood and also contribute to the community at large. 

In a nutshell, here is how the program works: 
Neighbors donate a bag of food every two months. It’s incredibly easy, because we supply the bag and we pick up the food! This provides the Thurston County Food Bank with a steady, year-round supply of food and provides donors with the ongoing satisfaction of making a real difference. Participants also get to know their neighbors, which builds a powerful sense of community. 

We’re looking for: 

1. Food Donors (people who donate food every two months) 
2. Neighborhood Coordinators (people who pick up this food every two months – NCs have however many donors they want… 3, 5, 30…) 
3. People who want to be more involved (ex: participate in the steering committee) or contribute in other ways than the above (we can find something for you to do!). Donations for program supplies are also accepted and can be made online or via cash or check to the ENA. 

To learn more about the above roles, visit the project online.  

***Big thanks to neighbors Jeanne Koenings and Dan Silver for donating the funds for our first round of bags and helping us to get this project off the ground!***

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Public Hearing Scheduled on City of Olympia Comprehensive Plan

From the City of Olympia on July 2, 2014

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Date of Release:  July 2, 2014

Released by:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development
360.753.8206
[email protected]
Olympia City Council to Hold Public Hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update

The Olympia City Council will hold a public hearing on the City’s Draft Comprehensive Plan Update on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Olympia City Council Chambers, 601 4th Avenue East, Olympia, Washington.


The community is invited to attend and share comments with Councilmembers regarding the Draft Comprehensive Plan, available at imagineolympia.com.

Written comments may also be submitted until 5:00 p.m., August 5, 2014. Written comments may be submitted online at imagineolympia.com, or by email to [email protected]. Comments may be mailed to Imagine Olympia, PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507-1967, or hand-delivered to City Hall, 601 4th Avenue East, Olympia, Washington.

Informational open houses will be held July 9 and 10, also in the Olympia City Council Chambers, with display materials and staff available to answer questions from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. each evening.

This is the final stage of the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update. Since 2009, the City of Olympia and community members have been engaged in an update to the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a 20-year vision for how our community will grow and develop. Olympia is expected to welcome over 20,000 new residents over the next 20 years.

As part of the Comprehensive Plan Update, the City has completed an environmental review of the proposed changes. This Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is available online at imagineolympia.com.

More information on the Comprehensive Plan Update is available at imagineolympia.com.

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Imagine Olympia! – City Council Public Hearing Stage – Join in!

From the City of Olympia on June 24, 2014:

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City Council Review and Decision: The City of Olympia is in the final stage of updating its Comprehensive Plan – a process that began in 2009. Now is your chance to provide comments directly to the City Council.

Proposal Available Online: The City’s “Imagine Olympia” webpage – Imagine Olympia – will soon be updated for easy access to the proposal and lots of other information, including how to have your voice heard.

Coming Soon:  On Monday, June 30, a revised draft of the proposed Plan – with changes suggested by the Council – will be posted on the website. That draft will be the basis for the Council’s public hearing. Want a copy? Email [email protected], or call 360.753.8314.

The Council wants to hear from you!

Learn, ask questions and comment at:
Staff-Hosted Open Houses
Wednesday, July 9 & Thursday, July 10
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Olympia City Hall
601 Fourth Avenue East

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Proposed Land Use Zoning Change – Along Eastside Street

From the City of Olympia on May 28, 2014:

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Greetings,

At or after 6:30 p.m. on June 16th, the Olympia Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing regarding the land use zoning of the two Capitol View office blocks east of the Smith Building. Although formal notice of that hearing, including direct mailing to nearby property owners, probably will not be issued until next week, I wanted to be sure that you as a neighborhood representative had as much notice of this hearing as possible. The attached document provides a summary of the issue that will be presented to the Commission.

Please let me know if you have any questions – and I look forward to seeing you at the hearing.

Sincerely,
Todd Stamm
Principal Planner
Olympia Community Planning and Development Department
601 Fourth Avenue East; Box 1967
(360) 753-8597; Fax 753-8087
[email protected]