– Submit Interest by Friday, June 6

Are you aware that you are automatically a member of Montlake Community Club (MCC) as a resident of Montlake?

During the Covid days, community activities went down, but we are gearing up to revitalize community engagement in Montlake through MCC. We are calling for individuals who want to join the board!  So many of you have so much love for Montlake and a lot to offer our community. The most important thing is that you care about our community, Montlake. What else is required? There is one monthly board meeting, participation in various events / committees as you wish, and you can even initiate activities of your interest for the community. This is your opportunity to bring your fresh ideas to make an impact on your community.  If you have specific skills, such as social media/communications, civic engagement and advocacy, non-profit governance, or event planning, MCC will certainly benefit a lot from your active participation.

This summer, we are having elections for President (2-year-term), Treasurer (2-year-term), VP (special election: 1-year-term). We will also submit the names of our Board trustees for community approval (1-year-term). It will be wonderful to add your name on the list! Please contact President@montlake.net by June 6 (next week Friday) if you are interested or have any questions. Watch for your ballot in our next summer issue of Montlake Flyer and on montlake.net.

As a resident of Montlake Community, you are automatically a member of MCC (Montlake Community Club). Our monthly board meeting takes place on the second Tuesday of each month at Boyer Children’s Clinic (1850 Boyer Ave E) at 7:30pm. It is open to the public.

This month – the meeting is tomorrow on April 8 at 7:30pm in room 104 (enter from the garage).

If you have questions about the agenda of the meeting or interested in joining us, please send an email to president@montlake.net

Stop by at our Montlake Community Club (MCC) table!

If you are resident of Montlake, you are automatically a member of the MCC — come and find out what events are going to happen and how you can get involved!!!

Open House on Friday, March 14 @ 5-7pm

Long-awaited reopening of Montlake Community Center is upon us. There will be an open house on Friday, March 14 @5-7pm. Check out the community center and come and see us at the table representing Montlake Community Club.

Hours of operation of Montlake Community Center: Monday-Tuesday 10am-6pm, Wednesday- Friday 1:30pm-8pm, Saturdays 9am-3:30pm

Disclaimer: We are publishing a letter from a resident. This is a letter from an individual and any opinions / thoughts expressed in this letter are not necessarily the opinion of the Montlake Community Club (MCC).

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Fellow Montlakers,

Each Montlake resident will be receiving a four-page flyer on your doorstep in the next few days. It’s full of information and pictures along with the proposed new zoning map for this complex plan.  Please watch for it!

We are one of 30 Seattle “Neighborhood Centers” proposed for significant upzoning on our “commercial center”, and the 24 blocks surrounding it, one third of our community. This is intended to increase density to accommodate growth, as forecasted by the city, and hopefully also make housing more affordable.

The remainder of Montlake will also be upzoned to satisfy WA State HB1110’s change to the old neighborhood residential (NR) zone moving it from single family homes to four-plexus!

This is the most significant change to Montlake in its 100+ year history and will significantly change the feel and function of our community forever!

PROPOSED zoning isn’t locked in yet, and it will take community action to get it changed. So, we need your feedback!

Please send all feedback to Joy.Hollingsworth@Seattle.gov AND zoning@montlake.net as soon as you can!

THANK YOU!

Janice Sears, a Montlake resident