Continuing the Montlake Community Club’s goal to support the Montlake Neighborhood, we are expanding the old Snow Brigade to include two broader goals:

• Aid our community in Emergency Preparedness (to ready our community for major disasters)
• Organize a team of volunteers – Neighbors Helping Neighbors – (to help our neighbors pick up medications, food and other essential supplies, provide rides to doctors’ appointments and provide additional essential services during snow storms, floods, power outages and personal illnesses)

There are several city-sponsored preparedness activities that we can participate in, including:

• Block Watch groups with Block Watch Captains
• HUBs with HUB Captains (a HUB is a community gathering place where community members meet during an emergency. HUBs house large containers with supplies for emergency use)
• CERT – Certified Emergency Response Teams – specially trained teams skilled in emergency management
• SNAP – Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepared – training sessions in emergency preparedness for community groups

At present, there are no Block Watch groups registered in Montlake, and according to the latest city emergency preparedness maps, there are currently no HUBs or CERTs.

Our first step in this project is to register our Block Watch groups with the city and we need your help. Our hope is to have the Block Watch Captains be part of a phone tree for our Neighbors Helping Neighbors program, as well as for our Emergency Preparedness program.

We plan to apply to the city for a HUB that will be located within our Montlake boundaries and begin a series of regular SNAP sessions on emergency preparedness at the Montlake Library or Montlake Community Center.

If you are a Block Watch Captain, please email Carol Cordy, a Montlake Community Club board member, at carolcordymd@gmail.com at your earliest convenience.

And let Carol know if you are interested in participating in these projects, in any capacity. Carol will be sure to keep you informed of our planning meetings and training sessions.

On behalf of the Montlake Community Club, thank you for your time and attention. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Carol Cordy at carolcordymd@gmail.com. Carol has graciously volunteered her time to spearhead this project.

If you are interested in learning how to prepare an Emergency Kit for your home/car/ business, or just want to find out what the city of Seattle has in place for disaster preparedness please visit:

seattle.gov/emergency-management/preparedness/prepare-yourself, or                 seattle.gov/emergency-management/preparedness 

MCC Board. Bottom Row – Kerry Clayman and Tyler Blitz. Second Row – Bob DeLay, Michele Layton, Yvonne Werner, Lori Sabado, Kathy Laughman, and Carol Cordy. Top Row: Sharsti Sandall, Bryan Haworth, and Darcy LaBelle. Not Pictured: Juan Lopez and John O’Neil.

Happy New Year from the Montlake Community Club Board of Directors! We’ve recently updated our bio page and invite you to read more about who we are. We’ve also added bios of some of our wonderful volunteers, without whom we would not be able to do what we do.

The Montlake Community Club is a volunteer-led organization that represents your interests as Montlake residents. We are your conduit to city officials and other civic groups; we organized the first ever Montlake 5K Turkey Trot & Kids Run in 2016, and the fourth annual All Montlake Yard Sale; we authored the grant that is helping us think about improving our business district; and we are involved with ongoing transportation and safety issues, including the possible loss of the Montlake Blvd Market. As a Montlake resident, you are automatically a member of the club.

After hearing from community members who felt out-of-touch when the paper version of the Montlake Flyer was discontinued, we brought back the paper Flyer last year. Expect a new issue of the Montlake Flyer on your doorstep soon.

With a 2016 that had us busier than ever, the Montlake Community Club needs more volunteer support. Whatever your contribution is, large or small, there is a role for you with the MCC. If you are interested in connecting with your neighbors and helping your community, please contact us at board@montlake.net.

Click here to learn more about your MCC board members and volunteers: http://montlake.net/mcc/mcc-board-of-directors/

The Montlake Community Club urges all concerned residents to turn out for a WSDOT meeting this Wednesday, December 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Graham Visitors Center (2300 Arboretum Drive East). WSDOT still plans on taking the Montlake Blvd Market and we need to keep up the fight.

At this public meeting, WSDOT will discuss the “Montlake Phase” of the 520 bridge construction which is expected to begin in 2018. Topics will include the West Approach Bridge North (WABN), the West Approach Bridge South (WABS), the Montlake lid and land bridge, and a Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan.

We urge all concerned residents to come to this meeting because we are running out of time to have an impact on the design of this project. WSDOT indicates they still plan on taking the Montlake Blvd Market and 76 gas station through purchase or by eminent domain so please speak up and let them know this is unacceptable and alternatives to this plan must be part of the discussion. Let’s keep up the fight and we hope to see you there!

Please join the Montlake Community Club on Sunday, December 11th, between 5-9 pm for a special Montlake Holiday Light Fundraising Party at Cafe Lago. There will be free hot apple cider for the kids, a free glass of Prosecco for the adults, festive music, a raffle, and of course, fabulous food!
The holiday season is here and the Montlake Community Club has worked with our local businesses to create a cheery atmosphere by adding beautiful white holiday lights along downtown Montlake and on the Montlake Boulevard Market. Cafe Lago has generously offered to sponsor this fundraising event and will contribute 10% of their proceeds for the night toward the cost of the lights.

Please call Cafe Lago at (206) 329-8005 to make a reservation or go to CafeLago.com. Thank you for your support, we hope to see you there!

Photos From Last Year’s Event:

Thank you to the amazing people and businesses of this community who made the Montlake 5K Turkey Trot & Kids Run an enormous success, pouring rain and all. Pub Montlake is extending a special offer to all Turkey Trot participants – get 20% off brunch this Saturday and Sunday after 10 am. Bring anything Turkey Trot related as ID. Enjoy your weekend and expect a longer Turkey Trot recap later from the Montlake Community Club. (For now, check out great photos from the Kids Run on Seattletimes.com).