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Calling for enthusiastic Montlake residents to join MCC Board!  

May 27, 2025 by Miho Nasu Leave a Comment

– 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.

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Sunny Forecast for next week’s Montlake Garden and Art Tour

May 24, 2025 by esterb Leave a Comment

Sunday June 1 from 11am-2pm is going to be great! We have 8 gardens, 7 artist studios, AND a tree tour for you to enjoy. There will be surprises along the way and a chance to win Montlake Gear and prizes from the Montlake Business District in our raffle.

Grab your sun hat and comfortable walking sandals- it’s forecasted to be 78 degrees and sunny!

Pre-register here by donating $10/ticket. Let us know if you’d like to reserve special edition gear by filling out this form. https://bit.ly/MontlakeGardenTour. All attendees can pick up wristbands, passports for the raffle, and tour maps starting at 10:45am on Sunday June 1 at Cafe Lago.

Still on the fence? You can sign up at Cafe Lago on June 1 or just stop by to buy gear.

We can’t wait to showcase our beautiful neighborhood!

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Questions for Councilwoman Hollingsworth?

April 15, 2025 by dannygreco Leave a Comment

Tuesday, April 22nd, MCC members along with other members from other D3 neighborhood committees are meeting with Councilwoman Hollingsworth as part of her office’s commitment to meet with neighborhood officers once per quarter. SDOT will also be at this meeting.

If there are any questions you’d like to ask her office, feel free to use this link https://forms.office.com/g/ibsaea6paM i. All questions must be submitted by midnight, Thursday, April 17th.

Thank you!

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Montlake Garden and Art Tour June 1, 11am-2pm

April 10, 2025 by esterb Leave a Comment

The Montlake Community Club is reviving a favorite neighborhood activity. We’ll have a tour this year of Gardens and Artist studios in the neighborhood on Sunday June 1 from 11am-2pm.

Register here: https://bit.ly/MontlakeGardenTour

It’s an event in Montlake for the Montlake community. All gardens, big and small and art studios are welcome! Do you have interesting plants or a unique landscape element? Are you a ceramicist who wants to show your work? Consider signing up!

Tickets are $10 for adults (children are free) and we will have wristband pickup starting at 10:45am at Cafe Lago.  There also will be limited edition Garden and Art Tour Gear available for pre-order and limited quantities available the day of event. 

Please forward this along to neighbors who you think would be interested!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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MCC monthly Board meeting – tomorrow April 8 @7:30pm

April 7, 2025 by Miho Nasu Leave a Comment

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

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Today – Montlake Community Center Open House

March 14, 2025 by Miho Nasu Leave a Comment

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!!!

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Montlake Community Center – reopening

February 26, 2025 by Miho Nasu Leave a Comment

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

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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD – Big Zoning Changes are Proposed for Montlake! – a post from a resident

February 13, 2025 by Miho Nasu

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

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A letter from a Montlake resident: Montlake Up-zoning Information and Update

January 25, 2025 by Miho Nasu 1 Comment

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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Happy New Year Montlakers!

Some of us thought that this would be a good time to share more information about major Seattle zoning changes being proposed by the Mayor to our City Council which will increase density to accommodate growth and hopefully make housing more affordable. This email is an attempt to clearly show the proposed changes to Montlake. 

Montlake is one of 30 “Neighborhood Centers” in Seattle proposed for significant density increases. The “Neighborhood Centers” are only a portion of the density increases – the neighborhoods themselves are also slated for significant increases.

In Montlake’s case, about 24 blocks will be zoned for Low Rise 2 (up to four stories) and Low Rise 3 (up to five stories), townhouses and apartment buildings. Nearly 400 historic Montlake homes are currently on these blocks. As we know, this is a large portion of tiny little Montlake, and this will significantly change Montlake forever if implemented as proposed!

The remainder of Montlake’s residential lots will be zoned NR which will allow for four units per lot in addition to the already allowed ADU’s. The three-block business district on 24th Ave will be rezoned to NC2-55 which allows 55’ tall mixed-use buildings. But nothing is final yet, so your feedback to City Council is extremely important.

Please click here for the proposed Montlake zoning map on page 4 – it clearly shows the plan!

Montlake Community Concerns with the Process:

  1. Most everyone agrees with the goals but feels that the whole plan is moving us too fast and too far with too much at stake, and with very little outreach from the City!
  2. December 20th, the deadline for community input, was an inconvenient time for most to research and respond due to the holidays!
  3. The plan seems to be developed in a “cookie cutter” approach without taking into account our unique and individual neighborhoods – what makes Seattle, Seattle!
  4. It’s not clear whether this plan will actually make housing more affordable in Seattle!

Montlake Community Concerns with the Plan: 

  1. Montlake is designated a Historic District by the Department of the Interior.
  2. Parking is already problematic without increased density. No off-street parking will be required within a half mile of bus rapid transit stops or light rail stops. One parking spot will be required for every two dwelling units that aren’t and ADUs will be exempted from parking requirements. The plan relies on the fact that we are close to Light Rail and have a bus line. 
  3. Congestion is also already problematic on our narrow little 1920’s streets and the plan does not address this. Congestion continues to increase from SR520 and the increased capacity at Montlake Elementary.
  4. There just isn’t the infrastructure in our historic neighborhood to support this plan. 
  5. Setbacks will be reduced so tree canopy will be lost.
  6. The plan does not include any design requirements to maintain the character of the neighborhood, and blocks can be developed individually lot by lot with no coherent plan. 
  7. Rezoning the site of the old Montlake Market is not included in the plan. It could be a wonderful location for at least six stories (with views) we believe. In addition, the large NOAA Fisheries site is for sale and could be beautifully re-developed into multi-family homes. It’s not included in the plan either.

Key Dates:

1.      December 20th – public comments were originally due

2.      January 6th _ Initial discussion at City Council Meeting

3.      February 4th – Madison Park Neighborhood Meeting 7-8:30 at Bathhouse

4.      February 5th – Public City Council Meeting 5pm at City Hall

5.      May 2025- City Council votes on the plan

6.      June 2025 – One Seattle Plan submitted to Legislature to fulfill HB 1110

What can you do?

  1. Share this email with your neighbors!
  2. Sign the petition – https://www.change.org/p/preserve-montlake-neighborhood-while-growing
  3. Contact Joy Hollingsworth, our District 3 City Council Representative and leader on this project, at Joy.Hollingsworth@Seattle.govalong with OneSeattleCompPlan@Seattle.gov with your feedback. Even though December 20th has passed, City Council feedback is always a great option!
  4. Contact Janice Sears @ JLSears0705@Outlook.com if you would like to help with a counter proposal.

    More information about the proposed changes is coming to montlake.net soon, so please check back.

Thank you!

Janice Sears @ JLSears0705@Outlook.com

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Virtual Tour of Montlake Elementary – tomorrow (Wed, Jan 22) @ 8am on Teams

January 21, 2025 by Miho Nasu Leave a Comment

Join us for a virtual tour of Montlake Elementary, tomorrow, January 22 at 8AM on Teams! 

Looking for an Elementary school for your Kindergartner to attend next year? Check out Montlake Elementary, your neighborhood school! 

Thinking about school for your child next year?  We know there are many options out there, both public and private, but we hope you’ll consider joining Montlake Elementary! Beginning in Fall of 2025, we’ll be back at our permanent home in the Montlake neighborhood in a great new building with fantastic features! Note that this tour will not be of the school building currently under remodel, but instead will be a chance to get to know the Montlake Elementary School Community!

Montlake Elementary is a small, neighborhood school known for our garden and art program, as well as Special Education Access and Resource programs. We have a team of wonderful, dedicated, enthusiastic teachers and support staff at Montlake who are the backbone of our school – many of whom have been a part of Montlake for 10+ years (and some for over 20!). Our team and programs include an academic interventionist, full-time art program, instrumental and vocal music programs, PE, “wellness Wednesday” activities (including gardening) and other programs that support students. 

We also have robust afterschool options between a thriving Enrichment program and an aftercare program: 

  • Our Enrichment program, organized by the PTA, offers a wide range of afterschool activities each season (e.g., art, lego, gymnastics, mixed sports, chess, languages, drama) with classes taught by a mix of the fantastic Montlake teachers and external providers.
  • Montlake has a great afterschool care program run by Launch that runs from the end of the school day until 6pm. Students are served a healthy snack, enjoy indoor and outdoor free play time, receive homework help, and try a range of fun teacher-led interactive activities that build on student interests! 

Our incredible public school is backed by the amazing Montlake community and a fantastic PTA that seeks to support our students and school staff as well as build community.  

We would love to see you at our online “tour” where parents will be able to get a sense of the Montlake Elementary community from the comfort of your own home! 

Upcoming Tours: Online:  Tuesday, January 22 (at 8am on Zoom) 

RSVP to Missy Pody, Elementary Assistant, at mapody@seattleschools.org for the link to the session.

Please consider joining us, and reach out to the Montlake PTA at info@montlakepta.org if you have any questions! If you can’t attend the tour but are interested in Montlake, please reach out and we’ll do our best to work with you! 

We can’t wait to meet you!

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