York Planning Committee Report
October 17, 2007
Submitted by committee chair, Anne Mackie
Accomplishments this
month:
- Hosted
first general neighborhood meeting for the York Plan Update project: City Planner Chris Koch was guest
speaker; 30 people attended; four work groups formed with leaders:
- Neighborhood
Design (Stina),
- Parks,
Recreation, Open Space (Helen),
- Transportation/traffic
(David & Tom),
- Housing
(Libby)
All
have set follow-up meetings.
- The
neighborhood assessment survey is continuing, and a group of WWU students
have been recruited to conduct door-to-door surveys of residents who have
not submitted a survey. Helen is
coordinating this effort.
- A
joint Sehome/York meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 5 at the Methodist
Church, room B, 7:00 p.m. to discuss the Samish Way Urban Village
concept. A special letter of
invitation will be mailed to business owners and residents within or near
the York section. (See the attached
letter of invitation and copy of Bellingham
Herald article.)