By Jeff Lawshe:
The Othello Station Community Advisory Team in partnership with New Holly Neighbors, Traffic-Parks-Safety Committee is hosting a meeting for community members to discuss continuing development around the Othello Link Light Rail Station on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, S.E. and S. Othello St.
The meeting, which will take place 6:30–8:30 p.m. Tues., July 13, at the New Holly Gathering Hall (7054 32nd Ave. S.), seeks to bring together business owners and developers, residents and other community members to address new economic realities that could present challenges to existing plans.
Mona Lee, an Othello-area resident who has been organizing in the neighborhood for 13 years, will present a history of the Othello Town Center Concept, which was officially codified when the City of Seattle accepted the community’s Neighborhood Design Guidelines in 2005.
Mike Pedowski, a senior planner with the Seattle Planning Department, has been invited to attend, along with property owners or representatives of each of Othello’s four corners:
- Seattle Housing Authority Development Department, (SW & SE corners)
- Safeway (NW corner)
- Othello Partners, Citadel (NE corner)
- Dr. David Silver (grassy vacant lot near NE corner)
Stakeholders will discuss short-term plans for Othello’s commercial properties and long-term plans for the Othello Town Center.
Please plan to attend, and bring your questions and comments for the panel and the larger community to discuss. Your voice is critical to the future of this burgeoning Seattle neighborhood.
The word on the street is that the Othello Safeway remodel is due to begin later this month. Photo/do communications
CORRECTION: According to SHA spokesperson Virginia Felton, SHA has no plans to establish a long term (or short term) parking lot on the southwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South Othello St.:
We are interested in hearing what alternative uses the community might want. However, the City Council has not yet passed legislation that would allow for a parking lot on this site, and likely legislation might not favor new parking lots.
Related:
- More on New DPD Legislation Allowing Light Rail Parking (6/21/10)
- Discover the World of Othello With Guided Walking Tour (6/10/10)
- A Home for the Chicken Lady? Int’l Bazaar to Open Across From Othello Station (6/10/10)
Who to know, where to eat & what to do in one of America’s most diverse zip codes!
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Clarification: Seattle Housing Authority does not have plans to establish a long term (or short term) parking lot on this corner. We are interested in hearing what alternative uses the community might want. However, the City Council has not yet passed legislation that would allow for a parking lot on this site, and likely legislation might not favor new parking lots.
“The word on the street is that the Othello Safeway remodel is due to begin later this month.”
Wasn’t that “The Word” for April, June, Etc.?
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