DECEMBER- 2024
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Bruce Bennett asks to reimagine the front lawn with Ornamental Strawberries and Alpine Strawberries. Read more on page 2.
Highlights of Friends of Madison Park By Friends of Madison Park
FALL CLEAN-UP Nov. 16, despite 90% chance of rain predicted, the skies stayed overcast and over 40 volunteers- adults and childrenpitched in to rake leaves, sweep and clean our streets and fill close to 80 bags of yard waste for the city to pick up, (which, thank you, they did in the afternoon!) More leaves continue to fall, and we could use another round or 2 or 3 of raking, sweeping, and cleaning but at least volunteers made some great progress with the City’s Adopt-A Street program’s help with tools and bags and pick up. Almost 2 tons of yard waste was collected. Farmer’s Market Survey
Friends of Madison Park has posted a survey to determine whether the neighborhood supports, or not, trying a Saturday morning Farmer’s Market this summer- with 20-25 vendors selling organic produce, cheeses, meats and related items from June 14 to Sept. 13. The proposed location is 42nd Ave E between E Blaine and E Madison- the block behind the tennis courts. The survey is posted at www.friendsofmadisonpark.com. Please read over the FAQ’s at the bottom of the Survey to be sure you have the information to make an informed decision. The hope is to receive feedback from as many neighbors as possible. The Farmers Market would be run by
the Seattle Farmers Market Association (SFMA), not Friends of Madison Park, although Friends would provide volunteers to assist, as needed, to enable a smooth running of the market. Pursuing the possibility of a seasonal market in the neighborhood has come from an expressed interest from many in our community. Concern has been raised about parking and impact on the businesses.
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Seattle mayor expands downtown public safety emphasis team following crime spike By Spencer Pauley The Center Square
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has issued an executive order focusing on public safety amid a recent spike in cases of violent crime in residential neighborhoods. Harrell’s Friday executive order establishes an expanded use of the “Downtown Activation Team” pilot program, which seeks to provide cleaning and safety operations in the city’s more crime-riddled neighborhoods. The Downtown Activation Team is a multi-departmental team modeled after Seattle’s Unified Care Team.
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The Unified Care Team focuses on resident complaints on encampments, trash in their neighborhoods and other issues. Initial Downtown Activation Team operations began in early September in the downtown core along 3rd Avenue, a notorious street within the city. Harrell’s office reported that the pilot program has seen positive early results with the treatment area seeing a 27% decrease in violent crime and an overall 14% decrease in emergency service calls, as well as a 30% decrease in emergency medical responses compared to last year.
“We are already seeing very positive results from our Downtown Activation Team pilot working to restore and activate spaces while connecting people with services, and we are excited to continue expanding this work to more neighborhoods,” Harrell said at a Friday press conference. The Downtown Activation Team will now expand to more parts of downtown, the Chinatown-International District, and the Little Saigon neighborhood. Harrell’s expansion of the pilot program comes at a time when violent crime is
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