All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
A neighbor notified us that some people left garbage at Mee Kwa Mooks Park last night and told me that this has been happening often recently. We live in such a beautiful area and it's sad that some people can be so thoughtless.
By the time I reached the park, a gentleman from Seattle Parks Department was cleaning up. It appears the whoever did this left behind playing cards and even a cloth tablecloth and consumed a few beers.
On my way to capture the photo of the mystery sign, I noticed that someone has been up to stacking rocks at Emma Schmitz again.
Wondering if any of our readers know what's up with this sign that's at the far north end (heading towards Alki) of Emma Schmitz/Mee Kwa Mooks park?
Update April 21, 2011: this tip was just provided by a Beach Drive neighbor via the West Seattle Herald:
Through a grant of $99,916 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Feet First worked with nine neighborhood districts to support a kiosk and wayfinding project, holding community meetings to seek input.
In addition to our wonderful sunny weather, we will have very low tides this weekend.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
As you're beach combing along Emma Schmitz, Charles Richey, and areas of Lincoln Park, remember these are designated marine preserves or Marine Protected Areas. Nothing is to be removed from these coastal areas, including shells or sea critters. Download MarineAreaRules (see page 19).
Beach areas in front of homes are often private and have varying property lines from property to property. Some homes may own the beach out to mean low tide. There's no way for the public to know where private property begins or ends–just something to keep in mind.
This afternoon, we found a group of high school students on a field trip with the Seattle Aquarium at the Emma Schmitz Memorial Park to study to marine preserve.
Along Beach Drive, we actually have two marine preserves: Emma Schmitz and Charles Ritchey.
Update April 23, 2010: Read West Seattle Blog's coverage of the meeting here. Be sure to read the comments which also contain a great deal of information.
Tonight at 7pm at the Morgan Community Association's quarterly meeting, the controversial discussion regarding Murray Pump Station continues. West Seattle Blog has an update here. The meeting takes place in the basement of The Kenney at 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle.
Some options to deal with the "combined sewer overflow" include:
Dr. Ron Sterling, author of West Seattle Sound Angels blog, states this is
"…the only meeting I am aware of that is scheduled to take place BEFORE King County submits it's plans for SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) approval in June 2010…. Be there if you care!"
Today from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, you can join the Seattle Parks Department in celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up the beach area at Lincoln Park. As the sign posted on the telephone pole says, bring a picnic and meet at Shelter #5 by the beach where you'll be joined by Camp Long staff.
Harvesting shells from this area is a crime. She's been on private property doing this as well as Emma Schmitz which is a Marine Reserve…this is not her first occurance (she's the same person photo'd in this post).
This just in by Ron Sterling:
Ron Sterling and his fellow Beach Drive neighbors are fighting King County to get the King County Wastewater Division (KCWTD) to stop its plans to build a 1 million gallon underground tank in, on, and around Lowman Beach Park. One of the three alternative proposals that KCWTD is trying to force onto the neighborhood even includes exercising eminent domain to purchase a block of treasured neighborhood homes for the purpose of building the tank and its significant above-ground "amenities." It is a travesty of bad decision-making, poor outreach to the community, and very poor design.
Please visit their blog www.SoundAngels.org and do what you can to get the word out to help them with their mission to get King County to do the right thing and save the neighborhood.
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