Photo compliments of Patrick Robinson of West Seattle Herald
Lights installed at Me Kwa Mooks/Emma Schmitz Park
June 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Lights have been installed to help improve safety at Emma Schmitz/Me Kwa Mooks Park. This will help illuminate the lower park along the water which has very little visibility from the street. The lights have been added to existing light poles.
photo on left is before the additional light was added
This is the area where Greggette Guy may have been murdered earlier this year.
Many Beach Drive neighbors and others who typically walk this area are familiar with seeing grafiti and other crimes take place in this section of the park.
Let's hope shedding some light in this secluded area helps to make this park a safer place for all.
The addition of lights to this area of Beach Drive is one of the recommendations from the community safety walk that took place at the beginning of this month. Hat tip to Tazi's human for sharing this tip with us.
Missing something??
June 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is the time of year when we see detached mooring buoys take a cruise along the shores of Beach Drive. The combo of newly grown kelp, sea-critters and extreme Spring tides will test for any weak links in a mooring system.
Anyone want to claim this one? Found off our place on Thursday's extreme low tide…
Before adding the tug of your boat to your float, might be a good idea to examine the shape of your gear. I was a bit nervous putting my 17 foot fishing boat out in early May for the Spot Shrimp season so employed Alpha Marine Installations to dive down and take a look. They've installed several systems along the "Drive" and will periodically offer to do a complete inspection and cleaning for $200. Pretty cheap insurance considering the alternative!
Is that another loose ball I see floating down the drive? This one's just off the south end of Emma Schmitz park.
Red arrow marks the location
Scupper for Beach Drive Blog
Shhhh…. Happening Now in the Sound…
June 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Don’t look now… but a sub appears to be a sub passing by Bainbridge Island. Hat tip to “Cat Woman”.
Police and Neighbors walk Beach Drive Parks in an effort to improve safety
June 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If not for our youngest son graduating from Kennedy High School last night, we would have joined our neighbors on the Beach Drive Community Walk. Thanks to West Seattle Blog and West Seattle Herald for covering this. And a huge thanks to the neighbors who were able to participate in the safety walk and have shared their views about last night's walk.
It's interesting to me that the representative from the Seattle Parks Department expressed concern about maintaining privacy in a public park.
Did you participate in last night's walk? We'd love to have your input on how you thought it went.
Hopefully this will be an event that will cause more action to be taken by the City to improve the safety of these parks.
Mark Solomon with the Seattle Police Department indicated to me that it's possible that we may have more community safety walks in the future.
Now that the safety walk has happened, and the various representives from the police and parks department have talked the talk, will they walk the walk? Only their actions will tell.
LOST CAT: Have you seen Jasper?
June 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our male cat Jasper got out of the house, he has never been outside. He is all black with yellow eyes, he has no collar but is microchiped.
(206) 932-1560, please call or if you can catch him even better. We have been looking incessantly but so far to no avail. REWARD.
Don’t Forget the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk on June 1
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I just confirmed with Mark Solomon with the Seattle Police Department that the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk is still taking place tomorrow night at 6:30pm. The plan is to "muster at Emma Schmitz Park and canvas a portion of Beach Drive, completing our walk at Me Kwa Mooks Park".
I'm not sure exactly where at Emma Schmitz this will be commencing, if I find additional information, I will share it with you.
This event is as a result of the tragic unsolved murder of Greggette Guy that took place over two months ago.
We're hoping for a huge turn-out! Please spead the word to your Beach Drive neighbors.
Luxury Super Yacht Arianna cruising off the shores of Beach Drive
May 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This from Super Yacht Times:
“Delta has launched its latest custom superyacht, Arianna. Designed and engineered by the Delta Design Group, Arianna is the largest all composite 50-meter, full-displacement motor yacht in the world. With more than 780 gross tons ITC, a beam of nearly 34 feet, and over 7,500 square feet of living area Arianna has more interior volume than any other yacht her length. Built to travel and explore, Arianna is capable of transoceanic cruising with fortitude and grace.”
Delta Marine is the same builder of the Laurel. Order your super yacht today!
Happening Now in the Sound: Pleasure Craft catching a Tow
May 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Looks like a pleasure craft is catching a tow from the Coast Guard (smaller boat in photo) with a Seattle Fire Boat assisting (larger boat).
This photo, taken by Scupper, was taken when the boats were just north east of Blake Island. The fire boat is already back in Seattle.
Community Safety Walk on Beach Drive
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We have been notified by Mark Solomon, Crime Prevention Coordinator for the Seattle Police Department, that a community safety walk has been scheduled for June 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
Following the tragic murder of Greggette Guy two months ago, several in the Beach Drive community have been expressing concern about the safety of Emma Schmitz and Mee Kwa Mooks parks in the evening. This walk is to give us an opportunity to point out areas that could have improved safety.
When and if I have more information from Mark Solomon or any other City officials, I'll let you know.
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