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Two Major Construction Projects Set for Fauntleroy FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SPRING/SUMMER 2004 Two Major Construction Projects Set for Fauntleroy Barton Pump Station Upgrade (Cove Park) By MarthaTuttle Perhaps as soon as summer 2005, King County which provides pedestrian beach access, and the will begin upgrading the Barton Pump Station at the public artwork, the “streambed” embedded in the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock by installing an emergency northern edge of the walkway. All surface areas dis- generator to provide back-up power to the pump sta- turbed during construction will be restored to precon- tion in the event of a power outage. struction conditions except the Currently, if the pump station experi- “streambed.” Unfortunately, the exist- ences a power outage, a mobile en- ing artwork cannot be salvaged, but gine-generator unit is delivered from there is money budgeted to construct the South Treatment Plant to keep a new one. Plans for the new the pump station operating and avoid streambed will be made with input an overflow of sewage into Puget from the community within the next Sound. The power usually fails about year. two times per year. King County Wastewater Treat- The proposal includes construc- ment Division and the Fauntleroy tion of a 63 foot by 23 foot under- Community Association have a solid ground structure at Cove Park that history of working collaboratively and will house the generator and a diesel it is understood that the public art, the fuel tank. existing streambed, is an attractive The new structure will be con- focal point for the community that structed below grade immediately needs to be reconstructed since it east of the existing pump station. “Streambed” along walkway cannot be restored. Surface features that will be demol- Construction is expected to take ished during construction include portions of the six to nine months. (Martha Tuttle is with King site’s parking area/driveway, landscaping, a walkway County Waste Treatment Division) Storm Drainage Improvements On 47th Avenue SW By Martha Callard Catch basins, maintenance holes, junction water runoff currently “sheetflows” uncollected onto boxes, sections of storm drain pipe and asphalt- the hillside slopes to the west of the road. The pro- thickened edges are all within the scope of Seattle ject is designed to prevent erosion and other prob- Public Utilities’ upcoming storm drainage improve- lems caused by “sheetflows.” ment project estimated to start this July, with com- Roadway access through the construction site pletion date approximately September. will remain open, although there will be lane reduc- The affected area, approximately 2,600 lineal tions and occasional delays during construction feet, runs south along 47th Avenue SW from SW hours. Short term noise will result from regrading, 98th Street to the end of 47th Avenue SW, plus ap- paving activities, and other construction activities proximately 500 feet west along SW 98th Street. from about 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The purpose of the project is to channel runoff For information on this project, contact Bill Ben- stormwater to its discharge point in Puget Sound zer at SPU by telephone at (206) 684-7845. through a series of drainpipes and ditches. Storm- (See map on page 7 for affected location.) Here’s What’s Happening On And Around Our Neighborhood Streets City of Seattle Department of Transportation, Seat- The Result tle Police Department, Washington State Ferries, and Washington State Department of Transporta- tion published this pamphlet to announce traffic en- forcement in the area of the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock. See Gary Dawson’s Ferry Advisory Committee report on page 3. The First Step, the pamphlet… Officer Dean Shirey wrote eight tickets in his first 90 The next step, distribution to Ferry riders… minutes on shift the day SPD enacted their special en- forcement efforts on Fauntleroy Way. He says they'll pa- trol our streets heavily all summer. Although enforcement is primarily aimed at ferry passengers, the effort is also “educating” local driv- ers along Fauntleroy Way. On another transportation front, the Elliott Bay Water Taxi and the accompanying DART shuttle have been running since early May. New this year, you can take the shuttle to the Water Taxi from Fauntleroy! DART will pick you up at the Kenney Home or the Cat’s Eye Café. Phone 1-866-261-DART (3278) two hours in advance of your desired pickup time and the shuttle will arrive at either of those lo- cations! The Water Taxi loads at Seacrest Park seven days a week. Full schedule information is available on-line at http://transit.metrokc.gov SPRING/SUMMER NEIGHBORS, PAGE 2 Ferry Advisory Committee By Gary Dawson For many years, residents of Fauntleroy and adjacent neighborhoods have suffered the many effects of thousands of vehicles arriving to and departing from the Fauntleroy Ferry terminal daily. The most frequent complaint however, is excessive noise and high rates of speed from motorcycles leaving the terminal every morning, The Fauntleroy Community Association and The Fauntleroy Ferry Advisory Committee have worked with Washington State Ferries, Seattle Police Department, and both the Vashon and Southworth Ferry Advisory Committees representing their respective commuter groups with limited success. Recently however, Susan Harris of WSF ([email protected]), and Sgt Steve Ameden of SPD Traffic and Motorcycle Division, have been working together to coordinate a more stringent enforcement policy. On June 16, WSF and SPD started an awareness and enforcement campaign that includes a newly pub- lished summer 2004 sailing schedule for Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth. The new schedule, released in the form of a pamphlet, includes a cover photo of SPD motorcycle patrol of- ficers, a list of typical traffic violations, including speeding, and the penalty for violations. For example, 11-15 MPH over = $132 fine. The schedule is highlighted by an address to commuters identifying the program and the presence of SPD officers in Fauntleroy for surveillance and enforcement. Schedules are distributed on WSF terminals and vessels. Susan and Sgt Ameden deserve our thanks for their efforts in our behalf. Susan can be contacted through WSF web-site, and Sgt Ameden through SPD Traffic Division. If you see motorcycle patrol officers working our community, stop and tell them thanks. And remember, don't speed. You might be the one they stop! Work Continues on Traffic Woes The FCA has been working diligently to improve The City has responded to our earlier requests the safety of Fauntleroy Way residents and Lincolln for making it safer for pedestrians to cross Park visitors using the athletic fields, wading pool Fauntleroy Way, but their proposals (install curb and forested trails at the northern end of the park. bulbs, medians, etc.) do not seem to address the In a letter to Megan Hoyt, Pedestrian Safety heart of the matter. Engineer with the City of Seattle, the FCA reiter- Installing a crosswalk and a pedestrian- ated that the most serious traffic situation is “the activated crosswalk light at northern Lincoln Park evening commute, when the ferry traffic blocks the would stop the flow of traffic on an as needed ba- entire west side of Fauntleroy, [and] off-loading sis, or somehow “pulsing” the ferry traffic to inter- ferry traffic fills the northbound lane [while at the rupt the steady flow of vehicles would make cross- same time,] homeowners and park users are park- ing Fauntleroy Way safer and easier ing on the east side of Fauntleroy Way. This cre- The FCA has offered to sponsor a community ates a virtually impossible situation for pedestrians meeting so the City and interested neighbors can to cross Fauntleroy Way into Lincoln Park and explore the best option/s for all concerned. Full text makes it difficult for residents to access their drive- of FCA’s letter to Megan Hoyt can be found on our ways.” website, www.fauntleroy.net. Click on “Traffic.” Do you have new neighbors? Need something to break the ice and get acquainted? We have just the thing to open the door to new friendships! Deliver an FCA Welcome Bag! It is full of information to help ease new neighbors into the commu- nity. In it you will find “Who to Call for Help,” bus and ferry schedules, news and information on the YMCA, and many other informative publications, including a copy of Neighbors newsletter. To pick up your Welcome Bag, contact Barbara Burgess at 935-9167 or by email at [email protected]. SPRING/SUMMER NEIGHBORS, PAGE 3 Lincoln Park Annex P-Patch Is Growing By Cindi Barker Lincoln Park Annex P-Patch: The 98% com- City of Seattle’s P-Patch program, plots have been pleted P-Patch has officially been turned over to the issued and the gardening has begun! We’re still planning a grand opening ceremony for later in the summer, but we didn’t want to lose a day of sun- shine and so the transition happened as soon as the plots were completed. The Morgan Junction Community owes a great debt of gratitude to the P- Patch Management Team: Marja van Pietersom, Bob Fernandez, Vlad Oustimovitch, Sandy Len- non and Sebastian Myrick as well as all the vol- unteers who came out for the past two years. And we have two new volunteers to welcome aboard, Sandra Whiting and Lisa Wichman have stepped up to be the P-Patch site coordinators in conjunc- tion with the City P-Patch program. Welcome! ◄Lincoln Park Annex P-Patch is growing nicely! WHO’S WHO IN YOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBER POSITION PHONE E-MAIL Butterfield, Bruce President 932-2400 [email protected] The FCA Board meets on Callard, Martha Editor 932-3236 [email protected] the second Tuesday of Clements, Mardi 932-3396 [email protected] the month in the confer- Dawson, Gary 937-7163 [email protected] ence room at the Dellplain, Kathleen 932-6365 [email protected] Fauntleroy Schoolhouse Graham, Renee 920-4663 [email protected] starting at 7 p.m.
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