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| Last updated on June 26, 2008 |
The Beacon Alliance of Neighbors (BAN) is a community council for Northwest Beacon Hill. We are dedicated to improving public safety, parks and other green spaces, and building community in our culturally diverse neighborhoods.
Description:
The Beacon Alliance of Neighbors has the goal of improving the quality of life on Northwest Beacon Hill. BAN commits itself to making our area a place where people can live safely in a caring, active community.
A member of the City of Seattle's Greater Duwamish Neighborhood District Council, BAN sponsors community building events. It provides a forum for neighbors to participate with city, county, and state officials and agencies.
Founded in 1998, BAN meets the third Tuesday each month. Meetings are held according to a process recommended by the city's Dept. of Neighborhoods, where all residents have access to the agenda. Over 300 community members have attended our events.
Liability for volunteer work done in Seattle parks is provided by standard volunteer agreements with Seattle Parks and Recreation.
History:
In 1998, BAN began working on public safety issues around Northwest Beacon Hill, including sponsoring block watches and annual Seattle Night Out events. In 1999, we successfully implemented a highly successful community mitigation project working with the Wright Runstad Company during the PacMed/Amazon.com renovation, and sponsoring a Beacon Hill community-wide forum on Good Neighbor Agreements with beverage retailers. In 2000, BAN sponsored a well-attended traffic summit that included city officials and business representatives from the Little Saigon community, and sponsored the creation of the Beacon Bluff P-Patch and Community Garden. From 2001-2005, BAN has co-sponsored with Seattle Housing Authority and the Beacon Tower Community Council an annual all-ages "Toss from the Tower" community potluck and paper airplane event. From 2003 to the present, BAN has been the community focal point for cleaning up the East Duwamish Greenbelt (aka, "the Jungle"), the greenbelt that runs south of Dr. Jose Rizal Park along I-5 on the west side of Beacon Hill; this project has involved close cooperation with the Seattle Police Department, Parks and Recreation, Seattle Dept. of Transportation, Wash. State Dept. of Transportation, and Wash. State. Dept. of Corrections. Since April, 2005, work parties involving AmeriCorps, EarthCorps, Seattle University, and neighborhood volunteers, plus volunteer opportunities arranged by Seattle Parks and Recreation, has resulted in 1/4 acre of English ivy being removed from the south side of Dr. Jose Rizal Park, plus saving 400 native trees and other plants. We are currently concentrating on continuing work in Dr. Jose Rizal Park and Lewis Park, plus working on public stairwells on Massachusetts, Bayview, and College. We support other community groups, like the Beacon Ridge Improvement Community and the Beacon Hill Pedestrian Taskforce, in their efforts to make Beacon Hill more pedestrian friendly.
Contact people:
Address:
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1311 13th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
This location is handicap accessible
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Web Site: http://www.cityofseattle.net/BAN/index.htm
Directions:
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Meetings are held in Quarters 1 on the PacMed campus, on the northwest corner of 14th Avenue South and South Judkins Street.
Nearest Bus Stop: 36 |
Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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Yes
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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Yes
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