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Georgetown is once again preparing to host the annual Georgetown Carnival! This year's event is taking place Saturday, June 8 and will include bands, games, vendors, art and more. Volunteers are needed to help make the Carnival happen before, during and after the event. Interested in volunteering, or know someone who would be interested? Sign up here! Check out the Georgetown Carnival page on the GBA website for more information.

Updates are underway at the P-Patch in Oxbow Park. Passersby may have noticed gradual repairs taking place to the shed over the last few weeks: the plants and soil on the shed's green roof have been removed (pictured above in the foreground), and a new roof liner is being installed. Walking past on May 3rd, I spoke with Nate from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, who had stopped by to survey progress. The shed repair work, which is being performed by Seattle Parks and Recreation, includes the roof, as well as replacing rotted wood and repainting the structure. When asked about timeline, Nate was not certain when the project would be completed. He did inform me that in addition to the repairs, the sign on the shed would also be updated to read "Oxbow P-Patch" instead of the current "Georgetown P-Patch." The updates are part of a larger Rejuvenate Our P-Patches project, addressing needed updates to p-patches throughout the city, including making them more accessible. The Oxbow P-Patch is apparently slated to receive accessible garden beds, however I was unable to reach Seattle Parks for comment or further detail. Interested in having your own space in the Oxbow P-Patch? Check out the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods website for information and sign-up instructions!

Georgetown residents can share feedback on the drafted One Seattle Comprehensive Plan, which outlines growth and investment in the city for the next 20 years. The deadline for public comments has been extended to Monday, May 20th at 5pm. Submit feedback via the One Seattle Plan Engagement Hub or by emailing OneSeattleCompPlan@seattle.gov. One component of the plan is a zoning update that proposes how to use land as the city continues to grow: Per the above map, Georgetown would be categorized into the following zone types: Neighborhood Center (near Airport Way) - Defined as places with a diversity of housing options located around a locally focused commercial core and/or access to frequent transit. Neighborhood Centers in many cases represent the core of a neighborhood providing shops, services, grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses that residents need to access on a regular basis. These areas provide an opportunity for people to access everyday needs within a short walk or bike ride from their homes. Allowing more housing in these areas can increase opportunities to live in complete connected neighborhoods, strengthen local businesses districts, and help people reduce reliance on cars. Urban Neighborhood (neighborhood south of Bailey, one pocket up on 4th Ave S) - Defined as places outside centers that are appropriate for primarily residential development. While lacking the larger business districts located in centers, Urban Neighborhoods still provide opportunities for mixed-use and commercial development along major streets along with at-home businesses, corner stores, and small institutions located throughout to support small business and institutions and let people walk, bike, and roll to everyday needs. Manufacturing and Industrial Centers (seemingly everywhere else in Georgetown) - Defined as areas of concentrated industrial activity with limited retail, office, and residential uses that primarily serve industrial business and workers. Seattle has two MICs: Greater Duwamish MIC and Ballard– Interbay–Northend MIC. Both MICS are places of regional importance due to the presence of industrial businesses in a range of sizes and major transportation facilities such as the container port, marinas, and rail infrastructure. Do you feel these zoning designations represent the Georgetown you experience now and want to inhabit in the coming years? Share your feedback to help shape the future of our neighborhood!

Air Force One expected to land at Sea-Tac, not Boeing Field President Joe Biden is expected to arrive this evening in Seattle as part of a West Coast fundraising trip. Air Force One, which carries the president and his entourage, is expected to land at 5:50 p.m. at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The White House released details of the trip on Thursday, ending speculation President Biden might land at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Georgetown. Drivers and commuters should expect road closures and traffic delays beginning Friday evening. Secret Service security measures prevent other agencies from disclosing what streets the motorcade will drive on and what roads and highways will be closed. Planes bringing White House VIPs to Seattle usually land at Boeing Field or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Last August, Vice President Kamala Harris landed at Boeing Field. In October 2022, First Lady Jill Biden also arrived at Boeing Field as did President Barack Obama in 2015. In April 2022, President Biden arrived and departed from Sea-Tac. Former President Donald Trump never visited Seattle while in office but did visit as a candidate. Looking back a few decades, Bill Clinton’s 1994 visit began at Boeing Field as did Ronald Reagan’s 1983 trip. George H.W. Bush landed at Everett’s Paine Field, but he did cut the ribbon to help dedicate the Museum of Flight just down the road in Tukwila, according to KIRO 7. John F. Kennedy arrived at Boeing Field and Dwight Eisenhower landed at Sea-Tac. Biden and the entourage traveling with him will be coming to Seattle after fundraising events in California. The president will attend a campaign reception in Seattle, according to the White House. The Biden Victory Fund invited donors to a private reception on Friday, May 10, at an undisclosed address in Seattle where tickets began at $500 per guest, according to a report in the Cascadia Advocate. President Biden last visited Seattle two years ago during Earth Day. He signed an executive order protecting old-growth forests at Seward Park and visited Green River College in Auburn. He also attended a private fundraiser hosted by Microsoft executives. In 2019, he visited as a candidate and spoke to donors at the home of an Amazon executive. Biden's visit this time is also expected to be largely about fundraising and not public campaigning. Washington state has consistently voted for the Democratic presidential candidate since 1988. In 2020, Biden earned 58 percent of Washington votes to Trump's 38.8 percent, according to Ballotpedia.

A watchful neighbor has spotted what may be the missing zebra of recent PNW fame. Last seen on Ellis & Eddy!

Help shape the neighborhood center vision! Join your Georgetown neighbors Tuesday, May 21 at Tinte Cellars for a community workshop to provide feedback and ideas about a potential neighborhood center in Georgetown. The City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) has partnered with MAKERS architecture and urban design, Environmental Works, and the local Georgetown community to develop a building design program for a potential new, community-owned and operated neighborhood center in Georgetown. The project is funded by the Green New Deal for Seattle. OSE has convened the Neighborhood Center Visioning Group (NCVG), a collection of local residents who live and/or work in Georgetown, to help guide the effort. The NCVG includes representatives from the Georgetown Community Council, Equinox Studios, Georgetown Youth Council, and Georgetown Business Association. When: Tuesday, May 21st, 6-8 p.m. Location: Tinte Cellars, 5951 Airport Wy S, Seattle, WA 98108 All ages are welcome and food/drinks will be available. RSVP here. Learn more

Georgetown residents will have the chance to share feedback and concerns with the Seattle Mayor and other City leaders on Tuesday, May 14th during a public safety forum held in South Park. Mayor Bruce Harrell is holding five public forums in the neighborhoods of East, South, North, West, and Southwest Seattle to discuss public safety and public health solutions for creating a safer Seattle and to hear directly from community members. The Southwest (District 1) hearing, which includes the Georgetown neighborhood, is taking place next week. Attendees must RSVP ahead of time and should arrive by 5:30pm. Details below: Tuesday, May 14 6:00 - 7:30pm (attendees must arrive by 5:30pm) Concord International School gymnasium in South Park 723 South Concord Street RSVP here, and note that space may be limited. Spanish interpretation will be available. Mayor Harrell at a public safety forum held at Garfield High School on April 30th. El alcalde Harrell ha anunciado cinco foros comunitarios sobre seguridad pública y el foro del suroeste en D1 será: Jueves 14 de mayo 6:00-7:30PM Escuela Internacional Concord en South Park 723 South Concord Street Debes registrarte a continuación y llegar antes de las 5:30 p.m.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is accepting requests to add planters to the Georgetown Healthy Street that runs from S. Eddy to S. Willow along Flora & Carleton. Interested neighbors can sign up to replace the standard concrete sign base with planters. Sign up here by May 12th: https://forms.office.com/g/qYBjXGZM6q Above: Map of the Georgetown Healthy Street. What are planters? For permanent Healthy Street locations, neighbors can elect to replace the concrete sign base with planters. SDOT will install planters at Healthy Street intersections based on the requests received (see diagram and image below). Neighbors who request planters are responsible for maintaining the planter after installation. For more information about adopting planters and planter maintenance, visit Healthy Street Planters. Left: Diagram showing the possible placement locations for planters at each Healthy Street intersection. Planters would be placed at the blue dots, if requested by neighbors. Right: Planter sign bases on the Greenwood Healthy Street.

Registration for the 2024 Georgetown Super 8 film festival is open now through May 31! Find information and register to participate here. Georgetown Super 8 is dedicated to the creation and sharing of amateur super 8 films to foster inclusive dialogue, ensuring a diversity of community voices can define, document, and tell the story of the neighborhood.

On a dry and sunny Wednesday morning (May 1, 10:09 am) a man riding a small vintage motorcycle on S Findlay at First Ave S collided with a dump truck and died at the scene. The truck driver was tested for drugs and deemed not impaired, and was not arrested. The Seattle Police Department Traffic Collision Investigation Squad is now working to determine the cause of the deadly accident. This is the same intersection where a woman walking was hit and killed by a driver in September of last year. Despite Seattle's stated commitment to Vision Zero, a program that aims to eliminate traffic deaths in the city completely by 2030, the rate of vehicle-involved fatalities has increased in the city over the last five years. Seattle Department of Transportation's recent iterative improvements to arterials, like adding “no turn on red” signals and restriping crosswalks, seem ineffective at best and mostly performative.

Join the GCC and help clean up the neighborhood as part of the One Seattle Day of Service! Details below: Saturday, May 18 10:00am - 1:00pm Meet at the Old Georgetown City Hall (6200 13th Ave S) to receive supplies and get assigned your clean up area! Register here for the "Georgetown Community Council Street Beautification Event" and provide your tee shirt size! Photo from 2023 neighborhood cleanup.

Did you know there are over 40,000 jobs in the Duwamish Valley, and at last count, only 93 are held by Duwamish Valley residents? Let's change that! You're invited to the Duwamish River Community Coalition's Duwamish Valley Job Fair!