Eastlake Neighborhood Community Organizations

Eastlake neighborhood has long been known for its active citizens. In the 1960's and '70s, they saved the neighborhood from a proposed freeway and saved many houseboats from demolition. In the 1980's and 90's, they worked on setting community goals, planning, planting trees and creating mini-parks. The work continues to this day with the help of the following organizations:

Eastlake Community Council (ECC)

Founded in 1971 to foster and "encourage a sense of community among people who live and work in the neighborhood and to promote programs and distribute information benefiting the neighborhood", the Eastlake Council has been active in every major neighborhood action. ECC's newsletter is the Eastlake News. Contact: ECC Secretary Chris Leman, cleman@oo.net

  Official Purposes of the Eastlake Community Council
  The Eastlake Neighborhood Plan (PDF Download from the City of Seattle)
  The City of Seattle's Office of Neighborhoods
  Eastlake Demographic Statistics
  Latest ECC Newsletter
  Our Website designer is Beth Means.

Public Events

Aug. 7 (Tuesday) Neighborhood potluck, 6 p.m. on 2600 block of Franklin Avenue E. (between Roanoke and Edgar). Bring something to grill and something to share. Kids welcome! Questions: 329-1468 or lakeunionmail@juno.com.

Aug. 11 (Saturday) LakeFest neighborhood festival (and pet parade) located between Rogers Playfield and Seward School (see article in latest newsletter).

Aug. 21 (Tuesday) Election Day. The primary election for City Council and School Board is a month earlier than ever before. Don’t forget!

Sept. 15 (Saturday) Colonnade Park work party, 10 a.m. to 2. Help weed and spread wood chips under I-5, south of Newton Street. Coordination/refreshments by Eastlake Starbucks.

Oct. 9 (Tuesday) ECC annual elections meeting. 7-9 p.m., TOPS-Seward School, 2500 Franklin Ave. Candidates for City Council and School Board will debate and field your questions, and ECC holds its annual board elections (see article in latest newsletter).

Nov. 3 (Saturday). Introduction to Oral History Interviewing. Museum of History and Industry 2700 24th Ave. E. (charge: $40). www.seattlehistory.org, 324-1126.

Green Street Guidelines for Fairview Avenue East between Newton and Fuhrman Avenues

A committee of volunteers had met for the past three years and developed a draft for comment by the neighborhood and possible submission to the Eastlake Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Committee and the City. Please e-mail your comments to Jim or Pam Goetz c/o jgoetz@CH2M.com, or send them to Green Street, c/o 117 E. Louisa St. #1, Seattle 98102.
Please click here to read the draft document (DOC). Click here to view site diagrams 1, 2, and 3.

Proposed Green Street Guidelines for
Fairview Avenue East between Hamlin and Fuhrman streets

Public comments are solicited on the proposed Green Street guidelines for Fairview Avenue East between Hamlin and Fuhrman streets. Written comments can be sent to Fairview Green Street, c/o ECC, 117 E. Louisa Street #1, Seattle, WA 98102. E-mail comments and questions can be sent to SamMar@aol.com. Please click here to read the design concept (05 2006) (PDF).

Eastlake Business AssociationFounded in 1992, its membership consists of businesses and property owners in the neighborhood. Contact: Chris Hughes 726-3208

North Eastlake Business Association

Founded in 1999. Consists of businesses and property owners in the north end of the neighborhood.

Eastlake Community Land Trust

Founded in 1990 to promote affordable housing, needed community services, and open space through preservation and moderate new development that retains the existing character of the Eastlake neighborhood. The Land Trust is tax exempt, and donations to it are tax deductible. Its newsletter is Housing Eastlake.Contact: Paul Hanson, paul.kari@mac.com, (206) 260-1912. If you are a sympathetic seller, can suggest one, or just know of a property that may be available, please contact us. Tax-deductible donations may be sent c/o the Treasurer, Mary Ferguson, 2944 Eastlake Avenue E., Seattle 98102.

Floating Homes Association

Founded in 1962 to ensure the survival of a vital floating homes community on Lake Union and Portage Bay. Around one third of Seattle houseboats are in Eastlake neighborhood. The Association's Office is a 2329 Fairview Ave. E., Seattle 98102. Phone: 325-1132. Sheri Lockwood's Webpage contains much background about floating homes, including Sheri's column from the FHA's newsletter.

Friends of Lake Union

Founded in 1994 to protect, restore and improve public access to the waters and shoreline of Lake Union, Portage Bay, and the Ship Canal. Its newsletter is Friends of Lake Union. Contact: Co-chairs Carol Anderson/Dave Moore, Dmoore9456@aol.com Lake Union Shoreline: Points of Interest and Public Access (A guide from Friends of Lake Union and the Olmsted-Fairview Park Commission.)
 Other Organizations concerned about water access and water quality.

Olmsted-Fairview Park Commission

Founded in 1989 for the successful purpose of establishing a City park between Fairview and Eastlake Avenue near Shelby Street, the Commission (a nonprofit organization) has broadened its mission to establish additional parks, and to maintain and improve the existing parks. It is tax exempt, and donations to it are tax deductible. Contact: Robert Rudine, rrudine@aol.com. Join us
 Lynn Street Park project
 I-5 Open Space / Colonnade park and trail project
 Stewardship for the lowly planting strip

Neighborhoods Opposed to Interstate Sound Exposure (N.O.I.S.E.)

Contact: Cochair Ted Lane, ThomasLane@msn.com

Portage Bay/Roanoke Park Community Council

Eastlake's neighboring community council to the east; an active partner in the Eastlake Neighborhood Plan on such issues as traffic, freeway noise, and the north gateway triangle near the intersection of Harvard and Eastlake avenues.

The Options Program At Seward (T.O.P.S)

This award-winning public alternative school attracts kindergarten through eighth graders from throughout the city. It is located in historic Seward School in Eastlake, which celebrated its centennial in 1933. The school re-opened in 1999 after extensive renovation which also preserved much of the school's historic character. Visit the T.O.P.S. Webpage for more information.

The opportunity is now quite limited for children in Eastlake, Roanoke Park, Portage Bay, and north Capitol Hil who are between kindergarten and the eighth grade to be assigned to TOPS or other nearby public schools; most of these children are being bused far away. To improve access forlocal chldren to local schools, parents and neighbors have formed REACH ("Restoring Equal Acess to Choice"). E-mail: schoolchoice@hotmail.com . Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/R-E-A-Ch/.