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July 22, 2011Volume 4, Issue 3 Alabama Hill

Special InterestArticles:

New Pet WasteStation on the trails

New Restaurantcoming to area

Fixin Meridian!

Individual Highlights:

MNAC ReportCity InfoAHA Membership Form

Association Newsletter

Meet us at St. Clair Park on Tuesday,August 2nd at 6 PM for our AnnualPicnic. We supply the Salmon, HotDogs, burgers and drinks! All you needto bring is your table service (plate andsilverware) and a salad or dessert itemis you wish.

Linda Stewart, City NeighborhoodServices Coordinator, will be on handto give us an update of the WaterfrontDevelopment Project a presentationyou wont want to miss.

With the Elections coming up therepromises to be lots of opportunities tomeet candidates who will be stoppingby to meet you. Heres a chance to askquestions and find out what they intendto do about the things important to you.

Enjoy the great company of fellowneighbors. Certainly our most popularmeeting of the year come over andenjoy the evening out with friends.Volunteers are needed to help set up at5pm and breakdown around 8pm

For more information call Doug Bestle orJeff Braimes (733-3014)

Chairman:Larry Nicholas

647-2315Vice Chair:

Dean Haskins733-2800

Secretary:vacant -

Treasurer:Jim McLeod

734-5127Past Chairman:

Doug Bestle734-2272

MNAC Rep:Jimmy Kelsey

715-3053AHA Area A (NW) Rep

Brian Walker671-8258

AHA Area B (NE) RepMichael Eisenberg

734-3615AHA Area C (SW) Rep

Steve Potvin

734-5384AHA Area D (SE) RepNancy Allen

922-0256

Next AHA QtlyMeeting is Tues

August 2nd6 PM St. Clair

Park

Annual Picnic Bar-B-Que MeetingTuesday August 2nd 2011 St. Clair Park - 6PM

alabamahillassociation.com

Remember last year? Heres our neighborhood kids cutting the ribbon at theHighland Heights Park Grand Opening June 6th, 2010. The park now enjoys lots

of quality play time for younger among us!

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New Pet Waste Station At Park EntryBY Dean Haskins, Managing Broker

NORTHWEST HOMES Team

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Pet waste holds bacteria and parasites that survivefor months on land. Rainwater carries these pollutants

into storm drains, which lead to streams, lakes, andthe bay without treatment. The bacteria can be ahealth hazard to children playing in streams, harmwildlife, and pollute Lake Whatcom, the source of ourdrinking water.

The City provides pet waste bag stations at severalother parks and trail locations. We have about 18,500dogs in Bellingham that can produce 9,250 pounds ofwaste a day. So please, lets all do our part & pick upour dog waste in our yards and especially in publicplaces like our park trails. Please bag it and place it in

your own trash containers at home.

In the future, we will be experimenting with providinga trash container to hold the full bags, however, thecosts & maintenance will not be accomplished withCity funds or personnel.

LOCAL NEWS

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City+ Beat

The Bellingham Public Works Department wishes toinform the public that the following roads will havetraffic limitations during the week of July 25-29,2011 to accommodate construction and repair.

Lakeway Drive, Kenoyer Drive to Scenic AvenueTraffic on Lakeway Drive will be reduced to onelane between Kenoyer Drive and Scenic Avenuewhile Colacurcio Brothers Construction, undercontract with the City of Bellingham, continue stormdrainage, sewer repairs, and sidewalk work inpreparation for new pavement and bike lanes aspart of the 2011 resurfacing program. ElectricAvenue from Whatcom Falls Park to Lakeway isalso included in the overlay. Drivers can expect upto 20 minute delays directed by flaggers through theconstruction zone.Crack sealing in Meridian, Birchwood, Lettered

Streets, Roosevelt, Central Business Districtand Columbia neighborhoodsTraffic on numerous streets will be reduced to onelane at times while Huizenga Enterprises, LLC,under contract with the City of Bellingham,continues the annual crack sealing program, asweather permits. Equipment and crews arecontinually moving from location to location.Motorists traveling through the work zones shouldexpect delays. Flaggers will direct drivers aroundintermittent lane closures. Some parking may berestricted. Streets affected this week include E.McLeod Road, Sterling and Sunset drives, Firwoodand Nequalicum avenues, Williams Way, EdensRoad, Madrona, Monroe, Lafayette, Jaeger, Lynn,Williams, Madison, Broadway, Orleans, W. Holly, H,J, Elm, W. Connecticut, Jenkins, Girard, andOrleans streets.

MNAC News

Last Meeting held 7/20/11

Jimmy Kelsey, our Rep

I apologize for missing two recent meetings. I did verify

arrangement to have Linda Stewart from the Mayor's Officeattend our August Picnic and provide some update on Waterfront

development from City of Bellingham perspective.

Mayor Dan Pike is leading an effort to recruit mayors from cities

along rail line that may feel impacts of coal train proposal to

push for additional environmental review at State level. Seattle

and Marysville Mayors are on board as are several others. You

will be seeing more about that effort in the news.

A proposal to initiate a rental property licensing and inspection

system in Bellingham has been under consideration through City

Council, but no specific legislation has yet to be produced to bestof my knowledge.

MNAC takes August off (no meeting) but I plan to be at the

September meeting. Have not read any earth shattering news in

the minutes but if you have questions please let me know. See

you at the Picnic!

Jeckyl & Hyde Restaurant due to open in August

A new eatery is starting up at the corner of James and Kentucky,across the street from Hardware Sales. Bill-of-fare is to begourmet barbecue, but on a quick and on-the-go basis. Thesefolks are already on Orchard and many may have alreadysampled their pizza and beer menu there. There hours areplanned to be 7am 7pm every day. Look for Grand Opening.

Meridian Mess!

The WSDOT is embarking on a big project to help fix the worstintersection in Whatcom County -Telegraph and Meridian. Witha grant of $3mm allocated to work the Guide Meridian from I-5up to Horton Road they are now in the public input phase. Abunch of fixes have been ro osed from buildin barriers to

closing off turn lanes. July-August are publicfeedback months. Heres an opportunity to haveyour say on a great way to make it better.

For the complete report and ways to providefeedback go to:

www.wsdot.gov/projects/sr539/i5tohorton/

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NEXT MeetingTues, Aug 2nd

6:00 PMSt. Clair Park

Bring a neighbor &join us!

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The Alabama Hill Association is a neighborhood association open to all residents within the boundaries of Alabama Hill.

If you are receiving this newsletter, you are a member. An annual ten-dollar donation per family is suggested. The year ofyour last donation appears after your name on your address label. The monies collected are used to pay for mailings and theentre at the annual picnic held in August. Those of you who have attended know it is a good deal!

Meetings are held quarterly starting at 7:00 PM. (1st

Tuesday - Feb, May, Aug, Nov) Come join us and meet your neighbors.