May 17

• Trike/Bike/Scooter Decorating from 4:00-5:00pm at the Madrona Playfield Shelterhouse

 May 18

• Festivities begin at 8:00am with a Pancake Breakfast at Madrona K-8 School
• The Parade line up begins at 9:15 at Al Larkins Park
• At 9:30, Mayfair activities begin including Pony Paradise Pony Rides, Face Painting by Harvard Avenue Preschool, Bouncy Houses donated by Garfield Community Center, an obstacle course supplied by Seattle Gymnastics Academy, Breakdancing instruction by Battle Reflex, a Build-Your-Own birdhouse opportunity for children four to nine provided by Arts Aloft, and sedum pottings for kids by Cambium Landscape .  All these activities take place at the Madrona Tennis Courts and Playfield
• Charles the Clown will perform at 10:00 in the Shelterhouse Lawn
• The Reptile Man will perform with his reptile friends at 10:30 at the Shelterhouse Lawn
• The entire event is capped off by a FREE Recess Monkeys performance live in the Playfield at 12:00 noon

Throughout the morning, several Madrona restaurants and organizations will be on site to provide delicious food and treats.  Each provides time and labor at the event, then donates all profits to the MCC to help support Mayfair activities. Participating restaurants include Pritty Boys Family Pizzeria, Restaurant Bea, and St. Clouds. Madrona Ale House is donating ice and the MCC will be cooking up hot dogs, and the Garfield Community Center will be selling water. The bake sale will offer treats donated by Cupcake Royale, Trophy Cupcake, Hi Spot Cafe and Golden Wheat Bakery and Italian sodas sold by Madrona K-8

The MCC gratefully thanks the following sponsors who provided $500 or more to bring these wonderful Mayfair activities to Madrona:

Arts Aloft

Cambium Landscape

Emily Hawkins State Farm Agency

Ewing and Clark Realtors

Harvard Avenue Preschool

Law Contractor

Lakeview Kid’s Dentistry/Dr. Riolo

Madrona Dining and Sipping Society

A special thank you to Hannah Wygal with Monster Design for her complimentary design work on all Mayfair marketing materials.   T-Shirts for the event are on sale at http://mayfair.spreadshirt.com. All proceeds benefit Madrona Community Council.

Volunteers help make this event a success. If you can help out, please email Nikki Lundin at nikki.lundin@comcast.net

Mayfair is a FREE event for our community. We gratefully welcome all donations to support MCC and Mayfair and will have donation boxes available at numerous locations throughout the event.

• A recently remodeled kitchen with recycled glass tile and counters, cork floors, sustainable cabinets
• a recycled metal roof (that looks like clay tile!)
• cisterns (narrow, rectangle-shaped for a small yard) for the edible garden
• a heat pump for energy efficiency

and more!

The Northwest Green Home Tour is a free and  self-guided tour; for information on the Madrona homes, visit: www.ecobuilding.org/guild-chapters/seattle/green-home-tour/south-seattle-tour-sites

• The Nora Award:

Named in honor of Madrona activist Nora Wood, this award is given to a Madrona resident who, over time and in ways large or small, has left a personal mark on the community.

• The Local Hero Award:

Given to a Madrona resident for an act of heroism, singular kindness, or generosity.

• The Unsung Hero Award:

Given to a Madrona resident for service to others in the larger community.

• The Madrona Resident for Life Award:

Bestowed upon a long-time, active resident who has left Madrona but is much missed.

To nominate someone, please tell us who you’d like to nominate and for
which award followed by a few sentences that explain how the nominee
reflects values of the award. Email your nomination(s) on or before Feb. 26 to
madronanews@gmail.com for review and selection by MCC members.

At the October 2, 2012 MCC meeting, an independent community group of Madrona residents and business owners presented an initial draft of their plan for ‘Safer Sidewalks & Mature Trees’ in Madrona.

Formed in response to SDOT’s recent removal of mature trees on 34th as part of their sidewalk repair, the SSMT group exists to find and implement a comprehensive plan for sidewalk repair that will retain as many existing street trees in Madrona as possible.  The groups’ current focus is on the 5 blocks of 34th between E Cherry and E Pike, the the 1 block of Union between 34th and 35th.

A full draft of the 23-page proposed plan can be viewed here; discussion notes from the MCC meeting are available here and archived in Meeting Minutes.

To send feedback to the Safer Sidewalks & Mature Trees workgroup, email MadronaTreesSidewalks@gmail.com

12/6/12 Update – Differing perspectives, SDOT response, and upcoming meetings:

A separate group of Madrona residents are advocating for faster removal of the mature trees in front of homes on the 900 block of 34th avenue, citing issues including pedestrian safety, front yards being darkened by the tree canopy, and sewer line repair costs arising from tree roots.  A copy of the letter sent to Peter Hahn (SDOT director) on 11/12 was shared with the MCC at the 12/4 council meeting, and is posted above.

It’s worth noting that SDOT is listening to residents on this issue.  Anticipated removal of 3 mature trees in early October did not occur, with SDOT informing residents:

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) recently received a Safer Sidewalks, Mature Trees (SSMT) committee proposal that identifies new options for repairing the sidewalk and retaining the trees.  SDOT needs time to evaluate this proposal, but also wants to improve the sidewalks as soon as possible. 

Our current plan for this weekend is to remove the existing sidewalk, evaluate the condition of the roots on the three trees to see how we can best improve the sidewalk over what is there now while retaining the trees.   Our next steps will be based on what we discover in the field and our evaluation of SSMT’s proposal. Portions of the sidewalk will be closed during this weekend’s repairs, which are expected to be completed on Sunday. SDOT crew members will be available to safely escort adjacent homeowners through the construction site if necessary.

We appreciate the community’s engagement in this project and your patience as we consider the additional resident input.

Since then, the MCC has been informed that SDOT has allocated funding to further study the Madrona tree issue.  The Madrona Community Council plans to host a community discussion with SDOT representatives and Madrona residents on or near January 8th, and encourages all interested to attend.  (Exact date and time to be confirmed.)

1/4/13 Update – Draft SDOT Scope of Work document now available

The SDOT has shared a draft of their “Scope of Work Addressing Tree/Sidewalk Conflicts” as part of a project to “ develop and formalize a toolkit of options to address conflicts between trees and sidewalks citywide. This operational plan will use the Madrona corridor as a case study for the application of those tools.”

You can find a copy of the document shared by SDOT with the MCC here:
 2013_0104_Draft Scope of Work

Samples are hanging at Verite, the Hi-Spot, St Clouds,  Leschi Market, and Ewing & Clark.

Order yours online today — and your wreath can be picked up at the Amara parking lot on December 1st, from 10am-5pm (coinciding with the Very Merry Holiday celebration put on by BOOM).

This event is an MCC fundraiser, supporting our neighborhood activities year round, including the Madrona NewsLetter, Mayfair, the Children’s Halloween Party, the Neighborhood Garage Sale, Neighborhood Appreciation Day, the Christmas Ship Bonfire and Sing-Along, and Neighborhood Clean-Up Day.

Help us spread the word via this link: http://madronaholidayfundraiser.brownpapertickets.com/

BOOM will be sponsoring a Scavenger Hunt, plus there will be an after-party at Madrona K-8 from 5pm to 7pm.

See you there!

Tickets are $30 and include wine tasting and special pricing on a variety of wines, including deep case discounts (pennies above cost!). And, enjoy hors d’oeuvres generously donated by neighborhood restaurants.

Glassybabies will also be sold during the event with 10% of the proceeds given to Madrona K-8 school.

Ticket sales benefit the Madrona Community Council and fund neighborhood activities like Mayfair, Halloween and other community-building events.

Bring your friends and family, your blankets, lawn chairs and a picnic dinner (and some cash for food and desserts for sale!) and enjoy a variety of music every Friday night in July.

July 6th: Brass Band Northwest
July 13th: Sambatuque
July 20th: Anzanga Marimba Ensemble
July 27th: Genesee Ramblers: Old Time Barn Dance

For more information, call Epiphany Church at 206-324-2573.

Note: If it rains, the event moves into the Great Hall.