Welcome To Meridian Park Neighborhood 
It is located in the center of the City of Shoreline, close to the Exits and Entrances to I-5. It covers the area from North 160th Street to North 185th and from Aurora Ave North to the Freeway. This beautiful neighborhood has 5 parks. The largest one in the neighborhood is Ronald Bog Park, home of the Ponies. It houses an amazing amount of wild life that is easily visible all around. You can view all kinds of ducks, at least one King Fisher to scold you, Cormorants, Turtles and Bull frogs. . Sometimes you see neighbors fishing too. There is also a very ambitious Beaver who you usually don’t see but can view his work. (Trees fallen into the water where he wants them.)
This Park also houses two Rotary projects: a Kiosk & guide for the evergreen trees brought in and planted by the Rotary as well as a large covered shelter next to the waters edge. You will also be able to view art sculptures and an occasional bench for relaxing.
The Meridian Park Neighborhood Association holds meetings September through June once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, in the schools Library. They also put out a newsletter, which you can request to receive by mail or email during the same months. You are invited to attend those meeting and any events. Call Gretchen at (206) 364-2821 or email: MeridianPark@live com
In addition to the meetings the Neighborhood Association teams up with members of the PTSA and the Aurora Nazarene Church to clean up the school grounds. There may be other collaborative projects in the future. Everyone is welcome.
N 185th Street closure between Aurora Avenue N andMidvale Avenue in Shoreline
N 185th Street between Aurora Avenue N and Midvale Avenue N will be partially closed during the day and fully closed at night betweenMonday, August 23 and Friday August 27. Closureis needed so the City of Shoreline’s Aurora Corridor Project contractor can complete
excavation, grading and paving at this location. The amount of earthwork and grade change at this location is significant. Completing this work at one time shortens the duration of overall traffic impacts at this location on N 185th Street.
Closure details:
• During the day (5:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.),one westbound lane on N 185th Street will remain open between Aurora AvenueN and Midvale Avenue. All eastbound lanes on N 185th Street location will beclosed.
• At night (7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.), all lanes on N 185th Street between AuroraAvenue N and Midvale Avenue will be fully closed.
• The contractor anticipates opening all lanes at the end of the day on Friday,August 27. If there are complications resulting in the need to finish work on Monday, August 30, a single westbound lane would be open 24‐hours a day over the weekend of August 28. All eastbound lanes would remain closed.
• King County Metro buses that utilize this segment of N 185th Street will be re‐routed.
• The intersection at N 185th Street and Midvale Avenue N will remain operational, providing access to the Gateway Plaza complex, Sky Nursery, and other surrounding businesses. Drivers will also be able to utilize the public roadway through Gateway Plaza.Drivers and pedestrians are encouraged to take alternate routes during this time and should pay attention to construction signage, variable message boards and flaggers. All businesses are open during construction and the City of Shoreline encourages shoppers to utilize local businesses. Business driveways are delineated with construction barrels and marked
with blue “Business Access” signs.
Dear Citizens: If you couldn’t attend the April 1 Design Workshop for the Town Center we set up this 2nd survey to be accessible online. This survey is created to solicit your opinion on a menu of public amenities and types of development images. Your input will help the City understand your image of Town Center and help develop its plan. This survey will remain open until about June 30, 2010. After that date the results of the survey will be published on the City's website.
Thank you, Paul Cohen - Project Manager
click here to take survey
Paul Cohen, Senior Planner
City of Shoreline Planning and Development Services
17500 Midvale Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133
Ph: 206 801 2551
FAX: 206 546 8761
What You should to know about Solicitors
Residents need to call Police at 911 when solicitors are in their neighborhood. This is because Police DO make contact, warn and get the solicitor and company information often calling supervisors or the company right on the spot to tell them of the Shoreline Code. Our Police presence is also a good way to encourage non-registered solicitors that they can not do business in Shoreline and instruct them to leave.
The current list of licensed commercial solicitors and information about Shoreline Code and tips for interacting with solicitors are all on the Police page at Solicitors. There are currently three licensed commercial solicitors: Merry Maids, Edward Jones, and Student Painters. All licenses expire 12/31/2010.
Our Prosecutor’s office has instructed Police to first give a warning and list any witnesses (person being solicited for example). The second complaint about the person or company and Police have the discretion to issue a criminal citation. This can only be accomplished when we have a witness or someone who was being solicited.
Officer Obstler is checking into the issue of doorhangers.
If you need more information, feel free to call:
Officer Leona Obstler, Westside Police Storefront, 546-3636 OR
Officer Greg McKinney, Eastside Police Storefront, 363-8424
The Northshore/Shoreline Community Network and the CARE Team present:
Cultural Cues, Part 2
an inside look at linguistic and cultural differences within our community
June 17, 2010
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Third Place Commons
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park
206 366-3302
Back by popular demand! Building on April’s Cultural Cues presentation this interactive cross-cultural program
features presenters from Russia, Ethiopia, and Somalia who will share helpful information about their cultures.
This event is free of charge, and no reservations are necessary.
Please forward to people you feel would want to attend this event.
Judy Parsons, nsslnetwork@shorelineschools.org
Northshore/Shoreline Community Network
18560 1st Ave NE
(206) 361-4413
Grand Marshall Nominations
Summer is fast approaching and that means it is time to think about nominating someone to be the Celebrate Shoreline Parade Grand Marshall. Please take some time to consider a candidate who has made a difference in the Shoreline community. The parade will be held on Saturday, August 21 at 12:00 Noon.
Please fill out the nomination form and return the form to Pam Barrett, Shoreline Parks, no later than Friday, June 4. The final candidate will be selected by the Shoreline City Council. For more information see Celebrate Shoreline.
Pam Barrett
Special Events Coordinator
Shoreline Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services
(206) 801-2634 Office
(206) 418-3380 Fax
Porch Parties (from Parade.com)
When Jodi Lee, a librarian, bought a home in 2004 near downtown Columbus, Ohio, neighbors told her about “Wednesdays on the Porch.” From the first week after Memorial Day through early fall, residents take turns hosting a weekly porch party for their neighbors. It is a way to get to know one another, exchange information, and keep in touch. Jodi was encouraged to host one. She followed the advice and, a few weeks later, on her own front porch, met her neighbor Bill Sieloff. Four years later, he became her husband. “The wedding was almost like a Wednesday on the Porch,” Jodi recalls, “so many neighbors were there.”
Doug Motz, one of the founders, estimates that since these Wednesdays began eight years ago, about 75 different families have held more than 130 porch parties in the neighborhood. “It’s a time for sharing—opinions on new restaurants, how to find good painters and home-repair people—but it’s primarily social,” Motz says. “And the nice thing is, the hosts don’t have to worry about cleaning up inside.” For the rest of the article, see Porch Parties.
New Plants at Cromwell Park
More than 40 volunteers showed up to plant native plants in the wetland area of Cromwell Park. The next planting party is scheduled Saturday, March 6th from 9am to 1pm. Come and volunteer for as long a time as you can spare from your other things.
