I am leaving Montlake after 12 years in the community. I had the privilege of working with some of you as activists to save the Arboretum from overdevelopment....
Don't forget - tonight we have a chance to see what the architects of our new Montlake library have been up to for the last 7 months. The new library is sure...
Jonathan Dubman
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May 8, 2003 8:45 am
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attn: Montlake Community I am writing to make the Montlake residents aware of an auction that will be held on May 17th at the Experimental Education Unit...
I am writing to make the Montlake residents aware of an auction that will be held on May 17th at the Experimental Education Unit located behind the University...
Lisa As a former pupil of the EEU (I was in preschool there) I can honestly say this should bother none of our neighbors. But thanks for the notice. On...
The Montlake Community Club will have its monthly general meeting on Wednesday, May 14th, in the Tudor Building at the Montlake Community Center. The meeting...
"It should be known that servitude henceforth truly wants to be loved for itself, and no longer because it would bring some extrinsic advantage. Previously, it...
June 14th Benefit Breakfast Help get safe water to the people of Iraq! Co-sponsored by Capitol Hill-Montlake Neighbors for Peace RSVP for the breakfast ...
Just a reminder: There's a property tax proposition for King County Parks on the ballot today. If it passes with simple majority, there will be a four-year...
Jonathan Dubman
jon@...
May 20, 2003 7:37 am
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Summary: The leading plan for the future of I-90, R-2B, is severely flawed. The alternative, R-8A, using the center lanes for HOV, is less than half the cost,...
Jonathan Dubman
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May 20, 2003 8:14 pm
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Jonathan, Just got back from vacation so don't have time for personal comment (which I'd like to make, as I ride the I90 bike commute). Thanks for your...
I forgot to mention a very important point. If the I-90 center lanes are to be used as two-way HOV (the R-8A plan), there would admittedly be underutilized...
Jonathan Dubman
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May 20, 2003 9:29 pm
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Just thinking about our traffic issues makes me sprout wood. Then when I read about it about it here and about 100 times in each issue of the Flyer, I just...
I managed to mix up the cryptic names on this issue in my original posting, so if anyone is planning to comment, please take note. R-2B is the one that...
Jonathan Dubman
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May 21, 2003 8:29 am
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may i ask you: what in the world did you do with those cabbages in my cellar? i told you you could take perhaps ONE or TWO, but now nearly all of them are...
Don't forget, the 7th annual Montlake Garden Tour is this Sunday, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.! There are a dozen homes plus five other sites of special interest. If ...
Jonathan Dubman
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Jun 6, 2003 8:21 pm
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Dear Neighbors, What a delight to read your call to transfer the property at 2222 E. McGraw from SPL to SHA for redevelopment as a dwelling. I applaud your...
Since the Montlake Community Club doesn't meet in July and August, we encourage you to attend the June general meeting to find out what's happening in Montlake...
this is June 11 what time to you expect the last two items to be?--when is the meeting over? ... From: "klschubert93" <klschubert@...> To:...
Deborah Green
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Jun 11, 2003 3:42 pm
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It is hard to estimate with any precision when we will get to certain items, since the timing depends in large part on how much time the community spends on...
The Montlake Community Center Advisory Council welcomes our input on the improvements that will be made to the Center. I included in my agenda for tonight's...
Here's the full version of the comments I made at tonight's MCC meeting, for those who are patient enough. See...
Jonathan Dubman
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Jun 12, 2003 7:33 am
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Wow. Just looked at this design. I think the architect ought to expand the model/rendering to include the surrounding houses and buildings. Hopefully then...
AAAHH! No more terrorist architecture! Please! All the lumber and all the paper going into this "library" come from the trees. We can't we just use the...
ASLASK, And we love YOU! You rule, buddy! Or, perhaps I should say that Sea Vegetables Rule! I'm totally backing your earthship idea, although I'm not entirely...
Scott Coughlin
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Jun 13, 2003 5:03 am
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An earthship is an -ideally- self-sufficent shelter made of mostly of recylced materials such as tires or soda cans... many people have built them....
When my husband and I saw the plans for the library in the Montlake Flyer, we both had the same reaction - UGLY! I felt like reaching for a garage door opener...
Smith-DiJulio
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Jun 13, 2003 6:17 pm
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As a resident of Montlake and an architect and urban designer, I'd like to add some short comments about the proposed library design. I feel the materials and...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the montlakeforum group: As to the design of the Montlake Branch Library as it appeared in the Montlake...
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Jun 16, 2003 5:00 pm
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I'd like to vote to build a different design or none at all. ... From: Daphne Tomchak To: montlakeforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 1:26 PM ...