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It’s that time of year when some of my favorite plants are in bloom – the cherry blossom trees, of course, but many others equally beautiful. My favorite at the moment is clove currant, a yellow-blooming cousin of the showy light and dark pink varieties that hummingbirds love. I have several of the pink onesContinue reading “Spring has sprung in the neighborhood!”

The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board is Weds, April 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. Link to draft agenda Want to become a member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association? We now have 114 members (yay!), but we would be tickledContinue reading “April 2024 Board Meeting Agenda”

South Capitol Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting MinutesThurs, Feb 15, 2024 7 – 8 pmLincoln Elementary School cafeteria Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) Board in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryAddie Spencer, TreasurerTreacy Duerfeldt, Valerie Hammett and Emily Tilger, At Large members John called the meetingContinue reading “2024 Annual Meeting Minutes”

The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association is Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm in the Lincoln Elementary Library. Our special guest is City of Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne. Mayor Payne has agreed to discuss possible solutions to the problem of speeding on Capitol Way. Everyone one is welcome to attend the meeting.Continue reading “Meet with Mayor Payne on Traffic”

Four years ago in the summer of 2019 parking issues in SCN had become challenging and somewhat, requiring a novel approach to identify and address the problems. Representatives from SCN, the City of Olympia, and Washington State DES employees used a facilitated, interest-based, consensus-building approach to resolving the parking issues impacting all three entities.  EachContinue reading “Changes Coming to Local Parking”

I know you are on the edge of your seat to find out who won the $100 gift card drawing at our neighborhood association annual meeting Thursday night. But, before the great reveal, some thanks are definitely in order. First and foremost – to everyone who braved the cold, the dark and the slush toContinue reading “And the winner is…”