Want a new Seattle area course? The more people at this meeting the better
 

I just received this email from Keith at Chainbanger'z, it could probably be put into the potential courses thread, but I think this one is worthy of it's own thread. Here's the email:

Everyone, let's do what we can to get butts in the seats for this meeting! Not only can a large presence be good for getting this course installed, but it can also help pave the road for other courses in the future.

Want a new Seattle area course? The more people at this meeting the better
 

And tell every disc golfer you know to come as well.
PLEASE.
THANK YOU

http://seattle.gov/parks/projects/west_seattle_reservoir/

Just so its clear, meeting details below. And yes, if you want new courses in Seattle PLEASE donate just 2 hours of time on this.


Community Meeting & Planning Session
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10 a.m. – noon
Southwest Community Center
2801 SW Thistle St
Seattle, WA 98126

Link out to google map- It's just above Lakewood. Do I smell post-meeting golf? Would it be weird to show up with our bags? Considering the dollar value of some peoples bags+plastic, it might show the parks department how much we have invested in the equipment to play the sport (poorly, in my case but I won't bring it up).
2801 SW Thistle St.

I'll be there! I'll do my best to promote this at Terrace weekly doubles on Saturday and Team Golf this Sunday.

This is a high quality post, chock full of good ideas. :bowing:

I think we should also bring the owner of the Taco Bell on Ambaum & 110th, have him/her testify to the court as to the incredible percentage of their burrito profits come from disc golfers.

Will see you there!

Ken, I didn't know you owned the Taco Bell.

Yep, just that one. For you Bro, free Chalupas after the meeting.

The chicks don't go south of the border for nothing!

I've entered the date in my calendar, I'll try to be there and lend support.

Word! WTG Keith!!! Spreading the word...

I was just looking at the notes from the first meeting- about 70 people showed up and here were all of the suggestions for the "new" park. I post them so you can see that we are a small bullet on a long list, which means we need huge representation to be heard:
Comments taken from the flip charts at the first meeting
 More dog park – it is too small – include the wooded area.
 Frisbee Disc Golf to activate the woods.
 Water drainage improvements needed.
 More parking
 Restrooms and lighting inside the off-leash area
 Bridge to nowhere/gulley area needs improvements – What about parking?
 Improve the view overlook for a gathering place.
 Use original plan ideas from Richard Haag.
 Picnic shelter, tennis courts, concert bowl
 Skate spot
 Water feature
 Amphitheatre
 Sidewalks on Cloverdale are needed on both sides of the street.
 Wildlife/habitat enhancement
 Sidewalks, safety, access, security more important than recreation amenities.
 Rehab the greenbelt and connect bike trails for bikers to W Duwamish Bike Trail.
 Invasive clean-up has been very successful in south part of park. Emphasize safety and lighting in this
area – There are homeless and illegal dumping here.
 Encourage passive use also
 Maintenance is a huge issue – There is not enough maintenance now – Can we build in maintenance
funding?
 Construction noise concerns and road deterioration by lid contractor
 Preserve/enhance unstructured play, natural playground
 Large multi-use area like a village green, for farmer’s markets, swap meets, etc.
 Need angled parking along 8th Avenue – in street R.O.W.
 Soccer for youth (1,400 kids in W Seattle programs) - not dedicated for any one sport-multi-use, etc.
 Ultimate Frisbee areas needed
 Dedicated sports fields are needed that can be reserved.
 Focus on activities for youth – i.e. cross-country trails.
 Do not make scheduled athletics the dominant use of this new park!
 Create active street entrances with sidewalks, entries...
 Do outreach to youth for use ideas
 P-patches and community garden areas, demonstration gardens
 Need more diverse use – other nearby areas are available for organized sports.
 Build on ethnically diverse population, such as Samoan cricket, art must reflect the community!
 Get SDOT cooperation for sidewalks and drainage improvements.
 Change stipulation about volunteers not being able to use power tools! Volunteers will do the maintenance
if allowed to!
 LID soil profile of 24” (1/2 grass, ½ ground) – may not take much traffic – how about Synthetic turf?
 Need lighted fields (note that Hiawatha & Delridge are soon on-line)
 Pedestrian access from 8th & from Cloverdale is needed.
 City can’t maintain the parks now, so low maintenance areas needed – such as hard surfaces and
synthetic turf.
 Program park with schools for learning about the natural environment.
 Light the dog park with ambient light from the lid.
 Address the traffic issues on Cloverdale.
 Additional viewpoints could be accommodated.
 Exercise trail stations?
 Signage should be multi-lingual.
 Create links with the Duwamish for educational purposes.
 Create a buffer for the neighbors to mitigate the higher use of the park.
 Light the valley, not the lid
 Expand the dog park into the greenbelt area.

Yes, but nothing is what they find, unfortunately.



Hey, to piggyback on the idea Bro had, should we all wear any DG apparel we have, like tourney T-shirts, HukLab hats, etc? Something to act as a quasi-uniform, to display without a doubt that we're all part of a team of sorts? The Seattle Association For The Advancement Of DG In General team?

Excellent idea. Dibs on a red huklab hat (don't want to match anyone else! ):biggrin2:

If there's anyone who does not plan on playing golf after the meeting, can I have a ride to/fro? I live within 1.5 hyzerbombs from the I-5 access in Eastlake, so it isn't out of the way. I'm on the injured-reserve list and can't play saturday.

Hey, you could always caddy for me. I'll even let you sit on my Simian (when I'm not using it, of course).

Wow. TMI.
But if that's how you roll, you'll really like Westcrest.

:laughing: :bowing:

I probably should find that offensive, but that's good.

Haha, I thought about typing "you can sit on my bag," but decided not to because of you guys and your dirty minds.

I'll just sit on my own Simian and enjoy myself.