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President’s Update – January 21, 2019

01/24/2019 21:17

President’s Update – January 21, 2019 Hi folks. After the last SWONA meeting on January 10 I got quite a few requests for meeting minutes (both from people who were there and people who were not) so minutes from the January 2019 and September 2018 meetings should be posted...

Please read! Wellington Heights Site Review Committee meeting

10/21/2018 13:31

Dear SWONA neighbors - This Wednesday the City’s Site Review Committee will make their recommendation to the Hearing Examiner about the proposed Wellington Heights development. This is the last time to voice our concerns about this project to the City (specifically, Paula Smith...

Wellington Heights proposal information

10/13/2018 13:42

Dear Neighbors - In response to the group request to put information on the Wellington Heights proposal on this website, please find the following documents: 1. A chronology and next steps document, culled mainly from previous e-mails from Dan Leahy, which will be updated as...

Current status of Wellington Heights Proposal

09/29/2018 17:54

The following message was sent to the Parties of Record from the city of Olympia. See the blog post on Wellington Heights for more information about the neighborhood's response to the proposed development. Dear Parties of Record- Some of you had the same...

Wellington Heights

09/29/2018 17:33

At the most recent SWONA meeting on September 20, the consensus of those present was to put on the SWONA website ways in which folks could articulate their opposition to the proposed Wellington Heights development. I will be combing past e-mails for the last year from Dan Leahy and others to...

June 21, 2018 Meeting Minutes

09/19/2018 12:18

SWONA, Southwest Olympia Neighborhood Association Quarterly Meeting of the Members Thursday, June 21, 2018 Held at: Gloria Dei Church Time: 7:00 pm Approximately 35 people present. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Everyone in the room introduced themselves and noted where they live...

Neighbors attend SWONA picnic

08/10/2018 11:31

Now it was just a blur but feedback I got was that the SWONA annual picnic we had on Saturday was a success. I did a head count at 1 p.m. and we had 76 individuals (about a third of them kids, which is great), so we probably had at least 80 people during the peak of the...

SWONA Annual Picnic Aug 4

07/20/2018 08:56

UPDATE 08/02/2018: Just a reminder for you folks – our neighborhood picnic is this Saturday starting a 11 a.m. There will be games (hanging donuts, sack race, water balloon toss) for the kids and adults who like that sort of thing, music, and information about local...

Neighbors weigh-in on asylum seekers

07/10/2018 13:20

Neighbors from southwest Olympia weighed-in on the news about the US federal government's policy for handling people seeking asylum in the US. The group of neighbors held signs at the intersection of Harrison and Perry between 8-10 am on June 26. .

South Sound Green Tour May 19 & 20

05/04/2018 07:56

The NW EcoBuilding Guild presents the 2018 South Sound Green Tour. May 19th, around Olympia, and May 20th, in Tacoma. This free-to-the-public event features new homes, businesses, remodels, retrofits, rain gardens, onsite stormwater mitigation and more. Read more:...

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