Laurelhurst Community Club Collecting Dues And What The Funds Go Towards

The Laurelhurst Community Club is currently collecting annual dues which go towards supporting a variety of neighborhood projects and issues.

LCC invites neighbors to its monthly meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7pm at the Laurelhurst Community Center Fireside Room. 

This information was recently published in a recent LCC newsletter:

Annual Dues Drive and a Look at LCC’s Stewardship on Behalf of Neighbors

LCC’s 2020 membership drive brochure and dues statement have been mailed out. While all Laurelhurst residents and businesses are members, collection of annual dues is necessary to pay for professional services such as legal fees, expert studies and reports, design, and printing.  Land use efforts require consultants, attorneys, and communication costs, plus tons of volunteer hours.

Dues support LCC’s proactive efforts on land-use matters, traffic and transportation issues, neighborhood improvements, crime prevention, newsletter publishing, email updates, and website maintenance. An extra $20 contribution pays for landscape maintenance on the Mary Gates Way / NE 41st Street planted median. Additional contributions are always welcome to support special neighborhood projects. 

Your neighbors on LCC’s all-volunteer Board of Trustees contribute hundreds of hours each year on your behalf to maintain the livability and vitality of our community and stretch the membership dues.

Highlights of LCC’s 2019-2020 goals and accomplishments: 

• LCC advocates for a context-sensitive solution for development on the  17+ acre Talaris site. LCC dues pay for legal counsel and expert consultants on historic preservation as well as on hydrology and soils.
• LCC representatives attend the Seattle Landmark Board deliberations and its Architectural Review Committee meetings in reference to Talaris and other local landmark preservation issues. 
• LCC works with SPD on public safety and increasing coverage. 
• LCC works closely with the LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) team and supports its efforts. In 2018, LEAP secured funding and began preparations for the neighborhood HUB. LEAP helps create and organize local clusters for emergency response and participated in UW’s resilience research project for local communities. 
• LCC works with the UW, Sound Transit, and Metro to improve the  neighborhood’s needs for transit connections and pedestrian safety. 
• LCC funds maintenance for public median strips along NE 41st Street and replaces dead plants and maintains the irrigation system. 
• LCC successfully advocated for more City of Seattle budget support to restore Laurelhurst Community Center operating hours and programs. 
• LCC works with City Council as it develops a new tree ordinance to provide improved urban habitat and enhance its tree canopy. 
• LCC is working with the car share providers to create more access at the Montlake Light Rail station. 
• LCC participates in SR520 construction and design meetings to ensure continuous access from the northern approach to the Montlake Interchange and worked successfully to reduce glare lighting and expansion joint noise.
• LCC researches, produces, and delivers 10, in-your-mailbox editions of the Laurelhurst newsletter, offering neighborhood news and prospective on key issues.
• LCC provides the private security patrol subscription service, which is especially utilized for vacation house checks.
• LCC monitors Seattle Children’s Hospital’s new building construction process and advocates for low noise and traffic easing.
• LCC representative attends the semi-annual SCH helicopter landings review committee and offers feedback on issues.
• LCC trustees regularly address or write the Seattle City Council to comment and share views on issues such as priorities for the City budget, election reform, climate change, affordable housing, transportation, and land use issues.
• Trustees also meet regularly with our District 4 council member and state legislators.
• LCC hosts City Council members at monthly trustee meetings to offer views on programs and policies.
• An LCC representative is a member of CUCAC, which addresses land use, safety, parking, and issues related to the implementation of the UW Campus Master Plan.
• LCC provided specific design and traffic analyses for proposed new developments in the area, such as the planned Aegis facility on Five Corners, as well as for mixed use residential projects on adjacent parcels.
• LCC continues to address neighbors’ concerns regarding transportation issues and gridlock through letters to City Council, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University Village, and the University of Washington.
• LCC supports and offers volunteer staffing for Laurelhurst Park’s Spring Egg Hunt and Salmon Bake.

Pay dues on LCC’s secure website or by mail to:

Laurelhurst Community Club

PMB #373

4616 25th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98105

For more information go here. LCC: