Seattle Republicans: 36th District

The 36th District Meeting will be held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel this month. It’s not really our usual meeting, which is canceled, but it is the KCGOP Fall Dinner. Sign up for it at www.kcgop.org

Please attend if you possibly can. This is the Party’s main push to raise money to support our candidates. As you know we have several legislative candidates leading after the primary and others within a few points. It is our best opportunity to gain seats in many years and even send a Republican to the US Senate, so please help if you can.

We have been asked to fill a table of 10. If we do, we will get one free VIP ticket for the reception. Everyone who signs up will have their names put into a drawing and the winner will get the VIP pass. Please let me know if you are going.

The Fall Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 16th in the Spanish Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel (formerly the Olympic Four Seasons) in Seattle. The Reception will begin at 6:00 pm, the Dinner and Auction at 7:00 pm. Terry Rossi will open the evening followed by our featured speaker Kate Obenshain, a conservative political commentator and Vice President of Young America’s Foundation. She served as Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party from 2003-2006 as the first woman Chair in the history of the VRP.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

Please join us this Thursday, 7:00 pm, United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw for the GOP District meeting. We’ll look at the Primary results, upcoming events, and campaign activities between now and November.

There will also be an update on the Mayor’s road diet. GM Nameplate, located on 15th W, has announced that they may be moving out of the city, and taking 400 jobs with them, because of the Mayor’s policies (read more).

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Councilmember, will be our guest Thursday night at the District meeting, United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw, Seattle, 7:00 pm.

Councilmember Bagshaw is chair of the committee overseeing Parks and the Seattle Center. She also serves on a committee looking at development of the central waterfront in conjunction with the Viaduct replacement. That will be vital in access to and from the south for many of us.

Please make an effort to attend. The more people we have, the more the politicians are likely to pay attention to us. I look forward to seeing you Thursday.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36 District Republicans

Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders will be our guest at this week’s meeting of the 36th District Republicans.

Please join us 7:00 pm Thursday evening at 3555 W McGraw, United Church of Christ.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

We will be meeting this Thursday, May 20, 7:00 pm, United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw St. If you are a PCO, please bring your completed PCO Declaration. Forms will be available at the meeting if you can’t download that attached. If you are not a PCO and would like to become one, we can check to see if your precinct is open and get you registered. The deadline for filing is fast approaching so please help us get these filled out this week.

The following Resolution will be considered at the meeting:

Whereas Nickerson provides important east-west access for Magnolia, Queen
Anne and Ballard Maritime Communities; and

Whereas SR 99 viaduct will soon be reduced to two lanes in each direction;
and

Whereas, the ongoing reconstruction on Mercer East to be followed by Mercer
West will cause additional cars and trucks to transit over Nickerson; and

Whereas maintaining the capacity of the Nickerson corridor is vital to
maintaining and increasing the flow of goods that moving through the Port of
Seattle each year; and

Whereas Nickerson Street is an essential corridor for the citizens of
Ballard, Magnolia, Queen Anne and other neighborhoods within the City of
Seattle; and

Whereas support of the maintaining the four lane capacity of Nickerson Street
is strongest along the adjoining Communities and Business included in the
36th District; and

Whereas many Magnolia and Queen Anne citizens regularly travel to the
University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, Fremont and to I-5 on
Nickerson Street; and

Therefore, be it resolved that the 36th District Republicans Oppose the City of
Seattle’s suggested plan to reduce the number of active traffic lanes on
Nickerson from four to two in a process described as a “Road Diet” between
13th Avenue W. to Warren Ave W.

Therefore, be it resolved that the city be encouraged to complete the bike
trail under the Ballard Bridge to connect the south canal trail to the
Interbay trail.

Therefore, be it resolved that the officers of the 36th District Republicans
forward this Resolution to the Mayor of the City of Seattle and to all
members of the Seattle City Council.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

The 36th District Republicans have unanimously adopted the following:

A RESOLUTION

WHEREAS public safety is the first and greatest responsibility of
government, and

WHEREAS the City of Seattle is known nationwide for its kind treatment
of those who are down-and-out, and

WHEREAS the anti-aggressive panhandling ordinance proposed by
Councilmember Tim Burgess would in no way harm or deter any person who
is not aggressive in pursuit of a handout,

WE, the 36th District Republicans, do resolve that we support the
passage of Council Bill Number 116807, also known as the anti-aggressive
panhandling ordinance, now before the Seattle City Council.

Representatives from both the Seattle and Washington State Departments of Transportation will discuss SR 99’s North Portal and work planned and underway on Mercer at tomorrow night’s District meeting. Please attend to hear what is happening on our roads and in our Party.

It the usual time and place: 7:00 pm, United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw, Thursday night.

And, if you have received your Official Call for the King County Convention coming up this Saturday, please go to www.kcgop.org and pre-register.

Thanks for your support.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

Seattle Department of Transportation officials will be previewing the North Portal’s access to the SR 99 tunnel, the eastern portion of the Mercer Project, where work has already begun, plus plans for Mercer from 5th North to Elliott at next week’s meeting. Please join us.

You can find information on the Viaduct Replacement Project at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/Viaduct/
The page has links to a simulation of the underground route, showing downtown from below, as well as details on north and south portals.

The Mercer Project is shown at http://www.cityofseattle.net/Transportation/ppmp_mercer.htm

We’ll meet at the United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw, 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 15.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

Our regular meeting is this Thursday, 7:00 pm at the United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw St. We’ll be in our regular meeting room.

Sean Salazar, candidate for the US Senate and Charlie Wiggins, candidate for the State Supreme Court will be our guests.

Also, Dan Satterberg’s KickOff Breakfast is this Wednesday, 7:30 am, at the Sheraton downtown. And, a reminder that all those elected delegates to the State Convention should have payments in to WSRP this week if you have not already paid.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

A Reminder -

Precinct caucuses will be held this Saturday morning, February 13 at the United Church of Christ, 3555 W McGraw St.  Credentials will open at 9:30 am and voting will begin at 10:30.  Most precincts likely will be finished within an hour if not sooner.

The purpose of the precinct caucus is to elect delegates to the District Caucus and the King County Republican Convention.  You also will be asked to provide input on the Party Platform.

Please take an hour or two out of your morning to make a difference.

I look forward to seeing you there.  If you have any questions, please contact me.

Glenn Avery
Chair, 36th District Republicans

Important Dates:

Pooled Precinct Caucuses - This Saturday, February 13
3555 W McGraw Street

36th District Caucus - Saturday, March 6
3555 W McGraw Street

King County Republican Convention - Saturday, April 17
Site to be announced