SquirePark.org

Here you’ll find pertinent links local to Squire Park. This list is by no means exhaustive. To have a link added to this page you can e-mail Jess Cliffe, the Squire Park Web Site Webmaster, at jess.cliffe@squirepark.org.

Squire Park

• Squire Park Yahoo Group / E-Mail Discussion Group — E-mail based discussion group, sign up today to say in contact with your neighbors about important community issues.
• Squire Park Design Guidelines (.pdf) — Guidelines for residential, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional development in the Central Area.
• Seattle Police East Precinct — The East Precinct serves both Capitol Hill and the Central District. The website offers news and events as well as general Seattle Police related information.
• Central Area Community Festival & Parade — The Central Area Community Association was established after recognizing the opportunity to provide a service to the Central Area Community bringing about social and economic development.
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Central Area News — Keep up to date with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s latest headlines from around the Central Area.
• Central Area Development Association — The CADA aims to enhance the economic vitality, affordability, and livability of the Central Area.
• Black Dollar Days Task Force — The organization was founded with the intent to promote the principles of self-help and self-determination though economic justice, and to decrease social service dependency through revitalization of the community.

Local Attractions

• Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center — Operates as a cultural performing arts center under the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. The goal of the center is to provide quality cultural entertainment and educational components that meet the needs of the community.
• Pratt Park — The park was named after Edwin T. Pratt in 1976. Pratt was a community leader and a founder of the Central Area Motivation Program and the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center.

Utilities And Services

• Seattle Public Utilities — An important link for all Squire Park residents. View your garbage and recycling pickup schedule, report graffiti, learn about Seattle water and sewer, as well as many other related services.

City Of Seattle

• Mayor’s Office Website — Keep up to date on what Mayor Greg Nickels and staff are doing. You can learn about the Mayor’s priorities, accomplishments, and other news.
• Seattle City Council Website — Read news releases from the Seattle City Council, watch council meetings live, and stay up to date with councilmember actions.
• Department Of Neighborhoods — The Department’s goal is to build strong families and healthy communities. Also plays a key role in Seattle’s historic preservation.
• Department Of Planning And Development — This department develops, administers, and enforces standards for land use, design, construction, and housing within the city limits. DPD is also responsible for long-range planning in Seattle.
• Neighborhood Service Centers — A listing of service centers where you can pay utility bills, get a magistrate hearing, passport services, public Internet access, and more.
• Neighborhoods On The Net — A great resource listing all of the other Seattle neighborhoods with an Internet presence.

King County

• Executive’s Office Website — King County Executive Ron Sims shares news, outlines initiatives, and speeches on this King County website.
• Metro Transit — King County’s Metro Transit Website offers a trip planner, bus timetables, bus pass sales, ridshare information, and more.

Nearby Community Resources

• Capitol Hill Community Council — Learn more about Capitol Hill’s Community Council and their events.
• Miller Park Neighborhood Association –Miller Park, centered around the Miller Community Center and Miller Playfield, is at the junction of Seattle’s Central and Capitol Hill neighborhoods.
• Seattle’s Chinatown-International District — View news, upcoming events, commerce, and maps at the website of the Chinatown-International District.
• Miller Park neighborhood Association Blog — A self-described feisty group of neighbors sandwiched between Capitol Hill and The Central Area who keep everyone informed about Miller Park.