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News From
Newcastle City Hall
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Celebrate Earth Day in Newcastle!
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Celebrate Earth Day at two City events this April:
TREE PLANTING AND COMPOSTING WORKSHOP
Learn tree planting and care tips from local experts and get composting tips and supplies from Waste Management on Saturday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Newcastle Library. Newcastle residents who attend the workshop will receive a voucher for $50 towards a tree at Newcastle Fruit & Produce.
EARTH DAY VOLUNTEER EVENT
Community members are also invited to participate in a volunteer event to remove invasive English ivy and other weeds in Hazelwood Park (7399 121st PL SE). English ivy threatens trees by growing up their trunks, blocking them from sunlight, and weighing them down. During this event, volunteers will remove English ivy by hand.
The event goes from 3:15-6 p.m. on Monday, April 22. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves and water bottles, though they'll be provided, if needed.
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Apply Now: Planning Commission
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The Newcastle City Council is seeking applications for membership on the Planning Commission. The all-volunteer Commission is made up of City residents who help shape Newcastle’s future by advising the Council on the Comprehensive Plan and other long-range plans, and zoning and development codes.
The Commission is an advisory board of the City Council comprised of seven members, each serving a four-year term. Members are appointed by the Mayor following a selection process and confirmed by the Council. The Commission meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Applications for the vacancy are due April 30.
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Newcastle Police Take Down Marijuana Grow
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Newcastle Police and Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office Special Emphasis Team raided and took down another illegal grow house operating in Newcastle on April 4. During the raid, one man was arrested and approximately 400 plants and several pounds of dried, processed marijuana were found.
Unlicensed grows like this one, of this size, are dangerous for many reasons. Just recently a house in South Seattle burned down and a man was killed at a similar illegal grow.
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You're Invited: Overlake Clinic Grand Opening
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You are invited to the April 27 community grand opening celebration of Overlake’s primary and urgent care clinic (13159 Newcastle Commons Drive).
Be among the first to check out the newest location before it officially opens on Monday, April 29. The celebration, which goes from 9 a.m. to noon, includes a ribbon cutting ceremony with City officials, clinic tours, family-friendly activities and free refreshments and giveaways.
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You're Invited: Pizza With Police
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The Newcastle Police Department has partnered with MOD Pizza to bring you the community’s first ever Pizza with the Police event!
On April 28 from noon to 2 p.m., officers from the Newcastle Police Department will be at the Newcastle MOD Pizza (13156 Newcastle Commons Drive) waiting to hear from you! We will provide the pizza and you provide the questions. For those with small kids, or those who are just big kids who want to look at and possibly sit in a police car, this is your chance to meet a real officer and share your questions or concerns.
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Read about the latest police happenings in our Newcastle Police Blotter, written by Police Chief Jason Houck. The blotter includes traffic violation stats and a message from the Chief!
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The Newcastle City Council will discuss the City's tree policies, review a proclamation for Affordable Housing Week, and more at the April 16 regular meeting.
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The City of Newcastle and Olympus/Vineyard communities will sponsor the Olympus/Vineyard Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20, at 9:30 a.m. Eggs will be distributed in categories for ages 3 and under, 4-5, 6-7 and 8-10 year olds. The event will take place at Lake Boren near the upper shelter. The Easter Bunny will be on hand for pictures and refreshments will be served.
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Nice job, Newcastle! You brought 438 carloads of recyclable material to our spring collection event! Thank you for protecting the environment and keeping these items out of the landfill! In total, we collected 40,734 pounds of recyclables. That includes 11,129 household batteries, 6,680 pounds of cardboard, 380 pounds of Styrofoam and much more!
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After months of deliberation, the Newcastle City Council adopted a new sign code that both complies with a U.S. Supreme Court decision and allows City staff to better enforce it during the April 2 regular meeting.
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Save the date for May 11 and join us at Lake Boren Park for a special event! aDOGtion is an
educational fair all about local dog services and how to adopt a dog. Bring your dog to make a paw print keepsake and participate in a dog parade. Be on the lookout for more info in the next email newsletter!
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HomeStreet Bank will host a community shred-a-thon on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the bank's parking lot. Safely dispose of your sensitive documents!
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Aegis Gardens offers FREE community tai chi classes, ping pong matches, yoga classes and much more! Get involved!

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"Part of the charm of serving in a small town is the constant positive interaction we have with our citizens. Even though a day in which you have contact with the police is not often a great one, we tend to have a lot of good interactions with our citizens and often are able to give breaks to people for traffic violations.
One of our great residents dropped this off for us based on his interaction with one of our officers on a traffic stop yesterday. We are very grateful for the gesture."
— Newcastle Police Chief Jason Houck
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