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News From
Newcastle City Hall
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Save the Date for 2019 Diamond Awards Gala
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The annual Diamond Awards gala honoring Newcastle community members is Thursday, March 14, 2019, at The Golf Club at Newcastle. This year's event will feature a special performance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Alan White, as well as Risdon Middle School musicians.
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Calling All Newcastle HOA Presidents/Neighborhood Leads!
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Are you the president of your Newcastle neighborhood’s homeowner’s association or are you a neighborhood leader? If the answer is YES, we want to hear from you!
The city’s all-volunteer Community Activities Commission is working on a project to bring Newcastle neighborhoods together and explore ways the city can support HOAs. The first step is to create an updated master list of HOA/neighborhood contacts. We’re asking HOA presidents (or neighborhood leads, if you don’t have an HOA) to email us your name, the name of your neighborhood, email address and whether you'd be interested in a community HOA meet-and-greet, to Community Activities Commissioner Nathan Stix at
nathans@newcastlewa.gov
. Coming this spring, the CAC will organize a meet-and-greet of HOA presidents/neighborhood leads.
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City Council Community Conversation
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The Newcastle City Council will host its second community conversation event on March 21 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Aegis Gardens Theatre.
The forum serves as a casual and convenient way for residents to ask their elected officials questions and learn what’s happening in the community. This is an opportunity to meet your elected leaders and share your questions, comments and concerns.
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Trail of the Month | China Creek Trail
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Throughout 2019 and to help celebrate the City of Newcastle’s 25th Anniversary, we will be featuring
a Trail of the Month. For March, we invite you to explore the China Creek Trail!
As the woods continue to thaw out from the recent snow, explore a wetland boardwalk in the heart of Newcastle! The China Creek Trail follows the north side of China Creek,
featuring the boardwalk that meanders through the wetland to a peaceful rest area with a bench and
excellent bird watching opportunities.
The boardwalk trail can be accessed from the west through the Southeast 75th Street road-end alongside the Lake Boren Townhomes, just off of 129th Avenue Southeast. To the east, the new segment connects to the Aegis Gardens boardwalk which leads to the Lake Boren Esplanade and Coal Creek Parkway.
Check it out today – it’s fun for the whole family! And post your photos using the hashtags #NewcastleWA, #HikeNewcastle, #NewcastleWA25.
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New Waste Management Service Enhancements
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The new Waste Management services, including year-round yard waste service, begin this month. Here are a few helpful links if you still have questions about the new services:
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The Newcastle Police Blotter features selected crime reports, traffic citation statistics from across the city and a message from
Police Chief Jason Houck, the new author of Newcastle's blotter!
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The Newcastle City Council will continue discussing some major updates to the code that regulates signage in our community during the March 5 City Council meeting.
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The 41st Legislative District Town Hall featuring state Sen. Lisa Wellman and Reps. Tana Senn and My-Linh Thai is Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at Bellevue College, Room N201. Citizens are invited to come get an update on the 2019 legislative session, learn what's next in the legislative process, and share your comments, concerns and questions with elected leaders.
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At the previous Newcastle City Council meeting, Police Chief Jason Houck presented the 2018 crime stats. Overall, Part 1 crimes were down, calls for service went up and our officers issued 565 tickets in 2018.
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Your Newcastle Stormwater Management Division would like your feedback on the 2019 Stormwater Management Program Plan (SWMP).
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A section of the May Creek Trail will be closed intermittently for stormwater work until April 27. Click the map above to see the area of the closure.
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It's going to be a busy March at the Newcastle Library! The month is highlighted by the first Newcastle Area Youth Artists Exhibition.
The library will also host a museum heist escape room, a drawing comics and graphic novels workshop, and more!
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The Newcastle Trails annual meeting is Wednesday, March 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Library. The public meeting is an opportunity for everyone to ask questions, make suggestions and learn about our local trail system and future plans.
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King County Elections is hosting a series of candidate workshops for anyone interested in running for office. The free workshops take place at various places across the county from March 2-April 20. In Newcastle, four City Council spots will be on the ballot: Positions 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Kindergarten registration has begun for the 2019-20 school year. Children who will be 5 by Aug. 31, 2019, are
eligible for enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. See the links below for registration information for each school district.
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Waste Management recently installed five solar-powered trash compactors alongside new recycling containers in the downtown Newcastle area. The trash compactor, powered by Big Belly Solar, helps keep public spaces clean and can reduce trash collections by up to 80 percent.

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newcastlewa.gov/newsletters
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