Newport

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Every three years, the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) has funds available for small capital projects that you and your neighbors identify to improve the safety and livability of your neighborhood. The last time this occurred  in Newport was in 2006

In November/December 2009, 113 Newport households submitted project requests.  Those project requests were reviewed by staff to determine eligibility as potential NEP projects according to the NEP Screening Criteria.  Some of the requests were referred to the appropriate City office for appropriate action.  Some projects could not be included because they did not pass the Screening Criteria.  The remaining projects were prepared as "Proposed NEP Projects".  These projects wil be presented at the Workshop.  All households in the Newport NEP area will soon receive a postcard invitation to the Workshop.  In April, all households will receive ballots and will have an opportunity to vote for their top three priority projects.

The detailed project descriptions and cost estimates of the eligible proposed projects are still being prepared.  They include sidewalks on 123rd Ave SE, SE 56th St., 125th Ave SE and SE 60th St. (all of them pending the results of a poll of immediate adjacent neighbors), streetlights at two locations on 123rd Ave (pending the results of a poll of immediate adjacent neighbors), an asphalt shoulder on 120th Ave SE, ivy removal at Coal Creek Park, hazardous tree removal along the boundary of Coal Creek Park, and a new playground at Newport Heights Elementary School.

For more information about these projects or the process generally, please e-mail Ron Matthew or call him at 425-452-4075.

PROJECT FUNDED IN 2007:

Coal Creek Park Trail  -- This project created a new nature trail through the recently acquired Coal Creek Natural Area connecting the Newport Hills, Factoria and Somerset neighborhoods. The new trail expanded passive recreation opportunities within the western parcel of Coal Creek Natural Area. The project will also incorporated some reforestation and habitat enhancement opportunities for community volunteer participation.
Project Manager:  Geoff Bradley, 425-452-2740, gbradley@bellevuewa.gov