We Are Lake Hills

PSE Pavement Overlay

Next weekend, crews will start grinding and repaving 148th Avenue Southeast, along Lake Hills Boulevard, and along several side streets. This pavement replacement work is the last step in the recent Puget Sound Energy gas main replacements. Lanes will be closed on 148th Avenue Southeast, from Southeast 16th Street to Lake Hills Boulevard and along …

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Great Picnic!

The picnic was terrific! Thanks so much to everyone who came to Evergreen Park on Saturday. We must have had a couple hundred people through over the 4 hours, and everyone seemed to really enjoy it. And thanks so much to all our sponsors. We couldn’t have done it without you. Financial support from: Bashey, …

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WALH Updates

Firstly, The Lake Hills Neighborhood Association picnic is almost here: Hope to see you at Evergreen Park between 11 and 3. Hot dogs will be served – bring a salad or dessert if desired, along with a non-perishable item for Hopelink. An Update on the 7/9 Planning Commission meeting: The Commission was pleased with the …

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Planning Commission Update

A Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, 7/9, is discussing a second draft of proposed permanent laws to regulate Single Room Rentals in Bellevue. (The first was not well-received by the attendees or the Commissioners.) This draft proposes: 1) Individual room rentals (now called Rooming Houses) would no longer be permitted in any single-family zoned neighborhoods, …

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Lessons from Spiritridge

Taken from ‘Lessons from Spiritridge’ by Community Councillor Gerald Hughes “The single-family neighborhoods are changing. And many feel not for the better. Stephanie Walter and her Spiritwood neighbors (Barb Benson, Steve and Nan Fricke, Irene Fernandez, David Pater and others with common concerns) have been successful in slowing the process in their neighborhood. The problem …

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Neighborhood meeting review

A lively discussion concerning code compliance and neighbor disputes took place during the LHNA 5/16/14 meeting at Samena. Speakers Tom Campbell, Code Compliance Supervisor, and Andrew Kidde, Mediation Program Manager, shared common home/property code violation complaints, and various methods the city incorporates to find a workable solution. Residents were encouraged to report suspected code violations …

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Hello Neighbors!

This was us, back in 1962. An island of new housing in the middle of a forest. Today, we’re right at the heart of a bustling Eastside. We’re Bellevue’s largest resident’s association. Our unique community council gives us our own say in Lake Hills plannng issues. We’re the best bit of Bellevue’s Lake to Lake …

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Comprehensive Plan Update

The City’s Updated Comprehensive Plan is currently available for review by the public in draft mode.  The City will be seeking residents’ comments during the next couple of weeks.  The plan represents countless hours of effort by city staff and various boards and commissions guided by the vision of the City Council.  Many Bellevue residents made public comments at the City Council …

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