Monday, August 24th Public meeting for the 116th Ave NE Apartments (virtual, 6pm) - 11-story mixed use development with approximately 449 residential units (including 90 affordable units), 11k sqft of ground floor retail, and 507 parking spaces. Variances on access corridor and block dimensions. CALUP for steep slopes and wetland.
Wednesday, August 19th Public meeting (virtual, 6pm) for the 12001 NE 12th St Apartments - eight story mixed use, 378 units, ~76 affordable units, 413 parking stalls, and a small amount of commercial space. (link) Thursday, August 20th Public Hearing for EverGlen Village rezone, hybrid, 6pm - request to change from PO
Monday, August 10th Lime shared e-scooter and e-bike program launches citywide Thursday, August 13th Deadline to comment on the Bellevue Home Rehabilitation Program 2026-2030, which will provide maintenance for 15 homes per year with ~$500k of CDBG funds for zero interest loans; over 5 years the program
News: Lime service will start in Bellevue on August 10th. A community event to launch Lime service in Bellevue will be held on August 21st from 3:30-5:30pm at The Meadow just north of the transit center downtown (link) - there will be tables with mobility resources and free
Monday, July 27th Hearing Examiner: Appeal of SEPA for Broadstone East Wilburton, 10am (link) Tuesday, July 28th City Council, 6pm (link) Oral Communications: There will be 30 minutes for public comment; speaker sign-up starts at noon (link) Consent Calendar * Minutes * Agreement with Owen Equipment Company to purchase one new
Other news for Bellevue: Urban Core Bike Network Phase 1: Crews began repaving 100th Ave NE/Main St and 116th Ave NE/Main Street this week, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pavement markings will occur in 3-4 weeks. Naren Briar has put up her second Substack
Posts on NewBellevue.com: Rental fee disclosures (link) Fee disclosures, part 2 (link) Other coverage of Bellevue: Evergreen Village was sold for $61.4M (Costar) Monday, July 13th Public Meeting at 6pm for Hyatt House Bellevue at 1300 116th Ave NE - 174 hotel rooms on six floors and 133 parking
Posts on NewBellevue.com: Update on the Downtown Park trees (link) One more thing for ESC (link) Other coverage of Bellevue: Bellevue's Grand Connection gets a little help from its neighbors (Seattle Times) - Says the Grand Connection funding gap is only $100M, and clarifies the $30M cap on
Wednesday, July 1st Arts Commission, 4:30pm (link) Public comment: Speakers (up to three minutes) may register beginning at 12:00 p.m. on the day of the Arts Commission meeting at https://bellevuewa.gov/arts-oral-comms or just attend in person or virtually. Partner Presentation by Studio East
Tuesday, June 23rd City Council, 6pm (link) Oral Communications: There will be 30 minutes for public comment; speaker sign-up starts at noon (link) Consent Calendar * Claims and Payroll: $35.2M and $19M * Award the Aqua Vista Sewer Replacement project to Laser Underground & Earthworks Inc. for $881k plus tax.
Monday, June 15th Pre Hearing Conference on the SEPA Appeal of Determination of Non-Significance and Design Review Approval for 12000, 12022 & 12028 NE 8th Street and 12011 NE Bel-Red Road, 10am (link) - Broadstone East Wilburton (link) will be built on the site of Eragem and some neighboring
Apologies that this week's newsletter is arriving in two parts. If you have a preference for what should happen for the weeks where some agendas aren't posted until Monday, please let me know. Some options: - send a second newsletter when the information becomes available - have a