October 19, 2009

Volume 2, Issue 5
Alabama Hill
Association Newsletter
Chairman:
Doug Bestle
734-2272
Next Neighborhood
RD
Quarterly Meeting
Vice Chair: Tuesday - November 3 2009 Bloedel-Donovan Pavilion
Monem Salam Our next Quarterly Meeting is coming
419-4148 Jeff Braimes, our past AHA Chair, recently
up in a few weeks, and we’re looking attended a very exciting meeting at the
Secretary:
Larry Nicholas forward to seeing you there. We will be Roosevelt Elementary school where plans
647-2315 meeting at the Bloedel Donovan were laid out for a school garden!
Treasurer: Pavilion building, located behind the Ted & Nancy Seifert & Pam Behee are driving
Jim McLeod main building – toward the lake. If you the project and asked at that meeting whether
734-5127 haven’t attended one of our meetings the three neighborhoods that feed Roosevelt
Past Chairman: previously, we’d like to ask you to make (Alabama Hill, Roosevelt & southwest Mt.
Richard Maneval this one your first. Baker) might be interested in some kind of
671-9559 limited partnership where the garden is
MNAC Rep: concerned. This may only amount to some
Jimmy Kelsey stewardship during the summer when school
715-3053 wasn’t in session, or there could certainly be
AHA Area A (NW) Rep expanded opportunity.
Brian Walker
671-8258
AHA Area B (NE) Rep
Michael Eisenberg Some of the items on our agenda include,
734-3615 • Neighborhood Fireworks concerns
AHA Area C (SW) Rep • Roosevelt Elementary School garden
Dean Haskins Latest MNAC Report
• For more information call Doug Bestle or Jeff
733-2800 Highland Heights Park Update
• Braimes (733-3014)
AHA Area D (SE) Rep
Nancy Allen ☺
922-0256

Special Interest New Birch Street

Articles:
• November Quarterly
Development Underway
Neighboorhood
meeting
• Highland Heights
Park Update The new Birch Street development project is
well underway, with one home completed and a
Individual Highlights: second under final stages of construction.
Our new webpage Another 17 lots are in this planned development
section of our neighborhood, for a total of 19
City Info new homes planned.
AHA Membership Form Once these homes are built we’ll see added
traffic inflow to Alabama Street as these new
Next AHA Qtly home owners will be going to and from work,
school, shopping and home. We’ll want to keep
Meeting is Tues
a watchful eye on this traffic flow situation and
November 3rd
be prepared to discuss possible remedies if
7 PM Bloedel- needed with the city. Bring your thoughts and
Donovan Pavillion ideas to our next meeting.
 October Recipe
Caramel-Glazed Apple Cake
(From Easy Cooking the Costco Way)
CAKE
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 5 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, cored,
peeled and cut in ½ -inch pieces.
• 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans or walnuts
• 2 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
CARAMEL GLAZE
• 4 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• Pinch of salt
• ½ cup heavy cream
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A perfect way to use all those delicious Fall apples. This has a
yummy apple flavor and a texture that is between a cake and
muffin. Add ice cream or whipped cream - mmmm!
1. Pre-heat oven to 325º F. Butter and flour a 9-by-13 inch
pan.
2. Beat both sugars and oil in a mixing bowl until very well
blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon,
nutmeg and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, mixing
until just blended. Stir in apples, pecans and vanilla.
(Batter will be quite thick). Pour into pan.
3. Bake for 50-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan while
preparing the glaze.
4. To prepare the glaze, melt butter in a sauce-pan over
low heat. Stir in both sugars and salt; cook over medium-
low heat for 2 minutes. Add cream and boil for 2
minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Poke holes in the cake with a skewer or toothpick.
Pour on the glaze. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Top with whipped cream or ice cream if desired. Makes
12 generous servings.

MNAC News
Last Meeting held 9/16/09
– Jimmy Kelsey, our Rep

From the September meeting, the most contentious issue is

probably the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Fairhaven 1325 Meador Avenue, Suite 106
Bellingham, WA 98229-5807
Highlands project and the Public Hearings being held. Meetings
www.garys-plumbing.com
schedule for COB Planning Department website,
License # GARYSPH940KP
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/Public%20Notices?OpenForm
Check it out!!! We’ve now got a new AHA
Silver Beach NA reported continuing internal disagreement over website! GoTo….
runoff and impact on Lake Whatcom. MNAC members voted to
support a South NA plan to modify their neighborhood plan to http://alabamahillassociation.com/
include language asking neighbors to consider impact on views
and habitat of trees and other plantings.
MNAC members voted against changing Cordata/Meridian
proposal on zoning change for a housing and mixed use
designation for a large development east of Cordata, north of
Stuart St. Those results are advisory from MNAC to Mayor Dan
Pike.
Linda Stewart announced no additional requests for
reimbursement of NA expenses would be accepted after October
st
1 , due to city budget cuts as revenues continue their fall.
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City+ Beat
Linda Stewart, the Neighborhood Services Coordinator,
working out of the Mayor’s office has been providing
much info to all. They have a terrific city wide
neighborhood newsletter well worth looking up on the
City's website:
http://www.cob.org/news/neighborhoods.aspx

Also, the Planning Department provides weekly

updates on permits and applications. Go to
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf

Finally, if you can still afford gas and want some driving
info on local roads and projects, go to…
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ for

Highland Heights Park update: by Brian Walker

Regarding the Highland Heights Park progress, I did
hear from the landscape architect that the City is
looking for more funding to incorporate a paved
pedestrian corridor from the playground to Illinois Street
for ADA compliance. Jonathan Schilk indicated that
parks projects now require City building department
review and he is concerned that the project would not
receive approval without the accessible route. In the
next few weeks I will ask Schilk if additional funding is
available, and maybe open a discussion regarding
possible ways to trim back the current proposal to find
monies for the ADA route. I will keep you informed.
If you have any other questions regarding the plan,
please give me a call. Brian Walker, AHA NW Area Rep
ALABAMA HILL ASSOCIATION
PRSRT STD
PO Box 29902 US Postage Paid
Bellingham, 98228 Bellingham, WA
Permit No. 122
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NEXT Meeting
Tues, Nov 3rd
7:00 PM
Bloedel-Donovan
Pavilion
Bring a neighbor &
join us!

Please VOTE by Nov 3rd !

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