The Greenwood Community Council’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, 3/15 will be devoted to the aftermath of the blast that leveled part of downtown Greenwood and focus on the way forward:
- Steps to take to prepare for and avoid future disasters such as gas leaks
- Resources for recovering and rebuilding
The meeting will be held at 7 pm in Egan Hall. The program for this event is in flux, but there are confirmed speakers from Puget Sound Energy, the Mayor’s Office, Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods and Office of Economic Development and the Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA).
For information about St. John School’s Emergency Notification System, click here.
Useful links and resources:
- Ongoing reports are found on PhinneyWood
- A list of fundraising and volunteer opportunities from PNA (and kudos to businesses that have participated!)
- Lists of recovery resources from PNA and the Department of Neighborhoods
- News articles from NY Times, CNN, NBC, Seattle Times (1 2 3 4 5), King5, KIRO, KUOW, Q13 (1 2), KPLU, Puget Sound Business Journal, MyBallard, and the Stranger
- Photos of the explosion and aftermath from SeattlePI.com (1 2), Seattle Times, KIRO
- Statement from Mayor Murray
- Support for firefighters and Greenwood business recovery from Governor Inslee
- Another loss for Greenwood: its food bank (Seattle Times)
- How the Greenwood explosion created a pressure wave (curbed.com)
- Know the warning signs of a gas leak before things explode (Everett Herald)
- Green Lake community council donates to Greenwood
