Echo Lake Neighborhood Association
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The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) was formed on December 20, 1996 under the leadership of Dwight Stevens.  In 1995, Dwight walked the neighborhood, putting a meeting flyer on every one of 2,900 doorsteps!  The first meeting was held in the Echo Lake Elementary School gymnasium, and was attended by 77 people.  Mary Alice Burley, of the Rose Hill Neighborhood Association, was the speaker at the first meeting.
 
The first chair of the association was Brian Doennebrink, who was named the first president of the association, followed by Kevin Grossman. Newsletter editors were Janet & Dave Barber. Dwight Stevens served for 10-12 years, with Linda Williford co-chairing for one year and Dale Wright for 2 years. When Dwight retired he was replaced by a board of 5 women.
  
ELNA is part of the City of Shoreline Council of Neighborhoods, under the direction of the City's Office of Neighborhoods. During the first beach clean-up, ELNA bought 3 yards of sand from Salmon Bay Lumber.  The next time mini-grant funds bought 80 yards of sand.  Today, the Parks Department provides and hauls the sand to the beach.
 
Accomplishments of the association include:
 
  • Monitoring the health of Echo Lake by water sampling, coordinating with King County and the City of Shoreline for water testing, and coordinating with the Shoreline Planning and Developments Services and local project developers re water run-off into the lake.

 

  • Using neighborhood mini-grant funds for signs marking the neighborhood (Echo Lake neighborhood was the first to get its "welcome to the neighborhood" signs posted)

 

  • Using mini-grant funds for extra picnic tables and benches in Shoreline Park and Echo Lake Park.

 

  • Working with the city to deal with traffic and parking by the pool and Shoreline Park.

 

  • Coordinating with the artist(s) for the Echo Lake Neighborhood mural and for a major art installation in Echo Lake Park (2008).