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GNA Issues "Peninsula People Business Directory" as Part of New Resident "Welcome Basket"
GNA Board member and longtime local resident Velma Rogers has completed the Peninsula People Business Directory. The Directory is part of the GNA’s new “Welcome Basket,” now available to residents new to the area. The Directory includes contact information for businesses on or around the Steamboat Island Peninsula. Click here to download your copy of the Peninsula People Business Directory.
GNA BOARD VOTES TO FIGHT CONFERENCE CENTER IN PUBLIC HEARING
On February 20, 2007, the County Commissioners announced a split decision, 2-to-1, against an appeal by the GNA to lapse the application to build a conference center on Steamboat Island Road. Following that announcement, the GNA Board chose not to fight that decision in court. Instead, the GNA focus its energies on the public hearings on the application and the Special Use Permit the developer needs to build. Once the developer completes his application, those hearings will be scheduled.

The Griffin Neighborhood Association (GNA) needs additional money to continue our opposition to this project. We do not believe that developers should be able to build large commercial projects like this on residential property. We have hired a local land use attorney to assist in opposing this project. Please send your contributions, payable to "GNA" to: Griffin Neighborhood Association, 4931 Oyster Bay Road, NW, Olympia, WA, 98502. Use the memo field, on your check, to note the contribution is for the "GNA Legal Fund." Contributions may also be made online at the GNA’s website. Click here to make a contribution, over a secure internet connection, using your credit card.

Click here for more information regarding this project.

GNA CALL FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
The GNA is interested in hosting Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in this area. To do so, we need at least 15 people to indicate their interest in attending the program.

Yes, I am interested in attending CERT Training: Click here to send an email. We’ll contact you, as we begin to make arrangements.

What is CERT?

CERT is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, family, neighbors, and co-workers in the event of a disaster. During a disaster, emergency service personnel may not be able to reach everyone right away. CERT training will provide you with the necessary skills to help you save lives and protect property.

Victims or bystanders provide the initial aid in 95% of all emergencies. Would you know what to do?

CERT is a free, 20-hour training course.

Who should take CERT Training?

People interested in taking an active role in neighborhood preparedness, Neighborhood Watch groups, Community leaders, Parents, Communities of faith, Youth organizations, Students, teachers and administrators, Members of clubs and organizations.

For more information, click here for the CERT flyer.

The program also has a web site. Click here to go to it.

Yes, I am interested in attending CERT Training: Click here to send an email. We’ll contact you, as we begin to make arrangements.

NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SURVEY
You can help to keep your family and your property secure, in case of an emergency. Watch this web site for more information, coming soon. In the meantime, if you live in the Griffin School District, click here to download our Emergency Preparedness Survey. Print it out, complete it and mail or fax it to the Griffin Neighborhood Association (click here for our address and fax number). We'll contact you with our next steps. Print out a few more copies to give to your neighbors!
Cluster Development Task Force Update The County Commissioners approved Ordinance No. 13222 in November 2004 and then extended it, to expire on September 10, 2008. This places some limits on cluster developments.
Click here for the County's Cluster Development Task Force web pages
Hearings Board finds that much of the County's land-use plan don't comply with the state's Growth Management Act (GMA) and must be overhauled.
Click here to read the Olympian's article.

Read how the County plans to come into compliance with the GMA, click here to read the County's web pages on their GMA compliance efforts, including rezoning of rural lands and opportunities for public involvement.

Historical Sketch of the Griffin Area Click here for a brief history of the Griffin Area.
New Applications of Note:
Click to go to ► Modify existing Special Use Permit to add to the Sunrise Beach School (3548 Steamboat Island Rd. NW).
Click to go to ► Approval request to build a 49-foot long by 12-foot high shoreline retaining wall at 3430 Gravelly Beach Loop NW.
Click to go to ► Subdivide 14.4 acres into smaller lots at 4735 Gravelly Beach Loop NW.
Click to go to ► Subdivide 15.5 acres into 3 lots at 4807 Oyster Bay Road NW. Parcels include a wetland crossing, Class II Wetland and Type V Stream.

Click to go to ► A Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance was issued to construct a 21-foot high stairway, from the beach over a bluff at 3744 Gravelly Beach Rd. NW.

Click to go to ► All the applications for which we have documents.

Thurston County Commission
meets the first Monday of each month at 6 pm and all other Mondays at 9 am. Click here for their agendas and minutes.
Click here is you are you a having trouble with our discussion group on Yahoo!

The Griffin Neighborhood Association (GNA) is a registered, nonprofit, nonpartisan group of neighbors living within the boundaries of the Griffin School District, Thurston County, Washington.

Any person owning property, a business, or residing in the Griffin area is eligible to become a member and to participate fully in the Association. Membership is also open to community groups and students of the Griffin School District.

Originally organized as the Oyster Bay Neighborhood Association in 1990, we were registered as the nonprofit Griffin Neighborhood Association in December, 1995.


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The opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the GNA, it's members or Board.


Focus on Local Business
The GNA asks you support local businesses. Here's one:


FULL SERVICE DRIVE THRU
AND WALK UP ESPRESSO STAND

3403 STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD.
behind the Island Market's Chevron gas pumps

MON-FRI 6AM TO 6PM
SAT 7AM TO 6PM
SUN 7AM TO 4PM

click here for the menu and syrup list


Mission of the GNA

To help build a community consensus to address major issues confronting our area, including growth, land issues, habitat, water quality, transportation and school planning.

The Griffin Neighborhood Association will typically take these steps to reach community consensus and issue resolution:

  • Research an emerging issue as honest brokers of information.
  • Raise awareness within the community of a particular issue using a variety of communication methods.
  • Determine the community's opinions and, if necessary, provide a forum for debate.
  • Take issues on which there is consensus to the appropriate decision makers.

Our Board and Officers

Our Board is comprised of current members of the Association, elected annually by members of the Association present at our Annual Meeting. Officers are elected from the Board membership by members of the Board.

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