LFP Mayor Honors Eight For Contributions to Community

Lake Forest Park Mayor Dave Hutchinson, who is in his final term, recognized eight people who have made a difference in the Lake Forest Park community with his Mayor’s Special Recognition Awards at the City Council meeting May 12. 

 The recipients were as follows:

 Carol Dahl: Dahl has served as the Parks Board chairwoman, helped organize Picnic in the Park, and spent countless hours on the Legacy Task Force, examining what LFP should be in 100 years. She also is a founding member of the Stewardship Foundation, has served on the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Board and is involved with Rotary.

 Teri Howatt: --Howatt has served on the board of Friends of Third Place Commons, served on the Senior Center Community Services Commission, and for the last 13 years has lent her technical skills to building the city’s Web site.

 Ned Lawson: Lawson, a former Lake Forest Park City Councilman, spent nearly four years negotiating with a property owner to acquire the land for Animal Acres Park. The 3.9-acre park allows dog-walking, features a stream, children’s garden and movies when the weather is nice. The open space bond issue that passed several years ago with 70 percent approval by the voters made the park possible. Lawson’s latest project with Jack Tonkin is Goat Days.

Don MacGilvra. MacGilvra, a Lake Forest Park City Councilman from 1984-1999 and a professor of accounting at Shoreline Community College was credited for working money and budgeting issues as the city increased in size through annexations and population growth from 3,400 to 12,000 people.

Roger Olstad. Olstad, a retired University of Washington professor, served as a City Councilman from 2000-2007. He also served as chairman of the Environmental Quality Commission, the first board president of third place commons and a regent of Shoreline Community College.

Ron Sher. Sher developed Third Place Commons as a private/public non-profit space. He also created Third Place Books at Towne Centre.

Ann Stadler. Stadler served in many capacities promoting and working to make Third Place Commons a success.

Jeff Weissman. Weissman, owner of Great Harvest Bread, is active in the Lake Forest Park Rotary and served as the first chairman of the Economic Development Commission. He is involved with Friends of the Burke Gilman Trail and is known for regularly delivering food to the food bank.