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Accomplishments
Staff Information
Committees and Chairs
Board of Directors
President's Statement
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| Your membership means a lot to this organization and to the Ballard community. The work that we do could not be done without your support, both financially and in volunteer time. Here is some of what your membership dollars help us accomplish. |
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Offer networking opportunities for members to help them promote their goods and services and keep business within our own community.
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Inform members and the Ballard community about local issues and events via our website, broadcast e-mails and through collaborations with the Ballard News-Tribune.
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Provide hundreds of referrals to the general public for area shops, restaurants and businesses.
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Produce and promote special events such as SeafoodFest and the Ballard Jazz Festival, bringing thousands for the festivities, but also to shop and dine.
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Organize and promote monthly ARTwalks, which enliven Saturday evenings in Ballard and promote patronization of retail, service and restaurant business in our community.
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Work with local and regional publications and media to promote Ballard and to spotlight issues facing this community.
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Create and distribute Ballard area maps, both in local businesses and at such tourist attractions as the Ballard Locks, Shilshole Bay Marina, the Nordic Heritage Museum, the University of Washington Visitors’ center, the Seattle Visitors’ Center.
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Partner with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) on the Ballard Parking Study to better utilize our existing parking supply and identify ways to provide more.
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Work with Seattle Parks Department to ensure that the Ballard Municipal Center Park fulfills the promise made to the community during the Neighborhood Planning Process and best serves us now and in the future.
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Confer with the Office of Housing to explore options for developing affordable housing.
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Meet with Mayor Nickels and other City officials to lobby for programs and funding.
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Provide representation at public meetings for the Monorail, the Viaduct and Port of Seattle projects, as well BINMIC (Ballard Interbay Northend Manufacturing and Industrial Center) and NSIA (North Seattle Industrial Association) meetings and events.
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Provide contact names and information for people looking to invest in or launch Ballard businesses, thus helping to keep our economy growing.
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Ballard is fortunate to have a strong and active Chamber with over 375 members. Since 1927, our organization has worked hard to promote business and influence positive change in the community.
Ballard Municipal Center
It will contain a park, a library, the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center and future mixed-use development.
New library
The new library, on the former US Bank site at 2054 NW 56th Street, will break ground any day now. Its award winning design also accommodates our Neighborhood Service Center, fondly referred to as Little City Hall.
1.4-acre park
Worth the wait is a 1.4-acre park currently being designed by the Parks Department for the old Safeway site at 57th and 22nd. This project has met with resistance by local residents, property owners and businesses, because of its inclusion of a skateboard park.
Membership dues helped fund these accomplishments.
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Ballard Chamber of Commerce
2208 NW Market St.
Suite 100
Ballard, WA 98107
Tel 206 784 9705
Fax 206 783 8154
info@ballardchamber.com
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