Ballard and Crown Hill residents took the crown for most involved community members in the city – at least as far as input for Seattle's Neighbor Plans is concerned.

Over the summer, a total of 901 people responded – in person, online or by mail – to questions from the city about changes in the neighborhood. That is more than 500 more responses than the city received from any other neighborhood.

"People in Ballard are poised and energetic to engage in a community-wide discussion of their Neighborhood Plan," according to the recently released Seattle Planning Commission's executive report on the responses.

According to the report, which can be downloaded with the link on the right, Ballard and Crown Hill residents are happy with the increase in parks and businesses and the new library since the Neighborhood Plan was created in the late 90s.

Residents are less happy about traffic, public safety and the continuing lack of sidewalks in Crown Hill.

The Seattle Planning Commission and the Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee will be presenting their full findings for Ballard and Crown Hill at a meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 12 at North Seattle Community College.

Residents are invited to attend and give their input on the findings. Feedback will contribute to how and when the Neighborhood Plan is updated.