After nearly two months of waiting, the East Ballard Community Association was awarded a Small and Simple grant totaling $14, 576 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to install planters on 14th Avenue Northwest.

The 30 or so planters were removed from Third Avenue in downtown Seattle earlier this year and will be installed on the median ends on 14th Avenue to create a buffer between parked vehicles and vehicles crossing the intersection, said Dawn Hemminger, president of the East Ballard Community Association.

"Needless to say, we are very excited about this grant opportunity," Hemminger said. "It's more than just a planter project – it's a community project."

She said the planter project will not just beautify the street, it will bring together residents, businesses and nearby schools.

The association will be working with students at St. Alphonsus and Ballard High School to provide art and vegetation for the planters, Hemminger said.

She said the plan was to have the planters in place this winter, but the grant came through later than expected. Now, the association hopes to have the planters installed in the spring, she said.

The association needed pledges for volunteer hours and materials from neighbors and businesses in order to get the grant, one of 42 given out by the city.

Hemminger said she would like to thank all the local business owners and community members who made pledges.

The next opportunity to participate in the planter project will be at the next East Ballard Community Association meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 at 1111 N.W. 60th St.