U.S. REP. JIM McDERMOTT IN WEST SEATTLE: Tonight, the man who’s long represented Seattle in the U.S. House of Representatives will be at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way) for his “Winter 2010 Community Meeting.” It’s scheduled to start at 7.

ALKI COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Two major topics on the agenda for tonight’s monthly ACC meeting at Alki UCC (6112 SW Hinds) – city Parks Board chair (and former ACC president) Jackie Ramels will talk about Parks’ just-finalized-yesterday Code of Conduct and in-the-works Fees and Charges Policy; Martha Tuttle from King County Wastewater Treatment will discuss the 2-years-and-not-done-yet 53rd Avenue Pump Station Project. This also starts at 7.

TRAFFIC ALERT: More road work just east of West Seattle, with new closures kicking in today. From SDOT:

Till 4 pm today: Right lane eastbound on Spokane St will be closed from just east of the Duwamish River East Waterway to Duwamish Ave.

24/7 Closures also start (today):

Right lane eastbound on Spokane St will be closed from Duwamish Ave to E Marginal Way S from Thursday , Feb 18, until summer 2011.

Duwamish Ave will be closed from Spokane St to E Marginal Way S from Thursday, Feb 18, until Summer 2011.
Local access ONLY for businesses.

Plan for congestion in the area – especially over the first week while drivers adjust to the closures.
These closures will accommodate the construction of the E Marginal Way S Overpass.

That’s a Port of Seattle project, by the way.