Advance word tonight of two big events tomorrow:

DUWAMISH TRIBE RECOGNITION HEARING: 7 am our time, Duwamish Tribe chair Cecile Hansen will be among those testifying to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee in D.C. regarding the latest proposal to officially recognize the tribe – a designation that happened briefly at the end of the Clinton Administration and was then canceled by the ensuing Bush Administration. We’re told it’ll be webcast live – you should be able to watch it here.

MORGAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETING: Tomorrow night’s quarterly Morgan Community Association meeting agenda is jampacked with big topics – from Myrtle Reservoir (about which we reported here last night) to the Viaduct/Tunnel (with new developments today) to RapidRide (with a proposed “branding delay” as reported recently) and much more. 7 pm tomorrow at The Kenney, which itself is on the agenda because its proposed landmark designation goes to the city Landmarks Board tomorrow – read on for the complete agenda, shared by MoCA president Deb Barker:

Introduction, Announcements & Updates
o Fauntleroy paving
o Morgan Junction Festival/Park opening
o Solstice Park
o Myrtle Street Reservoir
o West Seattle Skatepark
o The Kenney

City Council Candidate Dorsol Plants
Alaskan Way Viaduct update (Lara Gricar from WSDOT)
Rapid Ride Status (Jack Latteman from Metro)
Lowman Beach Pump Station (Martha Tuttle from King County)

o Orchard Street Ravine Pedestrian Safety
o Neighborhood Plan Update (July 28, 2009)
o West Seattle Trails Way-finding

New Park Opportunity
Historic Enhancements on California (Jim Del Ciello from the Admiral Neighborhood Assoc.)
Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Safety (Benjamin Kinlow, SPD Crime Prevention Coordinator