Edgemoor

AT A GLANCE

Average age: 47.6

Housing units: 817

Assessed median home value: $252,665

Median home size: 2,062 square feet

Schools: Larrabee/ Lowell/Happy Valley Elementary, Fairhaven Middle School, Sehome High School

Shopping: Fairhaven shopping district is to the north; nearest major grocer is Red Apple Market on 12th Street

Parks: Chuckanut Bay Nature Area, Clark's Point, Post Point Dog Park, Cowgill Park

Mayor's Advisory Committee member: Sherry Miller Gustafson

On the Web: http://www.edgemoorneighborhood.com

City Council member: Barbara Ryan

Police calls in 2003: 230

Residential burglaries: 8

Vehicle prowls: 30

Population of neighborhood: 1,930

NEIGHBORS PROFILE: 'The goal ... is to help have more of a sense of community'

JOAN FUGAZZI

Age: 68

Lives on: Willow Road

Lived here: 2�years

What she does: Artist and member of Edgemoor Neighborhood Association

Why do you like living here? "I like it because it's accessible. I've lived in many neighborhoods without sidewalks. Here, I can go out and take a walk all the way down to the bay."

What makes your neighborhood different? "I have very nice neighbors on both sides and we talk over the fence, but it's not like developments where there are small lots and you're invited in for coffee. It's an adult neighborhood, by and large"

Why are you a member of the new association? "For the identity; I wanted to be part of neighborhood ... I think it's important to support community."

SANDIE KOPLOWITZ

Age: 52

Lives on: Middlefield Road

Lived here: 10 years in current house, 20 years at a Clark Road house

Lives with: Husband and dog

What she does: Interim treasurer for Edgemoor Neighborhood Association

What do you like about living there? "I love walking in the Edgemoor neighborhood. It's quiet and because the roads are curvy, people don't speed too much."

Is there anything special about your neighbors or the neighborhood? "The goal of the (neighborhood) association is to help to have more of a sense of community instead of such a sense of separation."

What is your favorite neighborhood moment? "In the winter time, we have such nice hills and when it snows the kids go sledding and the parents stand around and watch and block the cars."

CRAIG MOORE

Age: 51

Lives on: Willow Street

Lived here: 14 years

Lives with: Wife, 6 kids, dog, 2 cats and chickens

What he does: Family doctor

What do you like about the neighborhood? "The thing we liked most about Edgemoor was it had large lots. There's a country-like feel to it, yet it's close to the jogging trail because my wife and I are pretty avid joggers."

What's your favorite neighborhood moment? "Around Labor Day we have a barbecue; we have a large yard in front of our house. Sometimes we have a parents-against-the-kids football game. One of our friends was trying to pretend he was back in high school - he goes running down the slope to the hill and his momentum carried him down to these bushes. He was lying there with the kids on top of him. Memories like that - you can't create them, they just happen."