By LEAH WEATHERSBY

Could the Licton Springs neighborhood be a history buff's paradise? Lately, it seems so. At the end of June the Licton Springs Community Council released a history brochure, produced with the help of the City's Department of Neighborhoods, local historians Mimi Sheridan and Carol Tobin, and graphic artists with G. Scott! Design.

But that's not all.

This fall, Licton Springs will hit the airwaves on the Seattle Community Access Network (SCAN) Channel 77 with a video documentary about Pilling's Pond, which is located along N. 90th, about a half-block west of Wallingford Avenue N.

SCAN's offices are also located in the Licton Springs neighborhood, just off Aurora Avenue on N. 98th Street.

Wanda Fullner, who chairs a Licton Springs Community Council committee that is working to preserve Pilling's Pond, approached SCAN about making a documentary in March. The committee's goal is to have the pond acquired by someone who can preserve it - preferably the City.

The pond, which is located on private property, is currently being maintained by its owner, Charles Pilling, age 89, who established the duck sanctuary on his parents' property when he was 12.

"We have many steps to take, many people to convince," Fullner said. "We want the video to preserve (Pilling's Pond) history and help in our promotional efforts."

Fullner's timing in approaching SCAN was impeccable. The community cable access TV station had just received a $5,000 grant from the City to plan a documentary project for Seattle neighborhoods.

"This way we were able to learn by doing." said Karen Toering, executive director of SCAN. Toering said that SCAN will assess the Pilling's Pond project once it's completed and will then look at producing documentaries about other Seattle neighborhoods.

Meanwhile, Fullner said just watching the production of the documentary has been interesting and fun.

"Chuck Pilling is such a fascinating man," said Fullner. "He knows the neighborhood history for the last 90 years."

SCAN's documentary was filmed in July and is expected to air this fall. The video is expected to be at least half an hour in length.

For information about the video, call SCAN at 522-4758. For information about the brochure, call Liz Kearns of the Licton Springs Community Council at 525-5243. (