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Metropolitan King County
                Council News
March
                                King County Community Service Area Open House
                                Meet Councilmember Kathy Lambert and discuss issues affecting Snoqualmie Valley
                            
                                South King County Student Leaders meet civic officials at Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer's annual student conference on leadership
                                Event held at Auburn’s Emerald Downs 
                            
                                Upthegrove supports increased bus service between Renton and Kent
                                “Renton and Kent residents need access to dependable bus service” 
                            
                                More bus service coming to Burien, SeaTac, Renton, and Kent
                                “Metro’s proposed service changes are a good step in the right direction towards more frequent and reliable service to our communities”
                            
                                County and Issaquah collaborate on Traffic Solutions on Issaquah-Hobart Road
                                The corridor is experiencing increased traffic and travel time and the goal of the study is to gather data and conduct analyses of the corridor and recommend solutions to reduce congestion and collisions.
                            
                                State Agriculture Director leads panel in Auburn on state of agriculture in valley and region 
                                Discussion on the important role agriculture plays in South King County
                            
                                Council Approves Independent Investigation of West Point Treatment Plant Disaster 
                                Community Meeting This Saturday
                            
                                Council Budget Chair Statement on Executive’s Tax Increase Proposal
                                “This proposed sales tax increase would hit low income folks the hardest.  Our state already has the most regressive tax system in the country, and this would make it even worse in King County.”
                            
                                Jensen Reappointed to Harborview Board of Trustees
                                “Her work has helped Harborview Medical Center remain a national model for public health efforts, and I am grateful for her service.”
                            
                                County Council Opposes Efforts to Privatize Federal Land
                                Adopts motion Resisting Efforts to Sell County’s Federal Public Lands
                            
                                Public invited to meeting on repairs to the West Point Treatment Plant
                                “This is a chance for the public to hear what went wrong, what will be done to fix the problem and what's being done to make sure this never happens again.”
                            
                                Council to Call for Third Party Investigation of West Point Disaster
                                “In light of questions raised and then unanswered by plant management at recent hearings, we believe it is our duty to get this information from an independent source.” 
                            
                                County Council joins in wishing “safe fishing” to crews preparing to head to Alaska
                                Council recognizes the annual “Blessing of the Fleet” 
                            
                                Effort to Honor Veterans on 100th Anniversary of America’s Entry into First World War
                                Seattle, King County restoring historic plaques to honor those who served
                            
                                Dunn reappointed to County leadership for 2017
                                I take my job seriously and appreciate the confidence my colleagues placed in me while working for good solutions last year
                            
                                County Council Women’s History Month proclamation recognizes, celebrates the challenges and contributions of women 
                                Celebrating the historic contributions women of every race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background have made, and continue to make,in the growth and strength of King County, Washington State, our nation, and the global community
                            
                                Emergency action to speed repairs of West Point Treatment Plant
                                Kohl-Welles directs effort to extend waiver of contracting and procurement procedures
                            
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