Supporting volunteer-driven work to make Unincorporated King
County communities safer, better connected
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced 65 volunteer-led
community events and projects that will be expanded in unincorporated
communities with grants
of up to $3,000 each. The Community Service
Area Grants enhance projects and events, such as First Aid
classes, local music events, salmon habitat restoration, emergency
preparedness, purchase a refrigerator for a food bank, and more.
The community groups successfully competed for a total of
$90,000 in grants, which range between $290 and $3,000 each. Community
organizations are required to match at least one quarter of the total project
costs.
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King County Executive announces youth
and amateur sports grants funding
Executive Constantine also
announced 45 Youth and Amateur Grants totaling $3.6 million. Many of these
grantees are in the unincorporated areas of Skyway and White Center/North
Highline. The funding, which comes from a 1
percent car-rental tax authorized in 1993, helps support non-profit and local
government agencies to increase access to healthy lifestyles with new or
improved facilities and programs. View the list of awards and read the
press release here.
4Culture seeks grant applications
It is time to apply for a 4Culture Project Grant in the
arts, heritage or preservation. 4Culture funds poetry to powwows, exhibits to
interviews, to the final touches of creative projects. Deadlines are Feb. 28
for Preservation Special Projects and March 7 for Arts and Heritage Projects.
For more information, visit the 4Culture website.
The
VSHSL Implementation Plan Feedback Sessions have begun, and if you have not
yet RSVP’d to these meetings, please do so at www.kcdchs.eventbrite.com.
The
feedback sessions are
open to all King County residents and will be held in Auburn, Mercer Island, Seattle, and Issaquah.
Tuesday,
Feb. 13, 1 p.m. in the Auburn Library
1102 Auburn
Way S., Auburn, WA 98002
RSVP & Details: www.KCAuburn.Eventbrite.com
Thursday,
Feb. 15, 3 p.m. in the Chinook Building
401 Fifth
Avenue, Room 121/123, Seattle, WA 98104
RSVP & Details: www.KCSeattle.Eventbrite.com
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 4:45 p.m. in the Mercer Island Community &
Events Center
8236 SE 24th
St., Mercer Island, WA 98040
RSVP & Details: www.KCMercer.Eventbrite.com
Wednesday, Feb. 21. 1 p.m. in the Issaquah Library
10 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
RSVP & Details: http://www.kcissaquah.eventbrite.com/
Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council new members
As a result of the
GMVUAC’s Biennial Citizens’ Survey conducted online last fall, several area
residents came forward seeking to join the group. Following interviews at the
GMVUAC January monthly meeting, five new members were elected to join: LarKen
Buchanan, Luke Hansen, Ellie Hooman, Celia Parker, and Paul Schultz. The new
members will be sworn in at the GMVUAC February monthly meeting.
Proposed asphalt facility
move
The GMVUAC submitted
written testimony to the King County Council during the Jan. 8 public hearing
supporting the Council’s six-month moratorium and calling for a rezone of the industrial
parcel. Lakeside Industries had submitted an application to move its asphalt
facility from the urban growth area in Covington to the rural area between
Renton and Maple Valley.
Greater
Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC)
Monday, Feb. 12, 7-9 p.m.
Maple Valley Fire Station
Southeast corner of SE 231st St. and SR-169 intersection
Maple Valley
Visit the website for the latest information
and to confirm meetings.
Green
Valley/Lake Holm Association Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fire District 44, Station 95
32316 148th Ave.
SE
Auburn
Visit
the Facebook page or Twitter for the latest information and
to confirm meetings.
Four
Creeks Unincorporated Area Council
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7-9 p.m.
Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 78
20720 SE May Valley Rd.
Issaquah
Visit
the website at for the latest information and to
confirm meeting.
Community
Alliance to Reach Out and Engage
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
12819 160th Ave SE
Renton
Visit the website at for
the latest information and to confirm meetings.
Upper
Bear Creek Community Council
Tuesday, March 13, 7-9 p.m.
Woodinville
Library
17105
Avondale Rd. NE
Woodinville
Visit
the website or Facebook page for the latest
information and to confirm meetings.
West Hill Community Association Board Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7-9 p.m.
King County Fire District 20
12424 76th Ave S.
Seattle
Open to the public, monthly board meeting of the
all-volunteer, resident based organization. Local issues are discussed at
this meeting. For more information contact contact@mywesthill.org
West Hill Business Association
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 9-11 a.m.
Skyway VFW
7421 S. 126th St.
Seattle
Open to the public, monthly meeting of the business group in
unincorporated West Hill. For more information contact Cynthia Lamothe
206-722-7343.
North Highline Unincorporated Area Council
Thursday, March 1, 7:30-9 p.m.
1243 SW 112th St.
Seattle
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