Your Update on What's Happening at the King County Council  

Left to Right: Kent PD Commander Mike O'Reilly, Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Councilmember Reagan Dunn, KCSO Chief Patti Cole-Tindall

National Police Week

This past week was National Police Week, and on Wednesday—National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day—I presented a Proclamation honoring our fallen law enforcement personal. Police Week is a time for us all to reflect on the sacrifice of those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and to have gratitude for the officers who continue to put their lives on the line every day. 

This year's national ceremony was especially poignant as the Mayor of Kent, Dana Ralph, representatives of the Kent Police Department, and community members traveled to Washington D.C. for the national ceremony as the names of Officer Diego Moreno and Detective Derrick Focht were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Thank you to our members of law enforcement and their families for their service and sacrifice.

King County Green Globes Awards

Left to right: Josh Anderson, Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Jeff Watling, Alden Garrett, Emily Moon, Sam Plotkin, Issaquah Mayor Mary Lou Pauly, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Councilmember Reagan Dunn

I joined Executive Dow Constantine at the King County Green Globe Awards to celebrate extraordinary local efforts to preserve and protect our region’s environmental health.

Together, the City of Issaquah and the Trust for Public Land worked to conserve 46 acres of forested land that had been slated for a housing development. I was pleased to help present a Green Globe Award to Issaquah Mayor Mary Lou Pauly and Sam Plotkin with the Trust for Public Land to honor their agencies’ leadership in open space conservation.

Lake Sawyer Ribbon Cutting

Councilmember Reagan Dunn cuts the ribbon with the help of Black Diamond Mayor Carol Benson and Black Diamond Councilmember Janie Edelman

With the help of Mayor Carol Benson and Black Diamond Councilmember Janie Edelman, I cut the ribbon to unveil the brand new interpretive trail at Lake Sawyer. The signs along the trail will educate visitors to the lake on the importance of keeping the lake water clean. Lake Sawyer is a local treasure and I’m glad to have played a part in this project to help preserve it!