 King County supplemental budget exercises fiscal stewardship and prioritizes investments that will make a difference for our most vulnerable residents
Earlier this week the King County Council approved a $450 million supplemental King County budget.
As the Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Chair, I led the Council’s review of a supplemental budget that maintains critical infrastructure, funds necessary programs and keeps the County on track to avoid overspending.
Throughout the budget process I worked with my colleagues to keep a constant eye on the long-term health of our budget. In addition to supporting basic functions like wastewater treatment and public safety, I am pleased to report that the Council’s supplemental budget adds investments that will make a difference for some of the most vulnerable residents in our community.
In District 6, I worked to ensure the County budget supports organizations that provide housing stability services, including:
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$25,500 for Attain Housing – to help people at risk of losing their housing in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and other Eastside cities stay in their homes
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$20,000 for Bellevue LifeSpring – to help families with children in Bellevue get into and keep rental homes
Additional District 6 investments will help ensure the art on the Eastrail bridge at NE 8th in Bellevue will reflect the Japanese-American heritage of the location, 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living to support its outdoor learning garden, Seattle Universal Math Museum to help launch an effort to build a math museum in King County, and to assist in remodeling Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2995.
Read more about highlights in the supplemental budget in my news release here >>>
Until next time,
 Claudia Balducci
King County Council
District 6
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