More town hall meetings are coming up soon

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

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This week, I kicked off my first round of CSA town hall meetings for unincorporated communities across District 9. I appreciate the chance these meetings give me to connect with you about the issues that matter most!

Two major issues that have emerged in the town halls we've held so far are: 1)  the desire for more law enforcement presence in the community, and 2) reducing homeless encampments in parks and public spaces. These are two of my biggest priorities right now, and I will continue to fight for more resources for our police and keeping our communities clean and safe.

Thank you to everyone who attended a town hall meeting so far and provided valuable input!

There are three more town halls coming up, with the next scheduled for this coming Monday for the Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River community:

• Mon, March 21, 6 PM - 8:30 PM - Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River
• Mon, March 28, 6 PM - 8:30 PM - Four Creeks/Tiger Mountain
• Wed, March 30, 6 PM - 8:30 PM - Fairwood

How to Join:

Join via Zoom: https://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/89295708409

Meeting ID: 892 9570 8409 | Passcode: TOWNhall22 (case sensitive)

Dial in: 253-215-8782 | Meeting ID: 892 9570 8409 | Passcode: 4700186961

Hope to see you at one of these upcoming meetings! 

All my best,

Reagan Dunn King County Councilmember District 9

Dunn Pushes for Refunding Our Police

Councilmember Reagan Dunn advocates for refunding the police

This week, I appeared on the Donlon Report to continue to advocate for refunding our police as businesses continue to depart downtown Seattle due to crime. You can watch my interview here.

How to Submit Public Comment on the Proposed Fireworks Enforcement Rules 

Now that consumer fireworks are prohibited in unincorporated areas, King County is working to establish a complaint-based process that addresses violators and wants to hear from the public.

Residents can submit their comments on the proposed ordinance through April 10. The amendments include:

• Classifying violations as “civil violations” rather than criminal. It also specifies that a violation of a "reckless manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person or damage to the property of another” is classified as a gross misdemeanor.
• Requiring a public complaint be filed with the Permitting Division of King County Local Services to trigger enforcement of fireworks violations and imposition of civil penalties. Complaints must:
• Include enough information for the violation to be actionable.
• Be specific to violations occurring on properties in unincorporated King County.
• Be tracked by the department for reporting purposes.

• Establishing the procedures for issuing warnings and citations for violations, specifically that:

• A warning will be issued for the first complaint against the person, and a citation will be issued for the second complaint.
• Warnings/citations can be revoked or modified by the director if there is an error.
• The director’s decision on contested warnings/citations is appealable to the hearing examiner.
• Warnings/citations must tracked by the department for reporting purposes.

To read a draft of the Proposed Fireworks Enforcement Ordinance, as well as a plain language summary of the proposed changes, visit Permitting’s Legislation for public review and comment page.

How to submit a comment:

Comments may be submitted via the following methods:

• Postal mail: Robin Proebsting, King County Permitting Division, 35030 SE Douglas St. Suite 210, Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9266
• Voicemail: 206-263-3000
• E-mail: permittinglegislation@kingcounty.gov

In the News

• The Donlon Report: Amazon’s employee relocation boosts call to ‘refund police’