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

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As we head into the long weekend, I encourage everyone to take a moment to remember the reason that we celebrate Memorial Day. Countless men and women have lost their lives in service to our country, and it is only because of their sacrifice that we can enjoy the many blessings of freedom.

We are home of the free because of the brave. All of us are forever indebted to our military members who fought and died to protect our nation. On Memorial Day, we honor their memory.

To the brave men and women in uniform who continue defend our flag—we thank you for your service. All gave some; some gave all.

I hope you enjoy the sunshine and time with loved ones!

All my best,

Reagan Dunn
King County Councilmember
District 9

Dunn meets with Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond leaders at Tri City Council Meeting

Councilmember Dunn presents at Tri City council meeting

Thank you to the Maple Valley, Covington, and Black Diamond mayors and city councilmembers for inviting me to join you at this week's Tri City council meeting! It is an honor to work with these local leaders toward our shared goal of serving our communities. 

King County earns national Achievement Award for ‘Don’t Count Us Out’ campaign to fight stigma against substance use disorders

I am proud to announce that King County’s Don’t Count Us Out campaign has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties, an award that honors innovative, effective county government programs.

We know that fear of judgement and scorn is one of the biggest factors that prevent people from seeking treatment for a substance use disorder. This is why I worked with Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Public Health — Seattle & King County to launch Don't Count Us Out: so that we can increase everyone’s awareness that, with help and support, recovery is possible for all. Check out the campaign at SupportAddictionRecovery.com.

I am grateful to the National Association of Counties for their recognition of this important message and hope it will encourage other counties to put similar programs in place.

4Culture Collections Care Grant

Collections Care grants supports the work of King County non-profit heritage organizations by providing the funds necessary to assess, organize, catalog, clean, repair, document, digitize, and, ultimately, preserve heritage resources in King County.

Applications due May 31, 2023. Find more information at the 4 Culture website.