 Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration moves forward
 The Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration Project is located adjacent to Marymoor Park in Redmond.
The King County Flood Control District – a district I serve on – on Tuesday approved $400,000 in funding to move forward on the Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration, a project intended to improve flood control and restore salmon habitat in Lake Sammamish.
King County’s Water and Land Resources Division will use the approved funding – along with $332,000 that was previously allotted – to carry the project to 30% design.
This project will protect homeowners and property from flooding, while also enhancing the local environment and critical wildlife habitat. I’m glad to include funding in our 2024 Flood Control District budget to move the project to the next stage of development. This step will advance design and develop important information to help us decide the best configuration for the final project to be built, to ensure it is as effective as possible to address flooding along the shores of Lake Sammamish.
During this next phase of the work, Flood District Supervisors and staff will engage the community and partners to determine the next steps and timeline.
Read more about the project here:
Help shape the future of transit fares in King County!
 Fares are a very important source of income for Metro Transit and King County code requires that part of Metro’s funding come from fares. But as times change, it’s important to revisit how to make transit fares more equitable, as well as easy to use.
To do that, King County Metro is asking for community members to serve on a new Fares Cabinet. As a Cabinet member, you’ll meet once a month throughout 2024 to share your ideas and suggestions on transit fare policies and projects.
Interested? Learn more and apply by December 31. Members will be paid for their participation at meetings and events.
Share your blessings
 Next week is Thanksgiving, a time for us to reflect on our blessings and to consider how we can share our good fortune with others. Together Center, in collaboration with Essentials First and the Muslim Community Resource Center, is hosting a community meal so that we can do just that!
On Monday, November 20 from 12:00-2:00 at Together Center (16305 NE 87th St, Suite 110, Redmond, WA 98052), join neighbors and friends for a holiday dinner that you can enjoy there or take with you. There will also be a blanket giveaway.
The event is free, but please RSVP so they can have enough meals for everyone.
How do you feel about tourism?
 Every year, millions of people visit King County to enjoy our natural beauty, arts and culture, culinary delights, and more. People are drawn here from all over, but Visit Seattle wants to hear how locals feel about tourism. If you live in King County, take their survey (it takes about 10 minutes) and share it with friends. It will help them understand what King County residents know about tourism, the impacts of tourism on locals, and how they can continue their work to make tourism beneficial to our region.
Spread the word!
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Sincerely,
 Claudia Balducci
King County Council
District 6
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