 This week, King County Elections mailed approximately 1.4 million ballots for the November 5, 2024 General Election. Voters’ pamphlets, featuring statements from each candidate and about each measure, have already begun to arrive in voters’ mailboxes earlier this week. Voters can also access a personalized voters’ guide on My Voter Information.
Voters will receive their ballots in the coming days and should have them by the Monday, October 21 mail delivery. Voters who have not received their ballots by Monday can call King County Elections at 206-296-VOTE (8683).
The deadline to register to vote online is October 28. Voters can register and vote through 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, at any of KCE’s Vote Center locations.
A portion of the Cedar River Trail near Maple Valley will be closed for bridge repair. Bridge 2266-3 will be closed from October 21 - November 1, 2024, and bridge 2266-2 will be closed from November 4 - November 15, 2024. The trail will be open from the end of the workday on November 1 until work begins again on November 4. No detour is available. Please plan for alternate routes.
Budget Town Hall in Kent on Thursday, October 24
As the King County Council considers the proposed 2025 King County Budget, we are hosting a series of town halls to allow residents to learn more about the budget and give their feedback. The next Budget Town Hall will take place in Kent on October 24:
Kent Budget Town Hall
Thursday, October 24, 2024
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Kent Senior Center Social Hall
600 E Smith St
Kent, WA 98032
I hope you'll take this opportunity to engage in King County's budget process! Go here to learn more about the budget and ways you can be involved.
The Alan M. Painter Grant Program — formerly known as Community Service Area grants— is now accepting applications for 2025. The grants fund community projects that allow residents of the unincorporated areas to engage with and be more connected to their communities.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 13. Learn more and apply at the grant website here.
VSHSL Mental Health Counseling Funding Opportunity
This RFP seeks to fund entities to provide mental health services to veterans, military servicemembers, and their respective family members, as well as seniors and their caregivers, in order to increase access to mental health care and reduce potential wait times.
Proposals are due November 6, 2024 by 2 PM. Find more information here.
Crisis Care Centers RFP
DCHS seeks Behavioral Health Agencies (BHAs) to create and operate a regional network of five Crisis Care Centers across King County. This network of Crisis Care Centers will create a new front door for people in crisis who need Behavioral Health services. The five Crisis Care Centers include:
- Four Regional Crisis Care Centers geographically distributed across King County, as follows:
- North Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
- East Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
- South Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
- Central Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
- One Youth Crisis Care Center located anywhere in King County
For more details, please visit the DCHS blog here, or if you have questions, please email dchscontracts@kingcounty.gov.
Letters of Intent for launch-ready applications are due Friday, October 25th by 2 PM. Letters of Intent for new sites are due Friday, November 22nd by 2 PM. Apply now at this link.
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