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

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This week, I was thrilled to visit the Enumclaw City Council to present my final State of the County presentation of the year. It was great to connect with Enumclaw Councilmembers and community members as I shared updates on some of the top issues in King County today, including public safety, King County’s response to the fentanyl crisis, the King County budget, and the investments we’ve been able to recently make in the Enumclaw community.

Reagan Dunn makes his State of the County presentation in Enumclaw

Thank you to Mayor Jan Molinaro and the members of the Enumclaw City Council for hosting me. I’m already looking forward to my next visit to Enumclaw in the future! 

All my best,

Reagan Dunn
King County Councilmember
District 9

Councilmember Reagan Dunn speaks at Maple Valley Veterans Memorial Dedication

Reagan Dunn speaks at the Memorial Dedication to a crowd

On Veterans Day, I had the distinct honor of speaking at the ribbon cutting for the Maple Valley Veterans Memorial dedication. I first became involved with this project in 2012, when I had the privilege of presenting a $2,500 Veterans Service Organization Grant to the Maple Valley Veterans Memorial Foundation. Since then, I’ve been very pleased to contribute $10,000 in county funding to the project over the last few years. 

I fondly remember standing with the late Storm McNeil, a driving force behind this project, at the memorial site seven years ago to hear about the community’s vision for this memorial. Thank you to President of the Maple Valley Veterans Memorial Foundation, Brent Habernicht, and all the Foundation’s members and volunteers for their tireless work and advocacy on behalf of veterans in our community.

Share your thoughts on a proposed disc golf course at Petrovitsky Park

King County Parks is exploring a project proposed by the Northwest Disc Golf Association for an 18-hole backcountry style disc golf course in the forested area of Petrovitsky Park.

At this stage in the project, King County Parks is evaluating the opinion of the surrounding community on this proposal. If the proposal is approved, the next phase of engagement would involve environmental analysis and gathering feedback from the community to determine specific design options.

Share your thoughts by taking a short, 5 question survey by November 22. The results will be used to determine if this proposal moves forward or not.

Alan M. Painter Grant Program

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.

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:

1. Four Regional Crisis Care Centers geographically distributed across King County, as follows:
1. North Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
2. East Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
3. South Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
4. Central Crisis Response Zone Crisis Care Center
2. 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 new sites are due Friday, November 22nd by 2 PM. Apply now at this link.