My heart is with the families of all of the individuals involved in the aircraft collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. I am praying for all of those affected by this tragedy and thankful for the heroic first responders serving our nation’s capitol.
I will make sure to keep you informed in the coming days and weeks if there are any opportunities to support the families impacted by the tragedy.
I hope you and your families were able to celebrate and spend time with your loved ones for the Lunar New Year on January 29th. If you are still looking for ways to celebrate this weekend, I am pleased to announce that District 9 will be celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, at multiple events throughout the district. This is due to the efforts and hard work of local non-profits in District 9.
I was thrilled to work with the Emerald Parents Association to help make the upcoming Lunar New Year celebration in Bellevue possible. Their hard work, partnered with support from King County District 9, Amazon, the Marketplace at Factoria, and T&T Supermarket, has helped to create what will be an incredible event on February 1st.
 Councilmember Reagan Dunn and his Chief of Staff, Cody, meet to discuss the 2025 Lunar New Year celebration with the Emerald Parents Association leadership Fang Li, Yi Lin, Beverly Ni, and Ying Zhou.
Please join me at Lunar New Year celebrations across District 9 as we welcome in the New Year with festivities, performances, and presentations by local community members and elected officials. We are strengthened through our diversity, and I will continue to represent all of our communities here at the King County Council.
Date: Feb 1 Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Marketplace at Factoria Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Marketplace at Factoria with interactive cultural activities, performances, and presentations by community members and elected officials.
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11:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Festivities and Interactive Activities
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12:00 PM: Lion Dancer Performance
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12:15 PM: Presentation by elected officials
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2:00 PM: GuZheng Performance
Lunar New Year Decorations will be on display until 2/7.
Date: Feb 9 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Risdon Middle School 6928 116th Ave SE, Newcastle
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Newcastle Arts Council’s annual community celebration. Enjoy traditional dance performances, games, food, and activities for all ages.
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1:15 PM: Lion/Dragon Dancers and Kung Fu Demonstration – Northwest Kung Fu and Fitness
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1:30 PM: Remarks by Elected Officials
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2:00 – 3:15 PM: Musical and Dance Performances
Date: Feb 1 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Renton Highlands Library 2801 NE 10th St, Renton
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with performances, crafts, and giveaways at the Renton Highlands Library. This family-friendly event will feature:
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2:15 PM: Hua Yin Dance Performing Arts Group
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2:40 PM: NW Korean Art Center
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3:05 PM: Karmic Rose Dance Team
King County Parks is excited about the upcoming 2025 Request for Applications (RFA) for all four Parks Levy Grants Programs in February. This year will be the final RFA for the following grant programs under the current 2020-2025 Parks and Open Space Levy:
• Open Space River Corridors (OSRC)
• Parks Capital & Open Space (PCOS)
• Aquatics Facilities (AF)
• Healthy Community Park Fund (HCPF)
The Open Space – River Corridors grant program supports projects that help restore the natural functions of rivers, create or restore public access, and/or increase public awareness of river corridors as valuable natural resources. This grant program incentivizes multi-benefit projects that integrate recreation and habitat restoration with larger floodplain management efforts.
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$22 million in total funding 2020-2025
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Biennial application - Next Request for Applications February 24 - March 31, 2025
All projects must be located within King County and be associated with one or more of the following rivers: Cedar; Duwamish; Green; Raging; Sammamish; Snoqualmie; South Fork Skykomish; Tolt; White.
The Parks Capital and Open Space grant program supports a range of projects that expand and improve recreation opportunities for the region’s growing population, including the development of active and passive recreation and trail facilities, and the acquisition of open space for future public parks.
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$25 million in total funding 2020-2025
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Biennial application - Next Request for Applications February 24 - March 31, 2025
The Aquatic Facilities grant program helps communities preserve and increase public access to public pools as our region grows and existing facilities become obsolete or reach capacity. This grant program funds activities related to the renovation or expansion of existing facilities, or construction of new aquatic facilities in King County.
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$36 million in total funding 2020-2025
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Biennial application - Next Request for Applications February 24 - March 31, 2025
The Healthy Communities & Parks Fund (HCPF), part of the Targeted Equity Grant Program, supports projects that increase access to recreation and use of parks, open spaces, and recreational facilities in underserved areas and communities. This grant program intends to reduce health disparities in various underserved communities and invest in their capacities to meet the unique needs of their residents.
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$10 million in total funding 2020-2025
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Annual application - Next Request for Applications February 24 - March 31, 2025
If you have any questions or concerns, of if there is any way that my office can be of assistance to you in applying for these grants, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
If you would like to have your event featured in an upcoming newsletter, please contact Carson Coates at Carson.Coates@kingcounty.gov.
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