King County Councilmember and new King County Veteran Fellow Darren Nguyen
Welcome Darren Nguyen to King County!
Darren is one of the new members of King County‘s Vets 4 Hire Program—a program I helped start years ago to support our country’s veterans in transitioning from military to civilian employment.
King County’s Vets 4 HIRE Program is an internship program for veterans with a purpose to support veterans in making a successful transition to civilian employment. It provides them with valuable hands-on practical experience to increase their competitiveness for King County and other civilian positions. It is available to veterans who reside in King County regardless of whether they are enrolled in college and places them in workplaces throughout the County. Hiring agencies can also receive wage reimbursements per veteran hired into a six-month or longer experience.
Darren served in the Army, where he was deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While stateside he was a part of the Honor Guard, providing military funeral honors to service members that passed. Prior to joining King County as a Veteran Fellow, Darren worked for the U.S. Forest Service supporting internal and external communication strategy, event coordination/facilitation, and emergency management assignments.
Once again, welcome to the King County Council, Darren!
I was honored to receive a letter from Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, Dave Upthegrove, this week regarding the “South Paw” timber sale in Tiger Mountain State Forest.
Letter from Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove to King County Vice Chair Reagan Dunn
As some of you may recall, two years ago I worked together with then Councilmember Upthegrove and many in our community to push the previous DNR Commissioner, Hilary Franz, to protect mature forests near South Paw, preserving their rich carbon stores, safeguarding our water supplies, and conserving habitat for native fish, wildlife, and plants.
Then, last week, after our community joined together to advocate for our forests, I wrote to Commissioner Upthegrove thanking him for announcing the cancellation of the South Paw Timber Sale. Even more encouraging was his commitment to include this acreage among the 77,000 acres of land now designated for conservation. Commissioner Upthegrove’s recent decision is a meaningful recognition of the concerns we raised together.
 This is the final weekend before Election Day. Due to new USPS procedures, ballots mailed back in the last days before Election Day are not guaranteed that all-important on-time postmark. After October 28, a drop box is the best way to return your ballot.
King County Elections recommends that, if you’re voting in the final days or on Election Day, you use a drop box. Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. sharp on Election Day, November 4.
King County Elections is here to help. If you or a voter needs any help getting registered or casting a ballot in this election, give them a call at 206-296-VOTE (8683) or email elections@kingcounty.gov. They are here to help whether that’s providing accurate and reliable election information, an opportunity to use an accessible voting unit, or getting a replacement ballot out in the mail. Don’t hesitate to reach out.
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