Come Celebrate Art This Thursday at the Downtown Redmond Art Walk, Participate in Welcoming Week, Meet Your City Councilmembers Monday, Sept. 30, and more.

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Come Celebrate Art This Thursday at the Downtown Redmond Art Walk

We hope to see you at the second annual Downtown Redmond Art Walk (DRAW), beginning at 4 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Downtown corridor. This free, arts-centric event brings together Redmond’s local artists and businesses for an evening of art and togetherness. During the event, visit the Buoyant Pavilion in Downtown Park to enjoy poetry readings, part of Redmond poet laureate Ching-In-Chen’s Read Local Eat Local project. During the summer, Chen connected poets and local food establishments to celebrate the spirit of Redmond culture through poetry, and DRAW is the kick-off event for the community to enjoy these original poems, which will be available at participating locations through the fall. Also, while you’re in Downtown Park during the event, stop by and say hello to your City Council.

Learn more about DRAW

Participate in Welcoming Week

Welcoming Week continues this week, and you still have time to have fun with an exciting journey through Redmond’s Municipal Campus. The City is partnering with King County Library System for a Welcoming Week Scavenger Hunt and Geocache Program. This is an opportunity for you to discover all the fantastic resources and services available right here in our community. Through Sept. 22, you can dive into the adventure by picking up your scavenger hunt map and geocache details at City Hall (15670 NE 85th Street), Redmond Library (15990 NE 85th Street), or the Redmond Senior & Community Center (8703 160th Avenue NE). Come and explore to see what exciting prizes await you.

View Welcoming Week events

Meet Your City Councilmembers Monday, Sept. 30

Be sure to sign up for the first in a series of Council Conversations, which kicks off at Downtown Park from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. Join Redmond City Councilmembers for roundtable discussions on a variety of topics including environmental sustainability, housing, public safety, multimodal transportation, and more. These sessions are designed to create more opportunities for you to get to know your City Council outside City Hall and share your input on community needs. Registration is free.

RSVP today

Take Part in Our Bike Friendly Communities Survey

Help us better understand how people are biking in Redmond, and what we can do to help make our city safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers in the future by filling out the Bicycle Friendly Community survey. The City of Redmond applied for the Bicycle Friendly Community Program with the League of American Bicyclists and this survey helps determine our status. We will also use the results and information for our Transportation Master Plan.

Take the survey

Learn About Changes to Utility Billing

The City of Redmond will begin charging a $5 per transaction convenience fee for one-time credit and debit card Utility Billing payments on Oct. 1, 2024. The cost of providing customers with the option to make payments by credit or debit card has increased significantly in recent years. The City can no longer cover the additional cost, but does not want to remove this popular payment option and will implement a fee to cover the cost for customers who would like to continue paying this way. Customers who wish to avoid the convenience fee may pay with an electronic check (E-check), set up direct debit autopay from a bank account, by mail, or in-person at Redmond City Hall.

Learn CPR/AED and First Aid from Medic One

Get free training on CPR/AED and First Aid from the Medic One Foundation. Join a three-hour in-person training event from 4 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Redmond City Hall. The trainers are certified instructors and will provide class participants with quality hands-on experience and instruction in emergency medical care. Afterward, participants will receive a CPR/First Aid Certificate of completion. If a student needs a certification from the American Heart Association, they are welcome to purchase one when they sign up.

Sign up today

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