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Get Ready to Glow

While Downtown Park twinkles, our local businesses and organizations shine during Redmond Lights. Applications are open for organizations and businesses interested in having a booth, activity, or performance at the Kick-Off Event on Dec. 7. Email events@redmond.gov with any questions about participating in this year’s event.

Learn more about Redmond Lights

Read the City’s Preliminary Budget

Mayor Birney introduced the preliminary budget for 2025-2026 to the City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The proposed budget was developed with the community and prioritizes the values community members highlighted. This budget prioritizes continuing to make Redmond an equitable, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable community that embraces the energy and vitality that comes from growth.

We are still seeking more feedback from the community. Two more public hearings on the budget are planned at 7 p.m. on both Tuesday, Oct. 15, and Monday, Nov. 4. Community feedback about the budget can also be shared through Items from the Audience at the Council’s regular business meetings or by email at budget@redmond.gov.

Skim the Budget Summary

Delve into Budget details

Learn about Council meetings

Learn About the Impact of Initiative 2117 on Redmond

In case you missed it, at their Sept. 3 meeting, the Redmond City Council voted unanimously to oppose Initiative 2117, which would repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). Redmond has benefited from more than $2.2 million in grants funded by the CCA to provide transportation improvements, climate mitigation and adaptation planning, and heat pumps for low-income community members through Energy Smart Eastside. If Initiative 2117 passes this November, Redmond will lose $1 million in grant funding for the first electric fire engine in the state.

Read the full news release

Vent to Prevent

Cooking, steam from showers, or even candles can sometimes trigger smoke alarms, leading to frustration and false alarms. Knowing how to properly vent your space can help prevent these unnecessary activations. To reduce false alarms, use kitchen or bathroom fans and keep candles or incense away from smoke alarms. When cooking, open windows to ventilate your unit and disperse smoke and heat.

Follow these steps to ensure your smoke alarms work properly:

• Test your smoke alarms monthly to make sure they are working properly.
• Replace batteries at least once a year or when you hear the low-battery "chirp."
• Keep alarms clean by dusting them regularly to prevent buildup from causing false alarms.
• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years to ensure they remain effective.

If you live in an apartment building, the smoke alarms in your unit are designed to only alert your unit in case of a fire, while hallway alarms notify the entire building and require immediate evacuation.

Learn about avoiding false alarms

Stay Cyber Safe

Protect your cyber-self with safety tips from the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency this Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It is a great time for all of us to improve our cyber safety with a few simple steps:

1. Use strong passwords.
2. Turn on multifactor authentication (MFA).
3. Think before you click – recognize and report phishing.
4. Update software.

Learn more about cyber safety

Attend Space Tech Innovations Panels

You are invited to join industry leaders and innovators at a Space Tech Panels event from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, at Redmond City Hall (15670 NE 85th Street). Enjoy cutting-edge discussions on space exploration, satellite technology, and emerging trends in aerospace.

Learn more and RSVP

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