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Hello!
I
am
honored
to
serve
as
the
newly
elected
representative
for
District
6
on
the
King
County
Council.
District
6
encompasses
all
or
part
of
the
cities
of
Bellevue,
Bothell,
Kirkland,
Mercer
Island,
Redmond,
Woodinville,
the
Points
Communities,
and
the
Sammamish
Valley.
As
your
new
County
Council
representative,
I
will
bring
my
experience
as
a
Bellevue
City
Councilmember,
Bellevue
Mayor,
County
Jail
Director,
and
regional
transit
leader
to
advocate
for
our
district
on
the
many
issues
that
will
come
before
the
County
Council
this
year.
I
will
be
sending
periodic
email
updates
to
help
you
stay
up
to
date
on
the
events
of
King
County.
If
you
would
like
to
be
removed
from
this
mailing
list,
please
unsubscribe
using
the
link
below.
Click to open in a separate window
My
goal
at
the
County
Council
is
to
help
all
of
my
constituents
enjoy
the
high
quality
of
life
in
our
region,
including
access
to
housing,
education,
job
opportunities,
and
necessary
services;
as
well
as
addressing
our
transportation
and
other
mobility
needs.
Here's
some
of
what
I
have
been
working
on
so
far
this
year:
- Regional
Transportation
Committee: As
the
committee
Chair,
I
will
be
leading
the
planning
efforts
for
the
future
of
metro
bus
service.
- Sound
Transit
3:
As
a
Sound
Transit
Board
Member,
I
have
been
planning
for
the
next
phase
of
regional
transit.
Sound
Transit
will
be
unveiling
a
draft
plan
for
ST3
and
its plans
for
expanding
service
throughout
the
region.
Stay
tuned
for
more
Sound
Transit
news!
- Eastside
Rail
Corridor:
This
year
we
are
taking
another
step
toward
developing
this
regional
asset.
With
the
Trail
Master
Plan
process
open
to
the
public,
everyone
will
have
the
opportunity
to
weigh
in.
This
planning
will
help
us
open
the
next
segment
of
the
trail
in
2017.
- Housing
and
Addressing
Homelessness:
King
County
is
taking
a
regional
approach
to
combat
homelessness.
The
video
below
is
a
segment
from
a
press
conference
announcing
over
$17
million
in
investments
by
King
County
for
affordable
housing.
- Best
Starts
for
Kids:
The
voters
approved
the
Best
Starts
for
Kids
levy
in
November
last
year.
Since
then, I
have
worked
to
help
accelerate
planning
to
get
much
needed
resources
to
serve
the
public.
As
your
King
County
Councilmember,
I
want
to
hear
from
you
about
the
issues
that
you
care
about.
Feel
free
to
send
me
a
message
at
any
time
with
questions
or
concerns
related
to
King
County
activities.
If
you
would
like
to
stay
up
to
date
about
issues,
please
take
a
moment
to
fill
out
this
survey:
Click
Here
to
Participate
in
the
Survey
Upcoming
Events
People
with
mental
illness
cycling
through
our
criminal
justice
system
is
a
growing
epidemic.
In
April,
I
will
have
the
opportunity
to
join
many
of
my
colleagues
around
the
country
at
the
2016
Stepping
Up
Initiative’s
conference
in
Washington,
DC.
Make
sure
to
check
out
my
Facebook
page,
where
I
will
be
posting
updates
throughout
the
conference
on
the
innovative
approaches
other
communities
have
been
using
to
combat
the
growing
issues
of
mental
health
in
our
jails.
 As
a
Sound
Transit
Board
Member,
I
have
been
involved
with
the
planning
and
development
of
policies
that
will
be
bringing
light
rail
extensions
across
the
Puget
Sound
Region.
I
am
excited
to
announce
one
big
event
as
it
relates
to
light
rail
expansions
here
on
the
Eastside
of
King
County:
I
encourage
you
to
stay
involved
with
the
Sound
Transit
process
and
look
forward
to
improving
our
transportation
system
one
leg
at
a
time!
I
am
excited
to
begin
this
journey
as
your
representative
on
the
King
County
Council.
Until
next
time,
Claudia
Balducci
King
County
Council
District
6 |