These 19 accomplishments for 2019 highlight just some of the work King County has done. And not only does it show you where we’ve been, but charts the course to show where we’re going as well.
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As we come to the end of 2019, we at King County are taking a moment to reflect. This year we built on our progress and our successes. We deepened investments. We opened new facilities and we rethought how to best provide services.
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1. King County voted to renew King County’s Parks levy, investing more than $800 million in King County’s parks, including Eastrail, finishing and connecting other regional trails, and major infrastructure investments in your King County outdoor spaces.pic.twitter.com/Cs8hqrRTB4
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2. Creating the Regional Homelessness Authority, a new home for developing a coordinated & unified response to the homelessness crisis. It brings together cities, the county, and the voices of those who have experienced homelessness to develop solutions and deliver services.pic.twitter.com/cr1WXQw9UM
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3. Opening the new Eagle Village shelter, which primarily serves the Native American and Alaska Native communities, who are 10x more likely to experience homelessness. Working with local partners, King County invested $3M with innovative modular housing.pic.twitter.com/0r2UsTD4PE
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4. Getting outside! I completed a 100 Miles in 100 Days tour, hiking, biking, and horseback riding through the county’s parks and trails. With more than 200 parks to choose from, everyone in King County can find their favorite park all year long.pic.twitter.com/2XFg4XlJDW
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5. Conquering the
. During the region’s biggest snow storm in nearly a decade, Emergency Services worked tirelessly to keep people safe and clear roads. King County also added beds in emergency shelters and worked with human services partners across the region.pic.twitter.com/ZhiPhu6ZKq
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6. Becoming the first local government in the US to offer certified carbon credits, giving companies the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions. This program allows companies to invest locally & benefit globally and protect our natural defense against climate change.pic.twitter.com/SOrzWmMURa
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7. Providing services. King County expanded the Harborview Hall shelter to operate 24/7, opened a new support hub in Pioneer Square, and opened the new West Wing shelter in an underutilized space in the King County Correctional Facility.pic.twitter.com/CydQge1omC
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8. Conservation. King County is accelerating our efforts to protect public lands & ensure greenspaces for all. Powered by accelerated Conservation Futures Tax funding & the Parks Levy, we invested more than 3x last year’s efforts to protect these special places.pic.twitter.com/sV8dl1cf5J
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. As King County’s population grows, so has our award-winning @kcmetrobus service. For the fifth straight year Metro has expanded routes and frequency, including doubling frequency on five of our most popular routes in south King County.pic.twitter.com/7kaB1FonS4
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10. Investing in salmon. King County and partners are working to save the Lake Sammamish kokanee, a native species important to our region’s history and habitat. Our efforts included emergency flights to hatcheries, opening new culverts for improved passage, & restoring habitat.pic.twitter.com/gMcZqWFrlr
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11. King County invested $20 million in new funding from the voter-approved Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy to support seniors. That includes 28 senior centers and forming 14 senior “hubs” focused on healthy aging and building community connections for older adults.pic.twitter.com/sADnnqepVe
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12. Innovative transit solutions don’t stop at the water’s edge. The new fully-covered and accessible ferry terminal at Pier 50 on the waterfront serves Water Taxi routes to Vashon Island and West Seattle, and Kitsap Transit Fast Ferries routes to Bremerton and Kingston.pic.twitter.com/XBqNSgwnVU
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13. Recognizing the potential costs of treating Hepatitis A, this year we invested $375,000 in free vaccinations for the homeless community. Hepatitis A outbreaks have been both deadly and costly; this program used risk management funds to vaccinate over 2,000 people.pic.twitter.com/TmUOnrtEIL
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In movies & TV shows, the role of King County is too often played by a stand-in. We launched the Creative Economy Initiative to promote both the film and music industry, revising internal and county-wide policies to focus on equity & opportunity in arts music.pic.twitter.com/pDTWk0ry2j
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15. We’re launching a new team to bring treatment to homeless folks. A street team that delivers medically assisted treatment to shelters and encampments meets people where they are.pic.twitter.com/2HyRjQZCUm
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16. The
@BestStartsKC Levy is the most comprehensive investment in child development in the country. This year we launched teams to help train child care providers, and expanded after-school and summer programs in communities that engaged more than 3,500 young people.pic.twitter.com/kvl2mFudkv
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17. Creating jobs and cleaning up. The King County Conservation Corps works with @Millionair_Club to hire crews to clean litter & graffiti while providing a living wage to workers experiencing homelessness and poverty.pic.twitter.com/q8q2k9r9Gz
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18. Working with our workforce, KC negotiated total compensation, including wages, health, retirement,and other benefits, with a coalition representing nearly half of King County’s 14,000 employees.
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19. And finally: protecting our furry friends! The team at the
@KingCountyPets saved a record 95% of pets at their shelters, finding homes for almost all cats, dogs, and other animals that came into care. This improves upon last year’s 93% rate.pic.twitter.com/FrpzA75cFe
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We’ve achieved a lot, but the work continues. That’s why I, and my 15,000 fellow King County employees, are looking forward to serving you in 2020. https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/accomplishments/2019-year-in-review.aspx …pic.twitter.com/i5yWTNpK66
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