Proud to share King County’s top 20 accomplishments in 2020—a thread. You can also read about them here: https://bit.ly/3nMcta8
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7. Five years ago, I set a goal to plant one million trees in King County to help improve air quality and create healthier forests. This year we planted our millionth tree. So I set a new goal of planting three million trees as part of our Strategic Climate Action Plan.pic.twitter.com/tpjNR7RvTI
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8. This summer’s wildfire smoke brought the most hazardous air quality on record. We opened smoke shelters to provide safe spots. The dangers of climate change are here, & my 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan is part of how we’ll protect our air and water.pic.twitter.com/xQXpeo4RzB
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9. Three major bond rating agencies recently reaffirmed King County’s AAA bond rating – the highest possible – which allows us to finance construction, acquire open space and other projects at the lowest possible costs, saving taxpayer dollars.pic.twitter.com/iGEM51NDkR
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10. With the pandemic bringing business travel to a halt, the
@WAConvention expansion faced financing challenges which threatened the future of the project and thousands of family-wage jobs. We proposed a $100 million loan to continue the project, protecting good jobs.pic.twitter.com/omwaljD76I
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11. Our county experienced the first COVID outbreak in the US. The team from
@KCPubHealth has worked tirelessly since, deploying resources, setting up public testing sites, answering questions from businesses, and doing everything possible to keep our residents healthy.pic.twitter.com/eM66MDNHHT
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12. With unprecedented job loss due to the pandemic, the need for direct assistance for renters & landlords was met with more than $40 million to help bridge the gap for tenants behind on rent. More than 9,000 households will be safe from evictions as they receive this funding.pic.twitter.com/DD7BS68BlY
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13. Across our region, entertainment and arts venues have been shuttered for most of 2020, putting jobs and cultural icons at risk. We awarded $2 million in grants to help invest in public safety measures, and reimburse costs for payroll, rent, and other expenses.pic.twitter.com/inoAoC8e2b
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14. From the first days of the outbreak, it was clear our community needed safe places for people to isolate if they couldn’t safely quarantine at home, or didn’t have a home. These facilities were stood up quickly and served more than 1,600 residents.pic.twitter.com/Z5WvSDVoWB
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15. We invested in personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer to distribute, both through community organizations and directly to small businesses and residents. Over 18 million masks were distributed helping to ensure people can keep themselves and their families safe.pic.twitter.com/fBLykAC8zQ
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16. Early on it was clear that large homeless shelters with tight living spaces would be dangerous situations for COVID-19. We partnered with shelter operators to increase space in shelters by moving people to different facilities, including temporary housing in hotels.pic.twitter.com/XLR1fYfzEg
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17. Shifting thousands of employees to telework to keep them safe during the pandemic provided opportunities to change the way we do business. Other county functions are also moving online, providing residents with faster, more convenient options to access services.pic.twitter.com/lBcOFRdfjc
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18. One of the largest transit agencies in the nation,
@kcmetrobus quickly moved to disinfect buses nightly, provide greater personal space on buses, create partitions to keep passengers and operators safe, and offer free masks on hundreds of buses.pic.twitter.com/SGxlzSEnNt
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19. The pandemic’s economic devastation has hit small businesses especially hard. The King County Department of Local Services worked with businesses in unincorporated King County to provide $4 million in grants to more than 630 local businesses, using federal CARES Act funding.pic.twitter.com/hoKLcirbL3
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20. The spread of the virus has made it necessary to restrict personal space in indoor businesses such as gyms and restaurants. My
#KeepItLocal King County campaign promoted innovations like virtual gyms and curbside pickup, and reminded all of us to thank the essential workers.pic.twitter.com/N9ENVdltcX
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