On Monday, Aug. 21 King County will begin transitioning our public website (kingcounty.gov) to a new platform. Here’s what you can expect:  

• Site visitors may experience brief, intermittent interruptions;these will be resolved by Aug. 23.
• Be prepared for customer questions. Online visitors will see the new King County homepage. Your department’s webpages will also look different, and customers may need help navigating to popular web content.
• If you have content on the current website, work with your departments’ Web Content Manager(s) to make any final updates before Aug. 11. Editing content will be difficult until your department can rebuild your pages in the new platform. Also, please verify that your department’s Web Content Manager has previewed your pages to ensure they will display correctly and function as expected after Aug. 23.

The new website design provides a user-centered experience with information that is easier to find, navigate, and understand. The site features a modern design and simplified organization that reflects current best practices. This new design system provides universal templates for consistent experiences across departments and encourages “plain language” content written for 5th-8th grade reading levels. Thank you for your patience while we settle into this new and exciting online space! Visit KingCounty.gov Refresh to learn more.