Leadership and activism: the King County logo honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Crossposted from Bytes and Boxes As County employees, we hope to serve our communities in a way that is just, fair and inclusive of all of our residents. We proudly display the image of Dr. King on our websites, written materials and buildings. But Dr. King’s likeness was not always the County logo. So, how did we get here? The King County Archives has a collection of records related to the events that led up to adoption of the current logo on March 12, 2007. Originally, in 1853, King County was named… Read More
Profiling amazing women working throughout King County: Eden Rogland Peak, KCIT IT Senior Applications Developer
This article is featured courtesy of Jamie Holter, Communications Manager, Department of Information Technology Eden Rogland Peak, KCIT IT Senior Applications Developer How did you get your start in IT? I spent a year after getting my Humanities B.A. working for AmeriCorps and at the end of my service I chose to use the education stipend I earned on computer classes at South Seattle College. At first it was just for fun but I was inspired by some great teachers and decided to go ahead and finish the Software Engineering program. That… Read More
King County Veterans Program’s burial assistance highlighted in Wall Street Journal
Shared from the DCHS Touching Base Newsletter Did you know? In addition to helping veterans, military personnel and their families with financial assistance, employment, housing, counseling and other supports, the King County Veterans Program (KCVP) also helps pay for burial costs of veterans who die indigent. Last year, KCVP was asked by KCPQ 13 to be a part of a story with Seattle’s Columbia Funeral Home about honoring our nation’s heroes both in life and in death. The story aired in May of 2016 and highlighted KCVP’s role in helping fund services… Read More
Texas-bound employee volunteers with refugees and immigrants
Megan Holmes, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, has roots in public service. Growing up, her parents worked with children who experienced trauma in Belfast, Northern Ireland and her mother traveled to the Soviet Union to work with teachers. Megan herself spent six months as a volunteer in Guatemala in 2005. In her work with King County she pursues this passion every day as a senior social worker with the Child Care Health Program. Here she helps children develop the social and emotional skills needed to build positive relationships. Her role also takes… Read More
Online tax payments surpass $300 Million in 2016
More and more taxpayers in King County are opting to pay online thanks to the ease and efficiency of eCommerce. In 2016 King County saw double-digit growth in online tax payments, as the number of online payments increased by 8,775 to 66,338, a 15.2% increase from 2015. First-half property tax payments are due Monday, May 1, and can be paid online. “We are encouraged that more and more taxpayers are gravitating toward electronic payments,” said Mark Thompson, Property Tax Supervisor with King County Treasury Operations. “Leveraging technology is just one way we… Read More
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Update, March 2017
Last week the placement of new girders across 4th Ave S was successfully completed. In the next few months the project will work to rehabilitate north and south columns, cladding, capitals, corbels and pedestrian railings. Crews recently opened the sidwalk on the west side of 4th Ave S between S Washington and Jefferson Streets. Crews continue work to widen the bridge footings, and installation of a large electrical utility vault next to the eastern bridge abutment. The sidewalk on the east side of 4th Ave S will be closed until late April. Thank you for your patience as we continue construction activities…. Read More
KCIA/Boeing Field shines at Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show
Crossposted from The Centerline We at the Airport recently got to share how we play a vital role in connecting the region to the rest of the world at the Northwest’s premiere aviation conference. King County International Airport/Boeing Field shared the spotlight at the Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, Feb. 25-26 at the Washington State Fair and Events Center in Puyallup. The event drew nearly 400 aviation professionals, experts, hobbyists and others interested in learning about the aviation industry. We served as a sponsor for the event and nearly a quarter of… Read More
Lake to Sound Grand Opening Ceremony March 10
Crossposted from King County Parks It’s happening! The first new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail opens Friday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. The Lake to Sound Trail (L2S) is a key piece in King County’s vision of an interconnected Regional Trail System. Once completed, this 16-mile-long trail will stretch from the Cedar River Trail in Renton, to the Green River Trail and Interurban Trail intersection in Tukwila, along South 156th Way in SeaTac, to Des Moines Memorial Drive in Burien (the segment that is currently opening), down to the Des Moines Creek trail in Des Moines. That means… Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A look back at the King County Women’s Program
Crossposted from Bytes and Boxes Archives staff recently completed processing a collection of records documenting the establishment and evolution of the King County Women’s Program. A new online exhibit, The King County Women’s Program: The First Years (1978-1985) highlights these records. The exhibit begins with a timeline that places the Women’s Program in the context of the national and international women’s movement and second-wave feminism. In the program records, we see both local support and local objection to the women’s movement. Yet the services provided by the program were more practical than political, and they met real… Read More
Telling patient stories: Comics journalism at the Seattle/King County clinic
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Armed with pen and paper, a dozen artists roamed the floor of the Seattle/King County Clinic, a four-day pop-up clinic at the Seattle Center’s Key Arena that provided free medical, dental, and vision care to nearly 4,500 people last October. These were some of the most respected comics artists in the Pacific Northwest, and they were there to find out who these patients were, what experiences they had in trying to get healthcare day-to-day, and why so many were willing to wait for many hours at the Seattle Center–even overnight–for this… Read More
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