No Water Taxi service during dock construction in early August; Riders encouraged to consider travel options, attend open house June 21
Crossposted from The Captain’s Blog Riders of the King County Water Taxi will need to make other transportation plans for up to 10 days starting in early August. Both routes of the popular foot and bike ferry service will be suspended while their crews move the Water Taxi’s float on the Seattle waterfront from the south end of Colman dock to the north end (toward the fire station and Ivar’s restaurant). The temporary move is part of a larger project by the state to renovate Colman Dock. The Water Taxi will move… Read More
New employee discount for US Bank
Employees can now receive up to 0.25% off a loan amount and deduct it from closing costs, up to a maximum of $1,000. This offer is available to all King County employees and retirees plus their families. To learn more, please contact Eric Scofield at 855-257-4391 or eric.scofield@usbank.com and mention King County Employee Discount Program or visit usbank.com/mortgagebenefits. See all available discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
Social Media Spotlight: King County International Airport Facebook
King County International Airport, known as Boeing Field, is owned by King County and managed by the Aviation Division. For more information visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/airport. Follow the King County International Airport on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Tech Tip: Keep your desktop and hard drive free of clutter
If your desktop looks like the picture to the left, then it’s time to clean things up a bit. Not only does a cluttered desktop make things harder to find. Once you’ve gotten that messy desktop under control, make it a habit of keeping it organized, and transfer those same ideas to the rest of your files and folders too. The easier it is to find what you’re looking for, the less time you’ll spend frustrated. This Tech Tip is courtesy of Life Hacker. <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/33081776″>Designing and Creating an Organized Desktop –… Read More
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Update, June 2017
With summer just around the corner crews look forward to completing a large portion of construction activities. To carefully complete this work, nightly and full weekend closures of 4th Ave S between S Washington St and Jefferson St will be required. Contractor crews will install fascia girders, pour concrete and paint the bridge. Dates of scheduled closures and what to expect are listed below. Nightly partial closures, with 4th Ave S reduced to one lane between S Washington St to Jefferson St will take place Monday, July 10 – Friday, July 14… Read More
Pet Project: Meet and greet cat room
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC Dreams can come true! Lori Mason, Licensed Veterinarian Technician and foster coordinator, has been eager to provide a more relaxing and stress free environment for cats during their stay at Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) in Kent. “The thing about cats is that they need more space than a kennel to show their personality. Cats are different to dogs, they are not ones to solicit attention to potential adopters who graze by the cages. Dogs will bark, jump, or even make eye contact… whereas most… Read More
Kudos! Metro’s solar-lit shelters recognized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
King County Metro received an Outstanding Case Study Award from the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council for the solar lighting upgrades to the County’s bus shelters. SPLC’s annual Leadership Awards program recognizes public and private sector organizations for leveraging purchasing power to advance the long-term health and vitality of society, economies, and the planet. In January, Employee News featured Metro’s efforts in the Using the sun’s energy to illuminate bus shelters blog post. The Outstanding Case Study Award is in recognition of the County’s contribution of a valuable case study to the library… Read More
Best Starts for Kids Health Survey Recognized with National Equity Award
Crossposted from the Best Starts for Kids Blog Last fall and winter, almost 6,000 people participated in a survey to learn about the health and well-being of King County kids and families. The survey closed January 31st. Our data team has been hard at work crunching numbers and analyzing this data, and you’ll hear more about what we learned soon. However, there’s one thing we know already: the groundbreaking new methods we used in the Best Starts for Kids Health Survey lead the nation in ensuring our data reflects the strengths and needs of all King County kids… Read More
Record number of bidders for Fleet Administration spring auction
Crossposted from Inside Transportation King County Fleet Administration held its version of a spring garage sale last month, but customers weren’t shopping for gently-worn sweaters or antique dishware. Instead, bids were taken on scores of tractors, autos, vans, pickups, trucks and heavy machinery. Fleet Administration holds two auto and heavy equipment auctions each year, one in spring and one in fall. Both are on Saturdays, and both are open to the general public as well as to nonprofits and government agencies and employees. The 2017 Spring Auction drew a record 500 bidders on… Read More
Saving lives on the paramedic beat
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Today, we’re taking a closer look at Advanced Life Support (ALS) response. Sent to an incident by 911 dispatchers, ALS personnel, better known as paramedics, are sent to scenes where more intensive medical care is required, such as a heart attack or substantial physical trauma. Emergency Medical Technicians may have already reached the scene, providing initial support until paramedic units arrive. We talked with Matt Riesenberg, Chief of Operations at King County Medic One, to learn more about his work as a paramedic Read more at Public… Read More
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