Latest news
Sept. 9, 1999
County’s economy strong; rural growth slowing
King County’s 1999 Annual Growth Report and 1999 Benchmark Report unveiled today by Executive Ron Sims indicate that while growth management initiatives are working, continued strong measures are needed to further slow growth in rural areas while increasing it in urban areas.
Sept. 9, 1999
Polls to open for primary; people needed to staff them
Primary election polls open to King County voters on Tuesday, Sept 14;
at present, there are many openings throughout the County for persons
willing to perform their civic duty.
Sept. 8, 1999
King County recommends Special Arts Projects
Executive Ron Sims today announced he is proposing $540,000 be allocated for 129 arts projects as recommended by the County's Arts Commission.
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Quality of life
"200,000 Trees in 2000"
King County Executive Ron Sims today announced a new partnership to plant 200,000 trees along the Interstate 90 Mountains
to Sound Greenway next year. The “200,000 Trees in 2000” project is aimed at restoring watershed forests and improving water quality in local rivers and lakes.
Safety & well being
Adult Detention Director Art Wallenstein resigns
Executive Sims accepted with "personal and professional sadness" the resignation of Art Wallenstein, who has served as the Director of the Department of Adult Detention since 1990.
Effective government
KingCounty@Work e-mail newsletter introduced
Putting technology to work to enhance "government-to-resident" communications, Executive Sims recently
released KingCounty@Work, a periodic HTML e-mail newsletter about goings-on in King County government.
Fulfilling opportunities
Youth sports grants
Youth sports organizations in King County will benefit from $700,000 in grants from the Youth Sports Facility Grant program. The grants will be used to renovate ballfields, purchase
playground equipment, and other projects. Applications are now being accepted for year 2000 grants.
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Friday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. on 94.9 KUOW-FM
Executive Sims makes his monthly appearance on the "Weekday" show to take
listeners’ calls.
>>Visit KUOW
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Pacific Asian American Advisory Council
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Executive Sims poses with a young performer at the national Pacific Asian American Advisory Council convention.
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Sharples School
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King County Executive Ron Sims joins (from left to right) Jeffrey Hattori, MC and past-president of the Japanese American Citizens League, and Bihoa Caldwell, Principal of Sharples School, in support of renaming Sharples School the Aki Kurose Academy, in honor of a former Seattle school teacher and peace activist.
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