Dunn: Sound Transit proposal would ‘effectively gut meaningful fare enforcement’
With a controversial vote of the Sound Transit Board of Directors scheduled for tomorrow on loosening fare enforcement, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn sent the Board a letter (attached) urging them to reject the proposal.

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Dunn renews effort to establish hate crime reporting system to bridge gap in reporting
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would begin to establish a county-wide hate crime reporting system along with an awareness campaign to tackle both a rise in reported and unreported hate crimes in King County.

Council committee approves $100,000 for Des Moines Pool Metropolitan Park District
The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved the first of three rounds of Aquatic Facilities Grants including a $100,000 grant for the Mount Rainier Pool.

King County approves more than $1,000,000 for City of Kent parks projects
The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved the first of three rounds of Parks Capital and Open Space Grants including more than $1,000,000 for the City of Kent.

Council committee approves $100,000 for Henry Moses Aquatic Center Study
The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved the first of three rounds of Aquatic Facilities Grants including a $100,000 grant for the Henry Moses Aquatic Center.

King County approves $100,000 for City of Tukwila
The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved the first round of three rounds of Parks Capital and Open Space Grants including a $100,000 grant to the City of Tukwila for the Tukwila Teen & Senior Center Study.

South King County Residents Appointed to the King County Children and Youth Advisory Board
The Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the appointments of Federal Way resident Maria Fernanda Martinez Novoa and Auburn resident and city councilmember Yolanda Trout to the King County Children and Youth Advisory Board.

Dunn: Controversial asphalt plant will have ‘harmful ramifications for generations to come’
In response to the King County Permitting Division’s controversial decision Thursday to approve the construction of an asphalt plant along state Route 169 in an area along the shore of the Cedar River in rural King County, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn issued a statement condemning the decision.

Dunn Proposes Crime and Public Safety Summit to ‘Carve a Path Out of the Quagmire’
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn introduced legislation that would convene a regional conversation around bolstering public safety and responding to drastic increases in crime.

Following double-digit increases in rental housing costs, Councilmember Reagan Dunn proposes study on the effects of regulation on rental market in King County
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn introduced legislation that, if passed, would study the effects of regulation on rental housing supply, demand, and costs in unincorporated King County. Dunn’s legislation follows a report released yesterday by Apartment List that found that the cost of rental housing in several cities within King County increased by a range of 14.8% to 20.9% over the past year.