Tag: king county parks levy

April 22, 2024

Support trail funding in the next King County Parks levy

The King County trail network is on the precipice of next-level greatness. Our regional trails are already backbones for recreation and bicycle transportation, but major sections and connections along the EasTrail are just now coming online with more coming in the next couple years. The East Lake Sammamish Trail also opened last year, closing a…
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tagged: king county parks, king county parks levy
August 7, 2019

Parks levy with $166M for trails passes by wide margin, Council races take shape – UPDATED

With more than two thirds of King County voters supporting it as of the initial ballot drop, the King County Parks levy is passing by a very wide margin. This levy includes millions for major regional trail connections, including funds needed to keep the Eastrail (formerly the “Eastside Raid Corridor Trail”) on track for opening…
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February 21, 2019

Proposed $738M King County Parks levy would fund Eastside, Lake Sammamish and Lake to Sound Trails

About 80 percent of the King County Parks budget comes from a levy that goes to voters every six years, and King County Executive Dow Constantine is proposing an even bigger levy to send to voters this autumn for 2020–25. The $738 million proposal would cost the average property owner about $7 per month, $2…
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tagged: dow constantine, eastside trail, king county parks, king county parks levy, lake to sound trail, renton, wilburton trestle
August 7, 2013

Parks Levy and O’Brien way ahead, McGinn looks strong in early returns

King County voters overwhelmingly passed the county parks levy, which among many other parks projects could help accelerate development and planning of high profile regional trails like the Eastside Rail Corridor trail, missing trail connections near Snoqualmie, work on the Green River Trail near South Park and work on the Sammamish River Trail. It’s great…
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tagged: 2013 primary, king county parks levy, mike mcginn, mike o’brien
July 22, 2013

Endorsement: Vote Yes on King County Parks Levy (duh)

I probably don’t have to tell you to vote for the King County Parks levy, but just in case you were considering allowing your ballot to sit in a pile of mail until after the August 6 primary, just look at the trail projects on deck if the levy passes: Seriously, vote early. Like, the…
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tagged: 2013 primary, endorsements, king county parks, king county parks levy