Clyde Hill News: Tree giveaway
Also: King County seeks feedback on new homelessness plan
Clyde Hill and Yarrow Point residents are eligible to receive free trees to help the region achieve a long-term tree canopy goal. Also, King County’s Regional Homelessness Authority has published a five-year action plan to address homelessness, and seeks community feedback. Details on these items and more, below.
Disclaimer: while I am a councilmember on the Clyde Hill City Council, I write this newsletter in my capacity as an individual resident. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the position of the City. The information and references here are from public sources. I welcome email responses — and if the topic is about City business I will respond from my City email account.
Free Trees!
Local organization 300Trees.org will give away 1,000 trees this spring, partnering with City of Bellevue to help make progress toward our tree canopy goal.
Clyde Hill and Yarrow Point residents are eligible and the sign-up (link) is live now. Up to three free trees are available for each address, according to the announcement. The deadline for orders is February 23rd, 2023.
You can find helpful context about the diminishing tree canopy in this article (link) from City of Seattle Councilmember Alex Pedersen.
King County homelessness plan
Via the City of Medina’s email bulletin (link), a message from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), requesting that
“communities review their 5-Year Action Plan along with taking the KCRHA survey by Wednesday, February 8, 2023.”
Here is the original announcement from KCRHA:
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) released their draft 5-Year Action Plan, which will serve as our community’s path forward for measurable, accountable success in dramatically reducing homelessness. This plan is an evidence-based course of action for policymakers, a shared roadmap for advocates and service providers, a tool to hold our response system accountable, and a signal that progress is possible.
It takes collective action to solve complex problems and your input is important. The KCRHA is inviting you and the community to:
Review the Executive Summary and the full text of the 5-Year Plan.
Take the KCRHA survey by February 8, 2023 to provide public comment on the plan.
Online voting for King Conservation District
From this week’s Administrator’s Report (link):
KCD is holding its annual board of supervisor’s election now through February 14, 2023. Eligible voters can access their ballots and election information at https://kingcd.org/election. King Conservation District includes all registered voters in King County (excluding the cities of Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific, and Skykomish).
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Dean Hachamovitch