King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert to Attend Upper Bear Creek Council Meeting in Woodinville

King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Woodinville's representative on the county board, will be at Tuesday’s meeting at the

Lambert will answer questions from the community about the all six county Unincorporated Area Councils, or UACs when funding expires June 30.

In a previous statement sent to Woodinville Patch, Lambert wrote:

 “The UAC’s have served as a conduit to pass information between unincorporated residents and the county government. It is important for elected officials to hear directly from local residents. Unfortunately, the economic recession has placed many valuable programs on the chopping block. Executive Constantine has been working with the UACs to find more affordable ways to maintain this level of local involvement and I look forward to seeing the proposal. In addition, I am always available to meet with citizens to assist them with their King County needs.”

The county has six UACs, in a county that covers 2,134 square miles and has most government offices in Seattle. UBCC represents the 22,000 people living in unincorporated Woodinville, just about double the population of the . The UAC’s were created to keep residents in rural areas from having to drive all the way in to Seattle to meet with county officials. The UBCC was established by the county in 1999. 

With an annual budget of only $10,000 a good portion of which is spent on insurance, and one county staff member to support the councils (among other duties), UBCC tries to meet the needs of any resident that asks for help by putting them in touch with the appropriate county department. And in partnership with 4Culture, the council funds the annual Music in the Park summer concerts at Cottage Lake Park, according to Nancy Stafford, president of UBCC.