Upper Bear Creek Council Meeting Tuesday Discussing Budget Cut Effects on Law Enforcement in Woodinville

Residents of unincorporated King County can expect law enforcement services to change with austerity measures implemented by the King County Council. Major Jerrell Wills of the King County Sheriff’s Office will be discuss at Tuesday's meeting what Woodinville residents can now expect when they call 911.

Also on the agenda, the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES)  is taking public comment on a package of proposed amendments to the King County Zoning Code that are circulating for public review and comment in May and early June. The amendments are by and large minor, but will be fully explained at the meeting. The proposed ordinance and a summary of the proposed amendments are available on the DDES website.

The meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the . The council serves the 22,000 people living in north-central King County between the Sammamish and Snoqualmie Rivers and the north of Redmond and east of Woodinville.

In addition, there will be further discussion on the county’s plan to stop f and all county Unincorporated Area Councils (UAC) as of June 1.

“As you may know, UAC's are fighting for the continuation of their current support from the County,” wrote UBCC president Nancy Stafford in an email to Patch. “We think we serve the Unincorporated Area residents of our "patch" quickly and effectively in their wide range of needs for services/information from the County and I do not believe our elimination is a wise "budget cut". To me, it's shortsighted of the County to no longer support the already organized and in-place working services of 200+ "on- site" volunteers working for access to the County government on issues that affect their communities.”