City of Tukwila E-Hazelnut Newsletter - July 2022
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Tukwila Elected Officials
Mayor: Allan Ekberg

City Council:
Thomas McLeod (Council President)
Kathy Hougardy
De'Sean Quinn 
Kate Kruller
Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson
Mohamed Abdi
Tosh Sharp
Signup for the Annual Tukwila Community Garage Sale!
The annual community garage sale held throughout the city is back after a two year absence from the pandemic!
 
The 27th Tukwila Community Garage Sale will take place on Saturday August 20, 2022. Signup today to hold a sale at your home at the same time as residents throughout Tukwila. Clean your closets, earn money, shop for bargains, and meet your neighbors while you support reuse and recycling.

Garage sale hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Garage Sale participants will be instructed shortly where they can pick up the yellow “official” Garage Sale signs around the City. A map of all sites listing sales will be posted online by August 18th.

For more information please email recycle@tukwilawa.gov or call (206) 433-7141.

Signup for the community garage sale and learn more at: TukwilaWA.gov/yardsale.
We'd like your feedback on the
upcoming 2023/23 Biennial Budget
Mayor Ekberg and the City Council are still looking for community feedback on the City’s upcoming 2023/2024 biennial budget. We are providing an opportunity for you – Tukwila’s residents, businesses and other stakeholders – to express your priorities on how the budget is spent.

We have developed a short video to provide information on the projected budget for 2023 and 2024. You can find the video and several interactive ways to engage in this year’s biennial budget process at our website: TukwilaWa.gov/budgetoutreach.
 
Here are some details on how you can get involved:

  • Take a quick survey to give us your top service priorities and whether you think City services should be reduced or new revenues raised to deal with the projected budget shortfall.

  • You can take a deeper dive into the budgeting process using the new tool Balancing Act, where you will be able to provide detailed feedback on how we should balance the budget: TukwilaWA.gov/BYB

  • Visit with City staff at upcoming community events on July 27 to specifically talk budget (or whatever else is on your mind):


 
Have other budget-related questions or suggestions? Feel free to call (206) 433-1838 or email Budget@TukwilaWa.gov.
Plan a hiking adventure this
Summer with Trailhead Direct
King County’s Trailhead Direct transit service has returned this summer with King County Metro and King County Parks focusing the transit-to trails service on its most popular route with stops at trailheads near Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe, and Little Si.

Trailhead Direct makes some of Washington's most popular hikes more accessible to everyone and keeps our trailhead parking lots a little less crowded. The service has become a popular, eco-friendly way to get out of the city and explore the trails of King County. Since launching, passengers have used Trailhead Direct for over 33,000 hikes, including 5,000 hikes in 2021.

Riders can take the bus, Sound Transit Link light rail, or bike to get to the Sound Transit Capitol Hill Link station, where Trailhead Direct coaches will depart every 30 minutes on weekends. Speak a language other than English? Join Trailhead Direct in August & September for group hikes with trip leaders & other folks who speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, & Spanish (See info below).

City of Tukwila | 6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila WA 98188 | 206 433-1800