New King County Council boundaries keeps north end suburban cities together

The new King County District 1
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The King County Districting Committee has been working for ten months to redraw the boundaries of the council districts to reflect the changes in population in the county reported in the 2010 census. On Tuesday, the committee unanimously approved new districts, which are effectively immediately.

District 1, which included all of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and Kenmore, as well as Bothell and parts of north Seattle, needed to gain population. Several plans were proposed in June, several of which would have put Shoreline and Lake Forest Park in different districts.

Testimony at the many public hearings resulted in numerous changes to the June drafts, including a revision that kept all the northend suburban cities in one district.

The plan which was approved leaves the core of the current district intact and adds more sections of north Seattle to the south and Juanita and Finn Hill (now both incorporated into Kirkland) and parts of Woodinville to the east. Over 214,000 residents live in our new district.

District 1 Councilmember Bob Ferguson says he is looking forward to working with the new communities in his district.

“It is an honor to serve the people of District 1, and I am eager to hear from residents about what matters to them,” said Ferguson. “I look forward to discussing the work I have been doing on the Council to protect community safety, serve our veterans, and keep our region’s economy moving.”

Ferguson is a Northwest native and graduate of the University of Washington. He worked as director of an emergency services center and then pursued his legal degree. Ferguson clerked for two federal judges and worked at a Seattle law firm before being elected to the King County Council in 2003. He lives in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood with his wife Colleen and their three-year-old twins, Jack and Kate, who recently started preschool.

“It is important to me that I keep the lines of communication open with the people I represent,” said Ferguson. “I encourage folks to visit my website, where you can sign-up for my monthly e-News, or to give me a call at 206-296-1001 or email.”

Plan materials for all the King County districts are online.