Community

District Four is located in northwest and downtown Seattle, and includes the neighborhoods of Belltown, the Denny Triangle, South Lake Union, Eastlake, Uptown, Queen Anne, Interbay, Magnolia, Ballard, Crown Hill, and the western portions of Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Greenwood, Broadview, First Hill and Capitol Hill. District Four map (pdf, 574KB).

Major attractions: In district four you'll find the Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle Center, the Space Needle, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Pike Place Market, Myrtle Edwards Park, Discovery Park, Golden Gardens, Carkeek Park, the Hiram Chittenden Locks and Fisherman's Terminal.

Nearly every week during the spring, summer and fall you'll find farmers' markets in Ballard, Broadway, Magnolia, and Fremont. Enjoy the fresh food and handmade items while supporting your local farmers and crafts people!

King County Facilities: District 4 is home to many of King County's government buildings, including the King County Administration Building and King County Jail. The administration building is where you find services such as licensing and voter registration.

One of King County's major facilities is located in Discovery Park in Magnolia -- the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, which treats an average of 133 million gallons of wastewater daily. If you live in Seattle, your wastewater goes there. King County is responsible for most wastewater treatment in King County, much of which takes place at West Point and the South Wastewater Treatment Plants. The system serves about 1.4 million people, including most urban areas of King County and parts of south Snohomish County and north Pierce County.

King County also has a treatment plant located on Elliott Avenue, which handles overflows of sanitary (residential and commercial) sewage and storm water that are released into Lake Union and Elliott Bay during storms. The Denny Way/Lake Union Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project is a joint effort of King County and the city of Seattle.

We're proud to be doing our part to keep Lake Washington, Lake Union and Puget Sound healthy and safe for the people, plants and animals that depend on it.

People: Many district four residents are active in their communities. Constituents contact me often with concerns or questions, or just to keep me up to date on various issues. With the help of my staff, each month I respond to approximately 260 letters and emails and 100 phone calls from individuals and community organizations.

Former Queen Anne High School.

You're using a King County service if you ride a Metro bus or an Access van, and as mentioned before, the county handles wastewater treatment for the entire region. I appreciate regular contact with my constituents, and I encourage you to contact me anytime I might be able to help you with any of these services or other community issues.

All of district four is within City of Seattle boundaries, therefore the county doesn't provide city services to district four residents (road maintenance, pet licensing, neighborhood police patrol, etc.). You should contact the city first if you have questions about those services, but please let me know if you do not get an adequate response to your concerns.

King County also provides grants every year for neighborhood parks and open spaces in Seattle.  In most cases your neighbors formed community groups that applied for Water Works, Wild Places in City Spaces, Youth Sports Facility grants, or Conservation Futures funding. I'm very glad the county can assist these efforts.