2012 DNRP archived news releases

King County Executive offers grant opportunities in unincorporated areas
King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced grant opportunities to encourage residents of Community Service Areas to become more connected within their neighborhoods.

King County, cities urge quick, equitable resolution in strike by Local 117 against Waste Management
King County and the cities of Seattle, Redmond, Renton and Kirkland today urged a quick settlement to a strike against Waste Management by drivers represented by Teamsters Local 117 that collect recyclables and food and yard waste.

Check out King County Parks’ latest innovation: a cargo camping container
Come get your first look at King County Parks’ new comfortable and ecologically sound camping structure that was created from a 24-foot-long used cargo container.

King County Executive honors 92 local companies and non-profits for waste prevention and recycling
King County Executive Dow Constantine today applauded 92 local companies for reducing waste and increasing recycling, naming them as the county’s “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling for 2012.”

Executive and Mayor announce innovative partnership for rural protections and urban densities
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn today proposed a new development incentive program that will invest millions of dollars in community infrastructure projects in the South Lake Union neighborhood, while preserving the working forests and farms that supply Seattle and its residents with fresh locally grown food.

King County celebrates 30 years of protecting open space, forests, and farms
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, the Queen Anne Hill Greenbelt, the Bellevue Botanical Gardens—these are just a few of the irreplaceable green spaces King County has protected from development through its successful Conservation Futures Program, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Executive proposes boundaries for seven new Community Service Areas for better engagement with residents
King County Executive Dow Constantine today proposed the boundaries for seven new Community Service Areas that together cover all of unincorporated King County, as part of his reform measures to strengthen the access of residents to their County government.

King County review of CSO control plan shows no significant environmental impact
July 2012 - The County’s Wastewater Treatment Division has issued a State Environmental Policy Act Determination of Non-Significance, or DNS, on a proposal for nine construction projects to reduce the number of combined sewer overflow discharges at 14 County-owned locations to no more than one time per year.The DNS documents are available for public review and open to comments through July 25.

King County seeks private sector partner to harness thermal energy in wastewater
July 2012 - King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) that invites local developers and commercial property owners to submit ideas for privately-owned district energy systems that could extract and recover energy contained in WTD’s conveyance system.

Work out while kids play! King County’s Marymoor Park features new ‘MOMentum’ gym
New outdoor exercise equipment will soon be available for use by parents when their children play right next door in a playground area at King County’s Marymoor Park near Redmond.