Thanks to everyone who attended the informative Oct 2nd NHUAC meeting with guests, King County Sheriff, Patti Cole Tindall and King County Executive Candidates, Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay. If you missed the meeting please see the excellent reporting and video from whitecenternow.
NHUAC will be taking a winter break with meetings resuming in February, 2026.
In the meantime: Election Day is November 4th. The Ballot drop box has moved from the White Center Library to Steve Cox Memorial Park.
Road Concerns: Contact King County 24/7 Road Helpline @ 206.296.8100
To report Illegal Dumping: Contact King County Illegal Dumping Hotline @ 206.296.7483
North Highline Unincorporated Council Invites You to Our October 2, 2025 Meeting
The Opportunity to Be Informed, Be Involved and Be Heard!
When? Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7 pm
Where? Norh Highline Fire Station Meeting Room, 1243 SW 112th Street, White Center
(Parking and Entrance Are Behind the Station)
Hope everyone Had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. It is always hard to say goodbye to summer. Fortunately, there are plenty of long days and good weather to enjoy as we move into fall.
NHUAC’s meeting on Thursday, October 2nd at 7 pm at the White Center Fire Station is sure to be interesting. Because North Highline is an unincorporated area (not part of a city), King County serves both our regional (county) and municipal governments.
The King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is an essential part of our community. This month, NHUAC will be joined by Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall. Sheriff Cole-Tindall was appointed in May of 2022 by King County Executive Dow Constantine and confirmed by the King County Council as the 35th sheriff of King County. Don’t miss this opportunity to get her perspective and share yours.
Many of the decisions that will form our future will be made by the next King County Executive and King County Council. King County government’s impacts include: “public health to economic and ethnic justice to segregation and discrimination to displacement, fair housing and opportunity, to schools, parks and open spaces to density and permitting to roads to infrastructure, police, and public safety to fireworks and cannabis shops to taxes and the budget….”
NHUAC is pleased that our October 2nd meeting will feature a candidate forum with King County Councilmembers Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay. They are running for the position previously held by Dow Constantine – King County Executive. If you have attended any of our past forums, you know there will be plenty of time to ask your questions.
Noticed a need for more trees in North Highline? Sandy Hunt will share her perspective on Thursday night. Don’t miss it!
Knowledge Is Power.
Learn, share, and help make North Highline a healthier community.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7 pm – Invite Your Neighbors!
As has been our history, we take a break in July, August and September. Monthly meetings will resume in October. Check back for updates. Hope to see you then.
The North Highline Unincorporated Council (NHUAC) is one of six King County Unincorporated Area Councils established in 1996 as part of King County Citizens Participation Initiative with the primary goals of:
Improve citizen access to information and services provided by King County
Make county services convenient to and available in local communities
Improve opportunities for meaningful involvement by unincorporated area residents in decisions regarding the future of their communities
The volunteer board members are residents of North Highline who provide a venue for ongoing communication between unincorporated area residents and King County.
With the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council! When: Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 7 pm Where: North Highline Fire Station at 1243 SW 112th Street in White Center (Parking and Entrance Are Behind the Station)
You are invited to join NHUAC on May Day.
The meeting will begin with an introduction to James Bivans, one of the owners of Wolfpack Cellars, a Burien-based winery that will be moving to 9617 16th SW in White Center in June. It produces small lots of local Washington wines. White Center Now’s post quoted James as saying, “As for our soon-to-be White Center customers, we are very excited to meet them and officially be part of the community…Being a small LGBTQ-owned business, we know how great it feels to be part of a warm, accepting community and that’s what we aim to do. We want to welcome new friends who also have a love for wine, food, family, and dogs to join our pack!” Join NHUAC in welcoming James and the Wolfpack to White Center!
King County ‘s Department of Local Services (DLS) provides a variety of services to North Highline. They include zoning, permitting, code enforcement and roads. According to Leon Richardson, the Director of DLS, “Our goal is to make sure residents in unincorporated King County have access to responsive, equitable, and effective local government services.” He will join NHUAC on May Day to help us learn about the services and opportunities that DLS is making available to the North Highline community.
The Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) is another important part of DLS. We will also be joined by Joanna Nelson de Flores, the Urban Forestry Program Manager of DNRP. She will share an update on the Glendale Forest, a new forested park in unincorporated North Highline. Come learn about this new community asset and other projects planned to make North Highline a healthy place.
Do you have questions or something you want to share? Join the conversation and bring a friend! Knowledge is power. Learn, share and help make our community a better place.
With the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council!
When:Thursday, April 3. 2025, at 7 pm
Where: North Highline Fire Station at 1243 SW 112th Street in White Center (Parking and Entrance Are Behind the Station)
Please join NHUAC on Thursday, April 3rd, at 7 pm in North Highline’s Fire Station at 1243 SW 112th in White Center.Public safety will be the focus of our special guest presenters, Chief Jason Gay of the North Highline Fire District (NHFD) and Burien’s King County Fire District 2 (KCFD2) and Captain Chris Przygocki of the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). Captain Przygocki will be joined by Community Service officer Nate Hammock to answer any questions about what is happening in White Center and KCSO’s storefront office at Steve Cox Memorial Park.
In 2019, NHFD entered a 20-year consolidation contract with KCFD2. As a result, all NHFD employees became employees of KCFD2. Through our consolidation with KCFD2, NHFD serves about 20,000 community members. Chief Gay has been with KCFD2 since 2005. He was promoted to Captain in 2012 and to Fire Chief upon Chief Marrs’ retirement in November of 2023. Upon his promotion, Chief Gay also became Chief of NHFD.
Captain Chris Pryzgocki became a member of Southwest Precinct 4 of the KCSO in October of 2024. Precinct 4 is responsible for law enforcement in the cities of Burien and SeaTac and a variety of unincorporated areas including North Highline. KCSO recently announced that it is changing its response protocol. We look forward to getting to know Captain Pryzgocki and Nate Hammock and learning what a new “response protocol” means for North Highline.
Do you have questions or something you want to share? Join the conversation and bring a friend!
Knowledge is power. Learn, share and help make our community a better place.
The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council will not be holding a March meeting.
We will be back to our regularly scheduled 1st Thursday of the month meetings on April 3rd at 7pm. So Mark your calendars and plan on joining us in April.
As always it is a great Opportunity to Be Informed, Be Involved and Be Heard
Stay Safe – Stay Healthy – and see you April 3rd at the North Highline Fire Station (meeting details coming soon)
The Opportunity to Be Informed, Be Involved and Be Heard
At the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council (NHUAC) Meeting!
When: Thursday, February 6. 2025, at 7 pm
Where: North Highline Fire Station in White Center at 1243 SW 112th Street (Parking and Entrance are in the Back of the Station)
You are invited to get “Energized!” At NHUAC’s first meeting of 2025! The meeting will take place at 7 pm on Thursday, February 6. 2025 in White Center’s fire station at 1243 SW 112th. The meeting will begin with a presentation about Energize! by King County’s program manager, Neil Larsen. King County is expanding its heat pump program in the North Highline community. The program is open to single-family homeowners and renters. Join us and learn how to qualify for a free or discounted heat pump!
Conversations at recent NHUAC meetings have included many concerns about safety issues, particularly those involving walking or driving in North Highline. King County’s Broch Bender will respond to some of the questions and concerns about roads that were discussed at NHUAC’s November 7, 2024 meeting. Broch will also tell us about the King County Road Services projects scheduled for 2025 in North Highline.
Tim’s Tavern has been discussed at many NHUAC meetings since it moved into Drunky Two Shoes’ location in White Center in March, 2023. A representative of the Department of Local Services will join us with a status report on Tim’s outdoor concert venue.
The King County Sheriff’s Office is a vital member of the North Highline community. At this month’s NHUAC meeting, you will hear about the status of a new Storefront Deputy and a project that KCSO has started with the White Center business community.
Do you have questions or something you want to share? Join the conversation and bring a friend!
Knowledge is power. Learn, share and help make our community a better place.
The Opportunity to Be Informed, Be Involved and Be Heard
At the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council (NHUAC) Meeting!
When: Thursday, December 5. 2024, at 7 pm
Where: North Highline Fire Station in White Center at 1243 SW 112th Street (Parking and Entrance are in the Back of the Station)
You are invited to NHUAC’s last meeting of 2024! The meeting will take place at 7 pm on Thursday, December 5. 2024 in White Center’s fire station at 1243 SW 112th.
At our November7th meeting, we were joined by Major Koby Hamill, Commander of Precinct 4 of the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), and Capt. Chris Przygocki. They told us about changes that are taking place in the Sheriff’s office and how KCSO works with our community. This month, KCSO will be represented by our Community Service Officer who has an office at Steve Cox Park.
Also at the November meeting, the Department of Local Services was represented by David Daw, External Relations Director, and Jesse Reynolds. The conversation included many concerns about safety issues, particularly those involving walking or driving in North Highline. David and Jesse will be back on Thursday night and will bring a representative from King County’s Department of Roads with them.
Do you have questions or something you want to share? Join the conversation and bring a friend!
Knowledge is power. Learn, share and help make our community a better place.
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