Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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This fall, the King County Council will review and adopt a two-year $19.7 billion budget for 2026 and 2027. The budget is one of the most important things the County works on as it determines our future and sets our values in motion.

Where the money goes:

- Transit: buses, vans, Water Taxi
- Health: clinics, emergency medical services, public health
- Law and Justice: courts, Sheriff, transit security
- Healthy Environment: parks, trails, clean water, salmon recovery
- County Operations: elections, property assessments
- Investing In Residents: veterans, seniors, and kids
- Unincorporated Area Services: roads, permitting