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City spokesperson Melissa Morin noted that this meeting is not a public hearing, and the invitation is not open to the public, though no one will be turned away.

Public suggestions will be accepted through May 28.

Ballots are due by mail or in an official ballot box by August 4.

The initiative would need around 400,000 signatures before the July 2 deadline.

The new motion claims that without a proper damage assessment from the defendants, damage to ancestral remains and cultural artifacts will continue.

Thirteen counties in western Washington are partnering to promote a “Ready, Set, Go!” evacuation campaign.

What those measures are was outlined mostly in the press conference, but education, aquifers and reclamation systems will be part of the campaign.

The Executive’s Office will be giving an update on the county’s finances at an upcoming county council meeting.

Elected officials estimate that each day of delay costs around $40,000.

Advocates say many of these young people, who fled abuse or arrived in the US as children, are eligible for a protected status that can lead to citizenship, but they lose that chance after age 21.