Kirkland City Council Seeks Public Input on 2021-2022 Budget

Published on October 28, 2020

Media Contact:
Joy Johnston
Interim Communications Program Manager
jjohnston@kirklandwa.gov
(425) 979-6562

Opportunities to provide input at upcoming public hearings

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The City of Kirkland invites residents and businesses to share priorities for the 2021-2022 City Budget. Kirkland prides itself on providing residents an exceptional quality of life with great schools, safe streets, a clean environment and beautiful parks. These choices, whether related to public safety, maintaining parks, keeping pedestrians safe, or protecting the natural environment, are made through the budget.

The 2021-2022 Preliminary Budget, “Investing in a More Equitable, Safe and Resilient Kirkland,” was presented to the Kirkland City Council on October 27, 2020 and is available on the City’s website. The budget proposal was profoundly shaped by the dramatic and historic events that continue to unfold in 2020. The City is still grappling with the social, financial and health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak that erupted in Kirkland on February 29, 2020 and spread throughout the nation. Also created amid the racial justice movement reignited by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, the budget proposal responds to the commitment made by the City Council on August 4, 2020 through Resolution R-5434(PDF, 545KB) to affirm that Black lives matter, to improve the safety and respect of Black people, and to help end structural racism.

Here are some ways to have your say on how the City spends community resources:

• Participate in an upcoming public hearing. The next scheduled public hearings on the budget are on November 4 and November 17. Opportunities to provide comments at city council meetings are available via Zoom on a computer or telephone connection. The Zoom connection links are provided on each meeting agenda.

• Provide feedback through the Our Kirkland app.

• Email budgetfeedback@kirklandwa.gov with your feedback about the budget.

• Sign up for This Week in Kirkland for a continual flow of information about what happens during City Council meetings.

• Follow the City’s Facebook page or Twitter account for updates on the City's budget process.

For more information about the budget and to view the 2021-2022 Preliminary Budget, please visit www.kirklandwa.gov/budget.

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