Monthly Meetings

Monthly Meetings

On Monday, January 6, 2025, the Area Council will hold its regular monthly meeting from 7 – 9:30 PM at the Maple Valley Fire Station at 22225 SE 231st St. Our Guest Speakers will be King County Subarea Planners to discuss the ongoing Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River (GMV/CR) Community Service Area (CSA) Subarea Plan. All monthly meetings are hybrid—in-person and on Zoom. As the meeting date approaches, please see “GMVUAC Monthly Meetings” box for Agenda and Zoom information. On Monday, December 4, 2024, the Area Council held its regular monthly meeting. Our Guest Speaker was Meagan Jackson from Seattle-King County Public Health who discussed new rules for On-Site Septic Systems. For an article summarizing the meeting please click on: “* 12/2 — OSS Code Changes” in the 2024/2023 GMVUAC Monthly Meeting Articles box or go to the “Correspondence” drop-down menu and click on “Monthly Articles” and select “2024.”
Monthly Meetings

2024 KCCP Major Update

On December 10, 2024, the Joint Team (nine Rural Area Unincorporated Area Councils / Unincorporated Area Associations / Organizations, coordinated by the Area Council) completed its 3-yr effort on the 2024 KCCP Ten-Year Major Update.
Monthly Meetings

Reserve Silica

On October 7, 2024, the Area Council hosted the KC Dept. of Local Services (DLS) Director and Permitting Division personnel. Area Council members presented slides detailing specific concerns related to permitting and reclamation activities at the Reserve Silica site SE of Ravensdale. On October 18, 2024, as a followup to the meeting a Table of Discussion Items, Area Council Comments and Requests were submitted to KC DLS.
Monthly Meetings

GMV/CR CSA Subarea Plan

OPEN HOUSE Thursday, September 26, 5:30–8 PM Hobart Community Church, 27524 SE 200th St, Hobart. The Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River (GMV/CR) Community Service Area (CSA) is the subject of the next Subarea Plan in the King County Unincorporated Area that will be developed. The Area Council territory makes up most of the GMV/CR CSA, so this will be the Subarea Plan for our local area. Subarea plans focus on locally specific policies that address long-range community vision over the next 20 years. Scope varies based on community priorities, while maintaining consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan (KCCP). The development of Subarea Plans is centered on community engagement. Early steps in developing a Subarea Plan include listening to interests raised by community members across the subarea and working with community members to develop a vision that guides development of the plan.
Monthly Meetings

Adult Beverage Ordinance

On November 22, 2022, the King County Council passed an Ordinance declaring a one-year moratorium prohibiting the acceptance of applications for the establishment of new or expansion of existing wineries, breweries, distilleries and remote tasting rooms, as primary or accessory uses or as home occupations or home industries; and prohibiting temporary use permits for wineries, breweries, distilleries and remote tasting room; and establishing a work plan to evaluate the next steps for the regulations regarding these uses.