A new day for the Sheriff's Office and residents of southeast King County

The Hicks – Raburn King County Sheriff's Office Precinct in Maple Valley was officially unveiled and re-opened for business March 18 at a special ribbon cutting ceremony. The families of Sergeant Samuel Hicks and Detective Michael Raburn, whom the precinct is named after, were there to help commemorate this special occasion.

I joined Executive Dow Constantine, Sheriff John Urquhart, and Congressman Dave Reichert in addressing those in attendance about the importance of this precinct for the surrounding communities. The Hicks – Raburn Precinct was built as a police station and has all of the support services and tools deputies need to effectively protect the unincorporated residents of Southeast King County. This precinct has always been a vital community resource and having it funded and re-opened was one of my top budget priorities.

Take a moment and view the videos of this important event: Watch here or here to see the full ceremony.

Upcoming townhall meetings/ Community Service Area open houses

In the coming weeks I'll be taking part in a series of town hall meetings throughout the unincorporated areas of District 9. Please join me, King County Sheriff John Urquhart and other County officials and hear from your elected leaders, ask questions, and participate in these important community events.

East Renton Plateau, Four Creeks, Tiger Mountain unincorporated area, and McDivitt & Ptarmigan precincts
Monday, April 14th 7pm
Evergreen Community Church
20112 SE 152nd Street, Renton 98059

Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River unincorporated area
Monday, April 21nd 7pm
Maple Valley Sheriff's Station
22300 SE 231st, Maple Valley 98038

Fairwood unincorporated area
Wednesday, May 14th 7pm
Ridgewood Elementary
18030 162nd Place SE, Renton 98058

SE King County unincorporated area
Tuesday, May 20th 7pm
Neuwaukum Grange Hall
38402 180th Ave SE, Auburn 98092