JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 7, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Two Kitsap Transit Fast Ferries speed toward Pier 50 in downtown Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times, 2025) By Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnist Fellow ferry commuters, I’ve got a question. Would you prefer, in your frequent crisscrossing of our inland saltwater, a return to the clockwork reliability of the jumbo ferry service
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The City of Des Moines’ draft Stormwater Management Program Plan prepared to meet Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit requirements. The plan outlines 12 sections covering SWMP management, public education, illicit discharge detection, construction site controls, and monitoring to reduce pollutant discharge from the city’s storm sewer system.
Modera Woodmont Beach in Des Moines will have six residential buildings totaling 290 units when completed. EDI International By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 24, 2026 Story Highlights Mill Creek Residential broke ground this week on a 290-unit apartment development in Des Moines. The first phase will begin leasing
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A light rail train heads west from the Judkins Park light rail station in Seattle. This station and Mercer Island’s open Saturday, connecting Seattle with the Eastside across Lake Washington. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times transportation reporter Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s
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Lake Forest Park WA 9-23-2025 2:16pm Chris Clasen Editor A growing number of U.S. cities and towns are deploying “noise cameras” to combat excessively loud vehicles, a problem that has sparked complaints from residents for years. The devices work much like speed cameras but measure sound levels instead of speed. Equipped with microphones and cameras, they automatically
... continue reading.Interview from Felix Banel with City Manager Katherine Caffrey
... continue reading.!!!!There’s actually an election Tuesday!!!! It has not been getting nearly enough attention, but if you haven’t voted, get on it! Voting rates in this off-year election are not great. Part of the reason is that, although there are four seats for our City Council, none have a primary. (There have to be three candidates
... continue reading.July 27, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated July 27, 2025 at 6:01 am April Coberly, a case manager with Sound Behavioral Health, loads a first aid kit and supplies into a mobile crisis team van at the organization’s office in Auburn last month. (Akash Pamarthy / The Seattle Times) April Coberly, a case manager with
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Construction (May 21, 2025) On my way home at 8:30pm I passed crews working to get the project done on time.
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