JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is July 11, 6:00PM
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
There’s no way around talking about problems without hurting feelings. I am always sorry. On July 21, Sheila Brush posted the following in the Des Moines Community Action Network Facebook Group (DMCAN), which she created. Now the same people who were facilitating the Burien Forum had told me months ago that they would be happy
... continue reading.Councilmembers routinely get anonymous emails advocating for some issue–often using hyperbolic language. I got one this week saying “Vaccine Mandates Are Slavery!” To which I reply: No, dude. Slavery is slavery. But OK, being told you have no choice to get a vaccine is, to some degree, a loss of freedom. I’m not trying to
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The City is making good on a proposal I made at our June 20th City Council Meeting to publish the video of Committee Meetings. The first batch are now available on the Des Moines Councilmember Youtube Channel. Go get ’em! Thanks to Councilmember Martinelli and Deputy Mayor Mahoney for supporting the idea. And of course,
... continue reading.Update 08/31/21: Since this original post, I have added two other proposals for a total of six. I’ve added them below. As I said in the Christmas in July post on spending our $9M in stimulus money, after the July 22 City Council Meeting, Councilmembers were given an application by the City Manager to fill
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HB1220 presentation from Eric Lane and Matthew Hutchins
I occasionally hear from critics that I make too many things ‘public’. Why aren’t I trying to communicate with the administration or colleagues? The fact is that I do that. Whether I want to or not. 😀 My life as an elected in a very public and very hostile work environment sometimes remind me of
... continue reading.Like my colleagues, I’m sure, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to spend the $9M I discussed in my Christmas In July post. I’ve received dozens of messages about this. Many are very detailed proposals showing a concern for civic life that is seriously wonderful. And they spread the gamut. “More police!” to “no
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