Please share your funding priorities!

Please note that responses to this King County survey are held in public record and may be included in future public disclosure requests made by the general public.

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* Please provide your contact information:

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* Please select your city/town/area from the list provided:

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* What is your age?

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* Are you a Veteran?

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* Do you live in incorporated (within city limits) or unincorporated King County? If you'd like to check, visit gismaps.kingcounty.gov/iMap/, open the Layer List in the top right corner, open the Administrative Areas dropdown, and active the Cities and unincorporated areas layer. Then, type your address into the search bar.

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* Rank the categories below from highest (1) to lowest (10) to reflect your funding priorities:

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* Are there any other funding priorities you would like to share? (optional)

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* 1. Rank your focus areas for Road & Bridge Infrastructure from highest (1) to lowest (5): Our district has 500 of the 1.5K miles of roads and 164 of the 188 bridges in unincorporated KC, all of which are in varying states of disrepair due to a lack of funding.

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* 1a. Road & Bridge Infrastructure: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 2. Rank your focus areas for Safe & Healthy Communities from highest (1) to lowest (5): Our district has the lowest annual crime rate of the nine county districts but the highest rate of natural emergencies.

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* 2a. Safe & Healthy Communities: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 3. Rank your focus areas for Environment from highest (1) to lowest (5): KC collaborates with tribes, cities, and nonprofits to safeguard our environment and communities by protecting critical habitats, engaging in long-term planning to reduce negative human impacts, and more.

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* 3a. Environment: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 4. Rank your focus areas for Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility from highest (1) to lowest (5): Of the $20.2B budget for 2026-2027, Council directed $2.67B as follows: 23% Sheriff’s Office, 17% Adult & Juvenile Detention, 17% Prosecuting Attorney’s Office & Public Defense, 14% Admin, 11% Courts, 8% Other Services, 5% Jail Health, 3% Human Services, 2% Elections.

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* 4a. Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 5. Rank your focus areas for Housing – All Types, All Incomes from highest (1) to lowest (5): KC needs more than 300,000 additional housing units to meet the current needs of every income level. This is driving up the housing costs for everyone.

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* 5a. Housing Development & Affordability: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 6. Rank your focus areas for Transit & Mobility Options from highest (1) to lowest (5): With 10 cities, 2 towns, plus 77K residents in unincorporated areas, all living within 1K of KC’s 2.3K square miles, transit and mobility solutions are complex.

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* 6a. Transit & Mobility: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 7. Rank your focus areas for Small Business & Farm Support from highest (1) to lowest (5): We want to support our seven chambers of commerce and our multitude of small businesses and farms to improve our communities and drive our local economy.

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* 7a. Small Business & Farm Support: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 8. Rank your focus areas for Homelessness from highest (1) to lowest (5): Of the 250,000 residents in our district, 12,000 earn a household income of $15,000 or less and are often one paycheck from homelessness.

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* 8a. Homelessness: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 9. Rank your focus areas for Arts & Culture from highest (1) to lowest (5): Revenue from the art, heritage, culture, and science industry represents 10.8% of our total economy (GDP) while supporting the education and wellbeing of our community members.

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* 9a. Arts & Culture: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

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* 10. Rank your focus areas for Behavioral Health from highest (1) to lowest (5): KC’s Behavioral Health Care system is recognized as one of the most effective nationally for behavioral health and substance use disorders, both in our district and region.

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* 10a. Behavioral Health: Are there any other focus areas you would like to share? (optional)

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on some of the most pressing issues impacting our district, and our county as a whole, through this 2026 District 3 Winter Survey! Follow Councilmember Sarah Perry on Facebook and Instagram or sign up for the District 3 email newsletter to view the survey results when they become available.

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