Redmond’s weekly news: legislative priorities, World Cup campaign, safety classes and hazardous-waste collection

Amy Tsai, City of Redmond communications staff, said the city is actively involved in shaping its annual state legislative agenda and "helping shepherd those priorities through the session with our state lobbyist."

She listed regional concerns the city is helping to shape — the arrival of light rail, long-term landfill disposal solutions and "the escalating costs of our regional wastewater system" — and announced the city’s new community campaign, "Redmond is Ready for the World," to bring residents together ahead of next year’s World Cup events in the Puget Sound region. The campaign will include a speaker series, opportunities to "share your story about the impact of soccer on your life," and community watch parties.

Tsai said the Redmond Police Department is offering free classes at the Public Safety Building to help residents learn how to protect themselves, their homes and their financial information. She also promoted no-cost business advising from "accredited business advisor Sean Palmer," noting his 21 years of experience and inviting entrepreneurs to drop into City Hall on Oct. 14 and "every second Tuesday of every month thereafter" for a Redmond-hosted startup coworking day.

She closed by advising that King County’s traveling waste mobile will return to Redmond Oct. 10–12 at the Home Depot parking lot and that the service is free and open to residents and small businesses. Tsai listed commonly accepted hazardous items: paint, cleaning chemicals, antifreeze, batteries and pesticides.

The segment was a brief city communications update rather than a public hearing or formal city-council action; no motions or votes were announced.