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Communications coordinator defends reopening Facebook comments, cites big social metrics

Finance & Administration Committee · April 22, 2026
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Summary

New communications coordinator Scott Harter told the committee the city reopened Facebook comments and reactivated other platforms after updating policy with legal counsel and citing guidance from MRSC and AWC; he highlighted a Snoqualmie Falls video with roughly 385,000 views and improved short-form video reach.

Scott Harter, the city’s new communications coordinator and public information officer, presented the administration’s updated social media approach to the Finance & Administration Committee on April 21.

Harter said the city updated its social media policy in consultation with legal counsel and guidance from the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) and the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) before reopening Facebook…

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