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Council urges residents to limit outdoor activity amid smoke; staff shares wildfire resources
Summary
Council members warned residents to stay indoors during heavy smoke, shared the King County wildfire-ready toolkit and urged residents to follow city air-quality updates; council also noted an upcoming 14-day public comment period for a nearby BESS project.
Multiple council members and the mayor addressed poor air quality from regional smoke and urged residents to limit outdoor activity. One council member noted that, in neighboring Leavenworth, an hour outside equated to "smoking six packs of cigarettes," stressing the seriousness of current conditions. The council pointed residents to regularly updated air‑quality posts on city social media and to King County’s wildfire-ready toolkit available online and at city hall.
Council members also reminded residents the city is monitoring an upcoming public comment period on the Cascadia Ridge BESS (battery energy storage system) proposal in the Snoqualmie Valley and encouraged those interested to follow the process once the 14-day comment window opens. The mayor and council promoted community resources, including an invitation to a free coffee with the mayor and the police chief for local business owners and residents.
No regulatory decisions were taken at the meeting; councilors used the time to communicate health precautions and resources to the public and to encourage participation in related regional comment opportunities.
