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A vibrant and creative community, where the residents embrace diversity, celebrate arts and culture, promote vitality, and treasure the environment.

Since our incorporation in 1993, Burien has been busy defining and redesigning itself as a vibrant King County city. Our residents see Burien, a 100-year-old community with a rich heritage, as a friendly community with well-established neighborhoods and a small-town atmosphere.

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As the City's governing body, Burien's seven elected part-time City Councilmembers establish City policies and laws, adopt an annual budget, approve appropriations, contract for services, and grant franchises. ...

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SCORE Jail, Burien Police Officer Honored, Mercado Update, Peter Western Bridge Update, Rental Housing Policy. VISION 2050
Posted on: August 09, 2019
SCORE Jail, Burien Police Officer Honored, Mercado Update, Peter Western Bridge Update, Rental Housing Policy. VISION 2050
Council heard an update on SCORE jail, recognized Burien Police Sgt. Chad Meyers, and discussed news around the Mercado, Peter Western Bridge Construction, Burien Fire Department, rental housing polic...
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Hamilton Construction Company to Build Peter Western Bridge
Posted on: July 30, 2019
Hamilton Construction Company to Build Peter Western Bridge
Hamilton Construction Company has been awarded through a competitive bid process the contract to construct the new Peter Western Bridge. Construction will begin end of August and be completed by the e...
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Community Invited to Help Update City’s Plan to Reduce Harm from Major Hazards
Posted on: July 30, 2019
Community Invited to Help Update City’s Plan to Reduce Harm from Major Hazards
The City of Burien is updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan, a plan to reduce harm from potential hazards such as landslides and earthquakes. The community is invited to provide feedback about what haza...
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Businesses Invited to Attend Discussion on Proposed Compostable Food Service Product Requirements
Posted on: July 17, 2019
Businesses Invited to Attend Discussion on Proposed Compostable Food Service Product Requirements
The Burien City Council is discussing a potential law that would require all food service products in the City of Burien to be made of compostable materials due to concerns about the effects of plasti...
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