What does your community need?

That’s the question King County’s Local Services Department is asking unincorporated county residents through a Community Needs List survey.

Every two to three years, the department sends out this survey to find out what support unincorporated communities need from the county, from transportation to public safety and and land use to utilities, to put together a Community Needs List that can help direst where county money could flow for the next several years.

This Community Needs List survey is directed at those who live, or who have strong connections to, unincorporated King County, which keeps the door open to city residents but limits the focus to unincorporated communities.

To take the survey, head to publicinput.com/communityneeds; local respondents should select the “Southeast King County” area.

The survey can be as long or as short as you would like — if you only care about a few subjects, you can finish quickly; if you’ve got a lot to say, you might want to get comfy (or sign up with Jotform to save your draft response by hitting the “save” button at the bottom).

Topics that are addressed through the survey include:

• Services, infrastructure, and utilities;

• Public transportation and roads;

• Health and human services;

• Public and community safety;

• Environment, farmland, parks, and open spaces;

• Land use and affordable housing;

• Community, economic, and workforce development and resources;

• And youth and early childhood services

Each topic prompts respondents to answer additional questions and choose subtopics, which — unsurprisingly — encourages you to go in-depth about your ideas and concerns.

Survey responses will be considered for King County’s 2025-2026 budget.

Southeast King County projects and programs that were proposed to be tackled by funding in this year’s budget includes improving wetland and fish habitats in the White River/Puyallup Watershed and addressing natural drainage and flooding issues.

Projects inside city limits — like the proposed community center in downtown Enumclaw and expansive upgrades to the local pool — are not considered by this Community Needs List, but county departments can, on their own, request funding to support them.