Here is a schedule of featured meetings happening this week for Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Highline Schools, Port of Seattle, and King County. The public is encouraged to attend, be informed, and ask questions.
🗓️ City Council & Featured Meetings:
🏙️Burien:
City Council Meeting: January 12, 2026
- 5:30 pm, 400 SW 152nd
- Agenda – will post when available
- Zoom Virtual Link, View-only Channel 21 or livestream
- Public Comments: The sign-up deadline for public comment for that day’s meeting is at least one hour before the scheduled commencement of the council meeting. You can sign up by completing the public comment form.
Planning Commission Meeting: CANCELLED –Wednesday, January 14, Next meeting: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
- 5:30 p.m. – 400 SW 152nd
- Agenda – will post when available
- Zoom Virtual Link
- Public Comments: In person, or you may send an email with your comments to [email protected]. A public comment that is received one week in advance of the commission meeting will be published with the agenda packet. A comment that is received within one week of the meeting by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
🏙️Des Moines:
City Council Meeting: Thursday, January 8, 2026
- 6:00 p.m. – 21630 11th Avenue S, Suite C
- Agenda – Note: They will be selecting a Mayor/Deputy Mayor. There is a public hearing on Unit Lot Subdivision, Lot Splitting & Substandard or Nonconforming Lot Regulations Update
- Virtual Link City Council meeting can be viewed live on the City’s website, Comcast Channel 21/321, on the City’s YouTube channel.
- Public Comments: Members of the public who wish to provide comment during the meeting via Zoom must register in advance. To register, please email [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Wednesday prior to the meeting
🏙️Normandy Park:
Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- 7:00 p.m., 801 SW 174th Street,
- Agenda
- Virtual Link
- Public Comments: Public comments will be taken both in person and remotely during the meeting. Please review the meeting agenda for instructions
🏙️SeaTac:
Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- 6:00 p.m., 4800 S 188th St,
- Agenda
- Virtual Link
- Public Comments: In-person, remote oral, and written public comment Pre-registration is required for remote comments and encouraged for in-person comments. Pre-registration and written comments are due by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Instructions for providing comments are located at the following link: Council Meeting Hybrid Meetings and Public Comments.
🍎School Board Scheduled Meetings:
Highline School Board Meeting: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026
- 6:00 p.m, Boardroom at the Central Office Building located at 15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
- Agenda
- Public Comments: Sign-ups are open from 9:00 a.m. on the Monday of the week of a Board meeting and close at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting (Wednesday). You may sign up by contacting the Office of the Superintendent at (206) 631-3070, or by filling out the form below. Leaving a message prior to 9:00 a.m. on Mondays, the week of the Regular Board Meeting will not allow a speaker to jump the queue.
✈️Port of Seattle:
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- 12:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting, Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle
- Agenda
- View at meetings.portseattle.org
- Public Comments: procedures available online at https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-comment-portcommission-meetings. Or deliver public comment via email: All written comments received by email to [email protected]. Written comments are accepted three days prior to the meeting and before 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
🗓️ King County Council:
Metropolitan King County Council Meeting: Tuesday January, 13, 2026
- 1:30 p.m. 1200 King County
Courthouse 516 Third Avenue, Seattle- Agenda
- Virtual Link or Watch Comcast channel 22 and 322 (HD) and Astound Broadband channels 22 and 711 (HD).
- Public Comments:
- In person
- Email– [email protected] by 10 a.m. on the meeting day.
- Remotely– Provide comment remotely by attending meetings via phone or computer using the Zoom application. See attend committee meetings remotely above.
NOTE: Washington State Legislative Session Opened Today – Jan 12, 2026
The session will run until around March 12th. It is a shorter session this year (60 Days), and there are opportunities for citizens to comment PRO or CON on bills as they arise or to testify. Bills cover a wide range of topics such as: Budget Deficit, Housing, Data Privacy and AI, Taxes, Law Enforcement, Medical, Education, and more.
