Dear Citizens of Enumclaw,

I am honored and humbled by the outcome of this election and want to take this time to thank all of you for your support and trust in me to serve on your Enumclaw City Council for the next four years. I look forward to being sworn in and getting to work on your behalf.

I understand that this election is bigger than any one person or race and is a true reflection of the direction that this community wants to go in coming years as we face significant pressures from the development industry. This is something that we must take on together with hard work, fresh ideas and integrity. Your message in this race has been loud and clear and I will put the interests of the citizens, small businesses, families and seniors first before anything else. We need to protect Enumclaw and keep its historic rural character intact.

This will be a big challenge and I am hoping that many more citizens will become involved in the process of saving our community and helping it to thrive once again. I have been approached by many citizens who now want to help and get involved. Far too much has happened in recent years that our community was not aware of. We need to shine a light on City Council business and I need your help to do that. We can begin by passing a Code of Conduct ordinance that the current council has resisted passing for the last year and a half. I will propose such a ordinance and it will be one that will have teeth in it to hold council members accountable.

I will also be putting my efforts into addressing and getting others to acknowledge our growing drug problem that is echoed throughout Enumclaw by an increase in crime. Ignorance is not bliss and though we are a not as bad off as our surrounding larger cities, we are not immune to the effects of addiction that is being seen all over America in communities both big and small. The time to address this issue is now, head on and as a community.

Again, I thank you all for this opportunity to represent you on your City Council and strongly encourage citizens to become more involved in our city affairs as well as city government. The time to change our course and make a positive impact on the future of Enumclaw is now and by coming together we can achieve this as a community.

Kim Lauk

Enumclaw