For the Reporter

Nearly 100 people joined King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer at a town hall meeting on flood and emergency preparedness at Thomas Jefferson High School on April 18.

The event convened a distinguished panel of flood and emergency management experts, including Michelle Clark, executive director of the King County Flood Control District; Barnaby Dow, Governmental Affairs for King County Emergency management; Chris Utzinger, Response Section manager for the Washington Military Department’s Emergency Management Division; and Doug Weber, chief of Emergency Management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Seattle District.

The panelists spoke about their expectations for this spring’s weather as the region’s snowpack begins melting and engaged in a discussion with audience members about different ways homes and businesses can be prepared when natural disaster strikes.

Those in the audience included representatives from other emergency preparedness organizations and students from Todd Beamer High School and Civil Air Patrol, Green River Composite Squadron.

King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer with panelists and students from Todd Beamer High School and Civil Air Patrol, Green Valley Composite Squadron. COURTESY PHOTO