Key Contacts
Wondering who you can contact regarding your questions and concerns about the siting process of the new transfer station, issues with the current Houghton Transfer Station, environmental impacts of the capped landfill, possibly losing current green space, etc?
King County Executive
Dow Constatine kcexec@kingcounty.gov 206-263-9600
King County Council Member- District 6
Claudia Balducci claudia.balducci@kingcounty.gov 206-310-6867
Kirkland Mayor
Penny Sweet psweet@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3534
Kirkland City Council citycouncil@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3007
Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold jarnold@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3535
Council Member Neal Black nblack@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3001
Council Member Kelli Curtis kcurtis@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3532
Council Member Amy Falcone afalcone@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3526
Council Member Toby Nixon tnixon@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3536
Council Member John Pascal jpascal@kirklandwa.gov 425-587-3530
Houghton Community Council houghtoncouncil@kirklandwa.gov
Chair Rick Whitney rwhitney@kirklandwa.gov
Vice Chair John Kappler jkappler@kirklandwa.gov
Council Member Bill Goggins bgoggins@kirklandwa.gov
Council Member Ruth Wright rwright@kirklandwa.gov
Council Member Larry Toedtli ltoedtli@kirklandwa.gov
Council Member Brian Gawthrop bgawthrop@kirklandwa.gov
Council Member Betsy Pringle bpringle@kirklandwa.gov
South Rose Hill/Bridle Trails Association www.rosetrails.org
King County Solid Waste Division
Division Director Pat McLaughlin Pat.McLaughlin@kingcounty.gov
Northeast Recycling & Transfer Station (NERTS) Project Manager Margaret Bay mbay@kingcounty.gov
Do you have complaints about odor or noise at the Houghton Transfer Station?
For Odor complaints call:
Solid Waste Division 206-477-4466, option 7
For Noise complaints call:
Solid Waste Compliance 206-684-3000 or file complaint online at:
*Commercial garbage & recycling trucks are NOT allowed to collect in residential zones or any property adjacent to residential zoned property before 7am or after 10pm on weekdays, and not before 9am or after 10pm on weekends and legal holidays. This section of the code is enforced by the Seattle Public Utilities.