King County Executive Ron Sims will host a joint forum to meet with the six King County Unincorporated Area Councils (UACs). The public is encouraged to join Executive Sims, King County department directors, other elected officials and residents and members of the county’s unincorporated areas as they discuss various issues facing their communities. The forum will take place Tues. Nov. 9 at Lakeridge Elementary School, 7400 South 115th Street in Seattle from 7 – 9 p.m. The purpose of the forum is to share information and discuss issues and concerns. The program will include a presentation by King County Budget Director Steve Call on the 2005 Executive Proposed Budget. Each of the six UACs will be invited to make presentations on the issues of greatest concern to their communities, and the meeting will conclude with an opportunity for questions from the audience. The six King County UACs include the Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council, Greater Maple Valley Area Council, North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, Upper Bear Creek Community Council, Vashon-Maury Island Community Council, and the co-host of this year’s forum, the West Hill Community Council. For more information about the UACs or the Annual Joint Forum, please call Terry Mark, Deputy Director, Department of Community & Human Services, at 206-296-7689.