Steve King Announces Departure from City of Wenatchee

Wenatchee's Economic Development Director Steve King has taken a position with the city of Port Townsend and his final day with Wenatchee will be March 18th.

King says he made the decision while on vacation in Spain.

"I took a walk on the Camino de Santiago and I was thinking, 'You know what. It would be a good time in my career to change up a little bit, meet new people, see a new community, and see different ways of things being done and switch things up a little bit.'"

King will become Port Townsend's Public Works Director and says he is looking forward to many of the opportunities for recreation in the area.

Still, he does say he has nothing but positive memories about his time with the city and that there is no shortage of things he's proud of during his time here.

"So many different projects. [But] Working with the community is probably the highlight. Working and developing partnerships and relationships. That's been really enjoyable."

King will start his new position on March 23rd. He says that it was too early to know if this will be his last job.