At the September 27 Burien Council Meeting Councilmember Kathy Keene announced her resignation from the Council at the end of the year. She bought a home in Florida and plans to retire there early next year.

She encouraged the Council to look at people from North Burien when looking for her replacement.

Keene, in the same vein, encouraged citizens in North Burien to apply for her position on the Council.

She has been a Water Commissioner for Water District 20 since 1991 and served on the Burien Council since 2007.