As Mukilteo diversifies, ts DEI panel works to value all

By Mike Dixon / Herald Forum

Earlier this spring during our the Mukilteo City Council’s strategic retreat, the Council established our 2024 short-term and long-term priorities.

One of our short-term priorities was to better utilize our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Mayor’s Youth Advisory and other committees. I, myself, was a member of the DEI Commission, as was Jason Moon, a fellow councilmember. In fact, during our respective tenures on the DEI, we were elected by our peer volunteers to serve as the chairs of the commission.

Mukilteo grows increasingly diverse with each passing decade. The “browning” of America continues apace, and Mukilteo is no different. A little over a third of our residents are of other than European descent, up from a quarter just 10 years ago, per Census Bureau data. Blacks skew highest as a group to above median incomes in our city, while Asians are the fastest growing group comprising more than 20 percent of all residents. With so much to offer, new residents will continue to come here to raise their families and enjoy our quality of life. These new residents will be increasingly diverse, and it will be our strategic asset to be a welcoming place for these new prospective residents to choose to come and build their families, start their businesses, and raise their children.

And, as a city, Mukilteo is not only named, literally, to pay homage to our indigenous neighbors, but we also display numerous examples of indigenous art and artifacts found throughout our city. We take pride to work with our federally recognized indigenous neighbors and to pay respect to their desires. Mukilteo is a great place to live for us all.

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