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Auburn, Washington
Joined December 2008
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Just so you’re aware. We already spent the monthly $8 comms budget on clearance Halloween candy
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
for everyone asking, no, nobody at the city won the PowerBall. Our social media manager DID get Taco Bell twice in the same week and lived to tell the tale, so we just thank our good fortunes for that much
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
everyone always asks "where is Auburn?" never "how is Auburn?" We're in Washington, by the way. and fine, I guess
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
is that Auburn City Hall or is it League of Legends jungle champ Bel'Veth? you decide
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
So here's something pretty cool -- you know that Powerball jackpot ticket the Auburn Fred Meyer sold? They get a $50,000 bonus and today they decided to donate all of it to the Auburn Food Bank! More 📸s and info ➡️
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Know what's extremely uncool? Cutting down and stealing a beautiful bronze statue that greeted all visitors to the Auburn Community & Event Center.
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@auburn_wa
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2 years
@waDNR @SeaTacWA don't worry, we've got the soundtrack handled. "Whoa, Auburn is the color of your energy Whoa, shades of red displayed naturally"
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Come through anytime. Our candy is your candy
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
Um
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Our first tweets 🥲 if this is really it, it’s been a pleasure having you yell at us on here.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@mercergov really hoping whoever did it steps on a lego every day forever
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
📅Save the date for Auburn's Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, Jun 18 from 12–5 PM at Les Gove Park. The celebration will include a variety of vendors (including Black-owned businesses), live music, food trucks, inflatable rides for the kids, & more. Everyone is welcomed!
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
3 months
we've all been there 🫡 stay strong kings and queens 👑 #auburnwa #getbentkent
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
now that I'm fully awake, i've gotta ask the obnoxious dude-bros who were lighting off loud fireworks until 2 a.m. last night -- expressed as a percentage, how much of your life do you spend gesturing for women to remove their earbuds?
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@waEMD Ok Mr. Officialandthensuddenlynot
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
mood ❄️ 🪶
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City of Auburn
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@cityofkent seriously why ya'll got so many of em
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
come on Auburn, it's time to suit up 🌬️😰
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
on the bright side, we could all be living in Bozeman, Montana, where it's currently -29 🙃
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@cityofkent seriously why ya'll got so many of em
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
6 years
Our crews will not be stopping anytime soon! Doing their best to make our main roads passable. Stay home if you can. ❄️☃️ #SnowMageddon2019
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
someone microwaved fish in city hall. Don’t do that
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
happy one-year anniversary to when I could have posted this meme, had I worked here at the time. As Winston Churchill once said, "If you're going through Kent, keep going, until you've reached Auburn."
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Seeing some reports of power outages on Lea Hill. Source: my power is currently out
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
this classic SpongeBob episode aired 23 years ago today
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@auburn_wa
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@RealEstateMaxi
Alan Corey | Atlanta Real Estate Expert
8 months
One of my least-liked design elements of suburban design is this inaccessible landing I see in foyers. Any creative solutions for "staging" it out there?
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Ok ok we get it happy new year! Now let your neighbors sleep 😴🎇
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
#tbt to this Taco Time on Auburn Way South pictured in 1973. Do you recognize where it's at? Free taco emojis to whoever guesses the business that's there now.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
EMERGENCY CURFEW NOW IN PLACE Mayor Nancy Backus has declared a state of emergency for the city of Auburn following looting at multiple retail locations effective from 11 p.m. and ending at 7 am. tomorrow (June 1) morning.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
@CityofKent No. No we do not and we are jellie! Coming for ya!
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
*peeks out from bunker* apparently the snow missed us completely. Mostly rain so far and roads are doing great.
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City of Auburn
2 years
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City of Auburn
2 years
which one of you did this at Saltwater State Park
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
In case you couldn’t make the Veterans Parade this year, here’s the 30-second version
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City of Auburn
2 years
felt cute, might delete later
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
about to read our Facebook comments
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
@cityofkent We will keep our eyes peeled and be “beary” careful if he visits us!
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Don't tell any other cities, but Santa likes Auburn best, which is why the bearded fella is coming to City Hall Saturday for our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Swing through and watch the parade, eat candy canes and ask Santa for plenty of goodies
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
our office, as soon as city hall's internet went down this morning (it's still down):
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
#MaskUp everyone! Enjoy Auburn's mask-erpieces #AuburnStrong @KCPubHealth @TPCHD
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
10 years
Way to represent Lions! Thanks for coming out @KING5Seattle and @nryannews for the @AMHSsports GOTW! http://t.co/6jYqY6hPbL”
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Have you seen the new(ish) murals yet under the bridge along A St. SW downtown? 🎨🖼️
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Hey @SpokaneCity our comms manager is in your neck of the woods today and tomorrow and he just wanted to say: 1) it's very cold 🥶 2) ya'll do a fabulous job plowing your streets 👏
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Happy 99th birthday Bob Barker! Did you know the long-time Price is Right host was born in Darrington? That happens to be where the person who tweets at you grew up (it me)
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
As resources for those effected by COVID-19 continue to roll out, be mindful of scammers that are looking to use this opportunity to steal your information or money. Below is a helpful list of things that government agencies WILL NOT ask for.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Happy anniversary to this treasure
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City of Auburn
2 years
“time for my breakfast loaf!” — someone unhinged at City Hall, probably
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@waEMD It's amazing the engineering behind those things
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City of Auburn
2 years
It was photo day in City Hall. Really can't take these folks anywhere...
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City of Auburn
2 years
📣Freezing rain update!📣 We are expecting a light amount of snow and up to 0.1 inches of freezing rain sometime after midnight through the morning commute. We'll have de-icers out around midnight, with additional staff on-call through the morning. Basically, 🧊+🌧️=😩
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
9 months
King County has relayed the White River has reached flood phase 2, which means minor flooding in some areas. The City of Pacific may have some overbank flooding and the Red Creek area may have overtopped roads and high water. For more info:
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
we just put together a list of all the Auburns in the United States (there are over 25???) and once we all combine like a Megazord, it's over for ya'll
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City of Auburn
2 years
Auburn non-game attendees: this is a great way to visit Seattle for a few hours and not have to worry about parking.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
don't talk to me or my son ever again #lesgovepark
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
If he: - drives a hooptie - makes buttermilk biscuits - hangs out at Dick's with his posse - enjoys an enormous gluteus maximus - cannot fib he's not your Valentine. He's Auburn legend Sir Mix-A-Lot #ValentinesDay
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City of Auburn
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
A protest is planned to begin at 6 p.m. outside of City Hall. Organizers are planning for the protest to be peaceful. Law enforcement will be on site to help protect property & prevent outside disruptions. Please avoid driving in the downtown area if you can.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Our Parks department to all the mushrooms outside after watching the most recent The Last of Us episode
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
*extremely Samuel L. Jackson voice* Hold onto your butts -- today we had to cut down a tree because a cigarette butt set the interior on fire. Please don't burn down the city.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
some ❄️ scenes from the back and front porch of our comm's manager's neighborhood (also cat)
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
6 years
Your Sunday morning update. Our snowplows have logged close to 3,000 miles since the storm started on Friday and they will keep on plowing and sanding until we are through this thing. Let stay patient with each other and make sure our neighbors are...
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Oh whoops we almost forgot national houseplant appreciate day. Just check out this lil guy. He’s always watching
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City of Auburn
2 years
Some thunder just shook city hall louder than our intern’s singing
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
4 years
@cityofkent No one is leaving us for your succulents, nugs, stickers, sillybandz or change! Your bribes are useless because no one will ever leave our crow with fries! #WeHaveWeirdArt #AuburnProud
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City of Auburn
3 years
@CityofKent It only hurts when our neighbors act up 🤨
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City of Auburn
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
🎵hello darkness my old friend🎶
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
hey @AuburnWAPolice someone at city hall needs to go to jail
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
yeah I'm a swiftie, swiftly heading to my nearest Athens Pizza & Pasta for some cheesy bread
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
it's #NationalPixelArtDay apparently, so here's Mt. Rainier in 8-bit glory
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City of Auburn
10 months
pretty cool sunrise this morning, if you even care
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City of Auburn
3 years
@BrandiKruse We agree. Sometimes compassion says no.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
the Auburn “snow” this afternoon
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City of Auburn
2 years
@waDNR Did someone new follow you? This is all I see
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City of Auburn
2 years
🚨 #TrafficAlert for Friday, April 22 in Auburn. Please expect intermittent heavy congestion and temporary road closures throughout the day due to a Presidential visit to @GreenRiverCC .
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
@waEMD @wsdot @waDNR @PNSN1 @KingCountyWA we "applied" for it weeks ago and it's been radio silence
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
Here's something cool: Junior City Council Jonathan Mulenga (a.k.a., son of Councilmember Robyn Mulenga) has been accepted to Stanford University! He begins in the fall! Congratulations Jonathan, don't forget us when you're president one day 🤝
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City of Auburn
2 years
The City of Auburn recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of service and tribute to the teachings of MLK. We further recognize the day after as National Day of Racial Healing, and promise continued work through diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives citywide.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@cityofkent @homocakes punching down, if you will
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
10 months
⛅️🍁🍂
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
How are everyone's New Year's resolutions going?
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
It's reallllyyy snowing now! ❄️ Check our map of priority snow and ice routes -- we focus on hills, arterials and routes near schools and hospitals. Remember to clear sidewalks near you, limit non-essential travel if possible, and drive slowly!
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
6 years
Maintenance & Operations has been running equipment 24/7 since Friday, working to keep Auburn roads clear and safe. Our awesome mechanics have replaced water pumps, plow bits, lot's of chains and done any maintenance needed to keep the plows and sanders on the road.
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating and honoring transgender and non-binary people. They are our parents, our siblings, our neighbors, coworkers and friends. We see you and stand with you 🏳️‍⚧️
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
3 years
We were going to remind everyone how to drive safely in the snow but decided that if you’re trying to learn it on twitter you should prolly just stay home. #wawx
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
☀️
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
Our first resolution is to wish you all a happy new year and to thank you for following your local city twitter account. Our second is to get 8 hours of sleep a night starting tomorrow probably
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
🚊🌅
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
Ya’ll ready for #pride at the farmers market Sunday?
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
happy six more weeks of *gestures broadly*
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
❄️🥶
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
1 year
suddenly remembering we have a threads account
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City of Auburn
2 years
@cityofkent on a scale of 1-emerald down's horse race tracks, we're just about perfect
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
@cityofkent 📂City of Kent └📁 Documents └📁 Epic comebacks └⚠️ This folder is empty
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Tracy Taylor Turner
1 year
Sorry friends, but I just can't with the pumpkin spice..
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City of Auburn
2 years
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@auburn_wa
City of Auburn
2 years
We’re working hard to treat roads but as you can see, there are patches and sheets of ice nearly everywhere. If you can, please stay home. If you have to be out, use EXTREME CAUTION ➡️
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