Public meetings about the County budget

Monday September 27th, the King County Executive will kick off this year's budget season when he delivers his Budget Address to the King County Council. The County is facing a $60 million budget deficit which means the programs and services many county residents rely on will be drastically cut or eliminated. These reductions are on top of $149 million in cuts to the County’s budget over the past two years. In light of the pending budget cuts, the Council needs to hear from the public about the Executive's Proposed Budget and what services/programs they value. I hope you will come to one or more of the four public hearings the Budget Committee is hosting throughout the county. Please note that unlike years past, the public meeting held at the King County Courthouse is first not last. Please come early to sign up to testify.

The four public hearings will be held:

Wednesday, September 29 – King County Courthouse, County Council Chambers, 10th Flr, 516 Third Avenue, Room 1200
Seattle Tuesday, October 5 - Bellevue City Council Chambers, 450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue
Tuesday, October 12 – Mt. Si High School, Wildcat Court, 8651 Meadowbrook Way SE, Snoqualmie
Tuesday, October 19 - Maleng Regional Justice Center, Jury Assembly Room 2E, 401 4th Avenue North, Kent

All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Day-after coverage of the public hearings will be available both online and on King County TV, seen on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable Channel 22. You can also sign up to follow the deliberations through the Council’s 2011 Budget Blog, Facebook and Twitter at www.kingcounty.gov/council/budget.

For more information about the County budget and the reasons for the deficit, please visit www.kingcounty.gov/council/budget/budget_basics.

Larry Gossett

King County Councilmember, District 2

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