Kenmore Undressed

King County Budget Cuts May Compromise Public Safety: Attend Town Hall Meetings

 

King County Sheriff, Sue Rahr, has sounded the alarm: Cuts in the County budget threaten Public Safety. An estimated $90 million shortfall requires an 11.4% budget cut for 2009. Sheriff Rahr has indicated that these cuts will be across-the-board and will reduce services such as police, victim services, drug and mental health court, inmate housing and many others. In order to understand the impact of these budget cuts, the public has been invited to a series of Town Hall Meetings in October and November. Kenmore residents can attend a meeting in Shoreline: 

October 20th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Shoreline Conference Center

18560 1st Avenue NE

Shoreline, WA  98155 

Here is a map of the Shoreline Conference Center. Click on the map for more detail:

I think it’s important to say that King County has experienced a drop in crime over the last several years. From a local perspective, crime in Kenmore has been better under control as well. We all need to become more involved in our neighborhood, so please attend this critical meeting.