Dear Editor,

With politicians in D.C. jabbering about when the massive government stimulus will start yielding results, we’re already beginning to see the fruits of their efforts.

As the Ballard News-Tribune reported, King County recently received $79 million of federal stimulus. While of course welcome in today’s dire economic straits, the distribution of these funds and the very means of their procurement offer a glimpse at one of the candidates fighting to become our next King County Executive.

The acquisition of these vital funds, as well as millions more currently pending, are “part of an organized effort to maximize the benefits to King County from federal stimulus funding sponsored by council chair Dow Constantine” as reported by the News-Tribune.

In fact, Mr. Constantine has even authored legislation to create post that will be in charge of “identify[ing] appropriate grant opportunities and communicate timelines (…) to ensure timely submission of applications” in an effort to maximize the effect of the government stimulus in King County.

In a race muddled with four Democratic candidates and a single closet Republican running largely on name recognition, King County voters should take note of Mr. Constantine’s diligence in acquiring and distributing resources to the benefit of our community.

Evan Turner
Seattle