Dear Editor,

Larry Phillips is the only candidate in this race that has put forth a substantive and visionary agenda for the future of King County.

It began with his environmentally sound Greenprint, which simultaneously proposes a strong environmental outlook with an economic foresight for mass transit. Now, Phillips has expanded on revitalizing our economy in his Jobs Now economic action agenda.

In it, Phillips projects to bring 69,000 jobs to the region by expanding Sound Transit 2 and wants to increase financial investment in vocational institutes for green jobs training. Investing in mass transit to stimulate private investment in communities and working to expand the county’s jobs training programs leads us in the right direction to competitive and thriving job markets.

The labor communities of Seattle/King County Building and Construction Trades Council, Ironworkers Local 86 and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees among others recognize the optimistic future Phillips has for King County and I join them in supporting Larry Phillips for King County Executive.

Peter Jay Koshi
North Seattle