King County budget: How it could affect crimefighting

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The first King County Council Budget Committee hearing on the new county budget proposal is under way right now, and they’re starting with criminal-justice leaders including Sheriff Sue Rahr and Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg. You can watch live online here; we’re also tracking highlights at partner site White Center Now, since Sheriff Rahr contends that this budget could result in a 75 percent reduction in patrol power in the White Center area (and other nearby unincorporated areas).

toddinwestwood September 30, 2009 (12:03 pm)

thats just great. Well. time to move. Anyone wann house cheap?

CandrewB September 30, 2009 (12:48 pm)

So a 4% King County budget decrease results in a 75% cut in White Center patrols… Makes sense to me.

Ex-Westwood Resident September 30, 2009 (1:21 pm)

The cut in Public Safety is intolerable!!!
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They make cuts in ESSENTIAL areas, yet continue to fund special interest programs. This way they can ask for tax hikes using the cut in Public Safety as a reason for the hike.
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Seattle, King County and Washington State govt need to start funding the NEEDS 100% before they fund the WANTS 1%.

E-WR

WSB September 30, 2009 (1:21 pm)

In the White Center Now story linked above, we have just added the full text of Sheriff Rahr’s remarks – TR

Catherine September 30, 2009 (1:29 pm)

Scary.

Ex-Westwood Resident September 30, 2009 (2:22 pm)

Catherine…That is the UNDERSTATEMENT of the year!!!!

Catherine October 1, 2009 (1:40 am)

I know, I was too terrified to elaborate! I’ve been shaking ever since! I grew up two blocks from Roxbury and still have nightmares that I’m living back there. Such a huge reduction in force is going to bring back the bad dreams!