[Capr-announce] King Conservations District Assessment

[Rodney McFarland]

Last year the King Conservation District was able to get the legislature to
raise its assessment from $5 to $10 per parcel. The new assessment was to
fund KCD's entire budget so that they would no longer have to spend major
time and energy finding one half of their operating budget via grant money.
County council chairman Larry Philips couldn't resist the new money and
promptly hijacked the new money to continue funding the Water Resource
Inventory Area committees who were supposed to have been done and disbanded.

A recent Attorney General's opinion has found that the King County Council
has some say in the assessment but has no say in how the money is spent.
Public hearings on the assessment are once again being held. See the times
and locations listed below.

A good turnout for these hearing will send one more message to Philips, et
al. that we don't appreciate his messing with one of the few state
government agencies that landowners still trust.

Rodney McFarland, President
Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights


PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS

To: All King county landowners and taxpayers:
Provide your input on the KCD special assessment (currently 10 dollars per
parcel per year in King County). This special assessment is expiring in 2007
and the MKCC will likely be deciding whether or not to re-authorize or
adjust this fee.  Currently it raises 5.8 million dollars for natural
resources improvement throughout King County. Complete information will be
available at these meetings.
You have 7 opportunities as well as open comment period to make your opinion
count.

Who:    Hosted by Scott Wallace, KCD Boardmember 
When:  Wed. April 26  4:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: Sammamish Valley Grange 

Who: Hosted by Bobbi Lindemulder KCD Boardmember
When: Wed. April 26 from 6:00 to 8:00pm
Where: Preston Community Center – 8625 310th Ave SE Preston 

Who: Hosted by Bill Knutsen, KCD Boardmember
When: Thurs. April 27 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Where: City of Kent Bldg. Mill Ck. Room 525 fourth Ave N. Kent

Who: Hosted by Matt Livengood KCD Board Chair
When: Mon. May 1st 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Covington Library 27100 164th SE Covington 

Who: Hosted by Richard Gelb, KCD Boardmember
When: Wed. April 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. 
Where: Green Lake Library – 7364 E Green Lk Dr N Seattle

Who: Hosted by Scott Wallace, KCD Boardmember
When: Tue April 25th  4:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: South Bellevue Community Ctr.  14509 SE Newport Way Bellevue

Who: Hosted by Scott Wallace, KCD Boardmenber
When: Thurs. April 27th  6:30 to 9:00 pm
Where: Shoreline Conf. Ctr.  18500 1st Ave. NE Spartan rm. Shoreline

www.kingcd.org or www.scc.wa.gov or 425-277-5581 x.105

written comments may be sent to: KCD Board of Supervisors
                                                              Attn Public
Comment
                                                             935 Powell Ave
SW # D
                                                                Renton WA
98055

or district at kingcd.org with a subject heading of public comment