FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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DATE: |
March 16, 2009 |
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CONTACT: |
Charlotte Garrido
Kitsap County Commissioner, District 2 |
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PHONE: |
(360) 337-7146 |
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cgarrido@co.kitsap.wa.us |
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09-14 |
Commissioner
Garrido returns from DC trip
Port
Orchard,
WA — Kitsap County
Commissioner Charlotte Garrido went to Washington, D.C., last week (March
7-11) attending the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference
and meeting with elected officials about Kitsap County’s stimulus package
requests.
A highlight of the conference was meetings with members of President
Barack Obama’s cabinet, including Housing and Urban Development Secretary
Shaun Donovan, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Chu told county officials the stimulus package includes $3 billion for
state and local energy projects, such as home energy audits, weatherization
programs and energy efficiency retrofits.
Donovan said a new HUD focus will be on helping to build sustainable
communities. He announced the formation of the Office for Sustainable
Communities, which he expects to be headed by former King County Executive
Ron Sims.
All of the secretaries emphasized their desire to work with county
governments. Garrido said their comments left her “hopeful for those of us
in local communities to feel that connected.”
Garrido also met with staff members for Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria
Cantwell and with Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, and Rep. Jay Inslee,
D-Bainbridge Island, to discuss stimulus requests that Kitsap County will be
submitting. Some of the projects include:
- Kitsap County Courthouse renovation and improvement project
- Food & Farm Policy Council
- Bethel Road widening project
- Education, Training and Human Services programs
- Broadband stimulus: Technology Kiosk
- Central Kitsap Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
- South Kitsap Regional Park improvements
- Kitsap County Sustainability Team
- Salmon habitat and flood plain enhancement projects
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