Work needed on roads, bridges
A new assessment of King County's transportation infrastructure in the unincorporated areas shows that between 30 to 40 percent of the roads are at risk of failure over the next decade, and that over the next three decades more than 28 bridges will need to be closed if they aren't replaced.

Executive Proposed Budget embraces principles of government transparency
King County residents who want to better understand the county’s $5 billion budget will find new, easier to navigate charts and spreadsheets just a click away online. For the first time, the same budget materials used by Executive Dow Constantine and the County Council in their budget deliberations are available to the public in an easy, downloadable format on the County budget website.

Inquest ordered into fatal shooting
King County Executive Dow Constantine today ordered an inquest into the shooting death of Ariel Rosenfeld by a Seattle police officer on Aug. 16. Rosenfeld was fatally shot at his workplace at the QFC in Wedgwood after police attempted to serve him with an arrest warrant.

King County open house celebrates Archives Month
The King County Archives, the official repository of historical county government records, will host an open house as a celebration to recognize Archives Month, 2010.

AAA credit rating
Reforms and efficiencies outlined last month by King County Executive Dow Constantine as part of his 2011 proposed budget have been cited by major rating agencies as reasons for reaffirming their top AAA credit ratings on a refunding sale of county Unlimited Tax General Obligation bonds.

Constantine congratulates Senator Murray for her leadership to help secure $34 million TIGER II grant that completes financing for new South Park Bridge
King County Executive Dow Constantine and members of the Metropolitan King County Council today thanked and congratulated U.S. Senator Patty Murray for her leadership in helping to secure the final funding needed to replace the closed South Park Bridge – culminating years of planning and, and more recently, a show of financial support from local partners.

King County receives half-million dollar federal grant for sustainable development that will spur local jobs
King County residents will be able to save money and travel more easily between home, work, school, and shopping, as a result of a $5 million federal grant awarded today to develop several new, sustainable Transit-Oriented Development projects in the region.

King County corrections and detention officers vote to forgo COLA for 2011
Two unions representing 700 King County corrections officers today announced their ratification of an agreement to forgo their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for next year, as a result of negotiations guided by King County Executive Dow Constantine. The employees work in both adult and juvenile detention, representing a critical part of the County’s criminal justice system.

King County corrections and detention officers vote to forgo COLA for 2011
Two unions representing 700 King County corrections officers today announced their ratification of an agreement to forgo their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for next year, as a result of negotiations guided by King County Executive Dow Constantine. The employees work in both adult and juvenile detention, representing a critical part of the County’s criminal justice system.

Experienced criminal justice professional and regional leader named as director of King County corrections
King County’s Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) has a new director with deep experience in corrections and extensive regional ties. Executive Dow Constantine today appointed Bellevue resident and City Councilmember Claudia Balducci to lead the department.