Dear Fellow Snohomish County Residents,
As many of you already are aware, two probable cases of Influenza A (also known as H1N1 or swine flu) were identified in Snohomish County on Wednesday and an additional three probable cases were identified today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the process of testing samples taken from each case.
I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know that we are taking this issue very seriously – the health and safety of our county employees, their families and residents is our top priority.
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I am honored to deliver to you my sixth State of the County Address since taking office as your elected Snohomish County Executive.
Today, I speak to you with the backdrop of historic challenges, uncertainty and change. A time unique in both the scope of its challenges and in the manner in which these challenges must be overcome. Our time requires serious individuals, who are up to the task of facing these new realities and committed to doing the important job of defining our future as we see it regardless of impediments both practical and political.
The most important issue affecting Snohomish County today is the state of our economy. No other issue is as far reaching, volatile or demands more attention and action from our local and regional leaders.
For the past five years, tactical local efforts to reduce regulatory barriers, increase investments in infrastructure and focus on employer recruitment and job retention allowed Snohomish County to see its greatest five-year period of job growth in history. From 2004 through 2008, the number of jobs in Snohomish County increased by nearly 46,000, or more than 22 percent…. [Full speech]
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