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| Rep. Gerry Pollet |
State Rep. Gerry
Pollet's Traveling
Town Halls are proving to be a pretty decent ticket for folks who have something
to get off their chest on Saturday mornings.
The46thLegislative District meetings stem from Pollet’s past
experience organizing carpools of parents and others into a three-to-four-hour weekday excursion to Olympia -- for just a few minutes of face time
with legislators. These Traveling Town Halls allow constituents to meet with Pollet most every Saturday morning from 10 to
noon at various locations around the district, instead of trekking to Olympia.
Pollet has already welcomed
three-dozen citizens to his first two meetings earlier this month: the premier
2013 get-together at the U-Village Burgermaster and his most recent
constituent-conversation at the Lake Forest Park Town Center. Pollet's informal
meetings -- you might even call them "Flash Town Halls" -- start at 10 most
every Saturday morning. The next one is this Saturday, Feb. 2, at Diva Espresso,
which is located at 8014 Lake City Way Northeast (between north 14th Avenue and north 15th Avenue). Pollet and Kenmore Mayor David Baker will hold a joint Traveling Town Hall on Saturday morning,
Feb. 9, at Espresso Works, which is located at 6734 Northeast 181st Street in
Kenmore.
"We’ve covered local issues, for
sure," he said of the meetings so far, "such as the red-light-camera authority
at the 'Five Corner' intersection of Sand Point Way Northeast and Northeast 45th
Street. And we’ve engaged in spirited discussions on statewide issues, such as
potential reforms in the revenue system, funding for education, and reducing
gun-violence."
Pollet launched his
traveling-office tradition last year, holding Saturday-morning meetings all over
the 46th District during the 2012 legislative session. With the 2013 session now
in full swing, he said he wants residents from 46th
District
neighborhoods to have an opportunity to speak their minds without having to
travel to Olympia.
Folks can always find
information on Pollet's in-district meetings -- as well as information about a
wide variety of community, legislative, and state-government issues -- at his legislative
website.
