(BURIEN, Wash.) — King County Executive Dow Constantine has unveiled tens of millions of dollars in public safety spending that will be part of his proposed budget.
According his office the spending includes:
- $5 million to provide all Sheriff patrol deputies with body-worn cameras
- $2 million to create a new unit in the Sheriff’s Office focused on reducing gun violence
- $21 million to increase the number of Metro Transit security officers to 140
“To deliver genuine community safety and uphold our highest values, we must invest in the programming and workforce that will both stop immediate harm and get to root causes to prevent future offenses,” Constantine said in a statement.
The full details of his proposed budget will be released next week.
