Tim Eyman, 200 audience participants, broadcast to 125,000 households in Snohomish County – in one of the highest profile conversations in the region on this issue
“Civic Engagement,” a public affairs show hosted by DJ Wilson and broadcast on the Edmonds Community College cable channel 21/26, is organizing a ‘Town Hall-style’ forum on Initiative 1033. The event details are the following:
7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
TONIGHT
October 26th, 2009
Black Box Theater at Edmonds Community College
20000 68th Ave West
Lynnwood WA 98036
DJ Wilson, Managing Editor of healthcareWA, will interview Tim Eyman on Initiative 1033, his involvement in state politics, and the state of government today. AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS.
DJ Wilson, who also serves as the President of the Edmonds City Council (Snohomish County’s second largest city), will press Eyman to defend Initiative 1033, particularly in light of the difficult state of local and state budgets.
Coming off of a strong forum two weeks prior on Referendum 71 , the Domestic Partnership Bill, “Civic Engagement” and healthcareWA are proud to be hosting another high profile discussion of statewide measures in Snohomish County. The Referendum 71 event was covered by every major local television outlet, and numerous local newspapers, including the Everett Herald. Watch KOMO 4 News coverage here.
The Black Box Theater, in which the Forum will be held, seats 200 people. Students and faculty are reserved 30 tickets. The remaining 170 seats are divided between advocates of the two sides of the issue. Tickets are free, but are required for entrance.
Political importance of Snohomish County:
The “Eyman initiatives,” from anti-discrimination laws (I-200) in 1998 to motor vehicle taxes (I-776) and performance audits (I-900), Snohomish County has been a strong indicator of election results on Eyman sponsored initiatives statewide.
In fact, 8 out of the 11 Eyman sponsored initiatives on the ballot statewide since 1998, Snohomish County has been within 2% points of the final statewide result, and within a range of 4% of the other 3. Public opinion in Snohomish County is a leading indicator of statewide electoral success.
For ticket information, call Jolee Cano at 425-361-2118 or email her at jolee@healthcareWA.com.
Read the full press release here.