Public hearings on 2010 county budget

The Metropolitan King County Council will host public hearings to take comment on the 2010 executive proposed budget. Led by Councilmember Larry Gossett, chair of the 2010 Budget and Fiscal Management Committee, the hearings will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Redmond City Council Chambers, at 15670 N.E. 85th St.; and at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in the King County Council Chambers, 516 Third Avenue, Room 1200, Seattle. Day-after coverage of the hearings will be available online and on King County TV, seen on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable Channel 22.