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Pasco City Councilman Leo Perales

Leo Perales is your District 3 Councilman for the great city of Pasco.
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Today, the Pasco City Council sent a letter to the Franklin County Commissioners expressing our concerns about the potential dissolution of long-standing partnerships and Interlocal Agreements that have served our region for decades.

As discussions continue regarding the future of services such as the Benton-Franklin Health District, Human Services, Juvenile Justice, the Coroner's Office, and other cooperative efforts, it is important that the voices of Pasco residents are heard. Pasco represents more than 80% of Franklin County's population, and any changes to these partnerships could have significant impacts on the services our citizens rely on every day.

The purpose of this letter is not to criticize, but to extend a hand in partnership. We recognize the difficult budget decisions facing Franklin County and respect the authority of the Commissioners to make those decisions. At the same time, we believe these conversations should include all stakeholders so that the potential impacts on residents are fully understood before major decisions are made.

Our message is simple: let's work together.

Strong communities are built through collaboration, communication, and a shared commitment to serving the public. We stand ready to assist, provide information, and participate in meaningful discussions about the future of these important regional partnerships.

The citizens of Pasco deserve a seat at the table.

#Pasco #franklincounty #RegionalPartnerships #communityfirst #workingtogether
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Today, the Pasco City Council sent a letter to the Franklin County Commissioners expressing our concerns about the potential dissolution of long-standing partnerships and Interlocal Agreements that have served our region for decades.

As discussions continue regarding the future of services such as the Benton-Franklin Health District, Human Services, Juvenile Justice, the Coroners Office, and other cooperative efforts, it is important that the voices of Pasco residents are heard. Pasco represents more than 80% of Franklin Countys population, and any changes to these partnerships could have significant impacts on the services our citizens rely on every day.

The purpose of this letter is not to criticize, but to extend a hand in partnership. We recognize the difficult budget decisions facing Franklin County and respect the authority of the Commissioners to make those decisions. At the same time, we believe these conversations should include all stakeholders so that the potential impacts on residents are fully understood before major decisions are made.

Our message is simple: lets work together.

Strong communities are built through collaboration, communication, and a shared commitment to serving the public. We stand ready to assist, provide information, and participate in meaningful discussions about the future of these important regional partnerships.

The citizens of Pasco deserve a seat at the table.

#Pasco #FranklinCounty #RegionalPartnerships #CommunityFirst #WorkingTogether

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More than 80%. Why not eliminate the county and make Pasco all of Franklin County. That would get rid of the commissioners and lower our taxes.

Where was the communities seat at the table for Mondays vote for an additional road tax?

I'd encourage you to talk with the Franklin County Commissioners and Administrator Dansel about each of the issues. Regarding juvenile justice, what was told to me is Benton County was charging very high rates for juvenile jail services and the county could save several million dollars by separating it from Benton County. However you should talk directly with Franklin County to get the accurate information and figures. Don't know details of health district or other issues being discussed.

Does anyone know specific examples of the dissolution of interlocal agreements/partnerships and the reasoning that went behind the dissolution? It is hard to assess in the abstract.

Time to vote out the commissioners as they’re not looking at the greater pitcher

ļæ¼ It’s not the Tri-Cities. It’s Richland Pasco in Kennewick and everyone needs to take care of their own business and it’s very apparent that everybody has been..

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Thank you Veronica Ramirez: Leo has helped downtown Pasco a lot. He is a very honest person. He says what he feels, and if someone gets offended, well, that’s just the way it is. He’s not a gold coin that everyone is going to like. ... See MoreSee Less

Thank you Veronica Ramirez: Leo has helped downtown Pasco a lot. He is a very honest person. He says what he feels, and if someone gets offended, well, that’s just the way it is. He’s not a gold coin that everyone is going to like.

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When you incite violence on a child you are a bad person, period. When you harass staff you suck at life.

Doesn't justify jumping down someones throat over a Trader Joes comment either. 🤷‍ā™€ļø I suggest doing a little soul searching

Oh wow, one whole person said something nice, I guess you don’t need to listen to the majority of your constituents then.

This isn’t Yelp

#teamleo Keep on keeping on Leo!

Pasco City Councilman Leo Perales what is your definition of bullying? Where is the line between bullying and freedom of speech?

Doesn’t justify breaking the council rules of procedure and state law.

If that Orange Oompa Loompa in office can hold a position being a felon, con, rapist, pedo, immoral POS and a million other things then who cares. Yall pick and choose. Conditional outrage

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