(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has made no secret of what he says is a lack of regional cooperation when it comes to dealing with the challenges of homelessness and drug addiction in Seattle, as well as King County.
During what was supposed to be a Saturday debate with mayoral challenger Katie Wilson – her campaign said she was sick and could not attend – at the Washington Athletic Club, Harrell stated he wanted to “implode” Public Health – Seattle and King County.
“Now, one thing that I did ask when I first got elected, I really wanted to serve on the Board of Health because I thought I should implode it,” Harrell said in response to a question from Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle that was captured on video by Discovery Institute journalist Jonathan Choe and posted on X. “Remember, the health department is a $3.5 billion organization run by the county.”…