Friday, June 26, 2009
Politicians - U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott
So! How you do like paying for this?...
Lewis Kamb and David Heath report in the Seattle Times:
"A $250,000 request to fund a 'window repair and limestone sill replacement' at The Rainier Club — one of Seattle's premier private clubs, whose members include some of the city's most well-heeled and politically connected residents.
McDermott's request on behalf of The Rainier Club would match the $250,000 raised by club members to cover renovations at the club's 105-year-old brick building on Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle.
The club — which provides wood-paneled dining halls, a health and fitness club, a library and private bedrooms where members can stay overnight — has about 1,200 members who pay $191 per month in membership dues, said Michael Troyer, the club's chief operating officer."
