Ron Sims held a news conference the other day to announce the big sacrifice he's making to save the county budget: He's moving from his... Nicole Brodeur Seattle Times staff columnist Ron Sims held a news conference the other day to announce the big sacrifice he's making to save the county budget: He's moving from his rented space on the 32nd floor of the Columbia Tower — where, on a clear day, you can almost see Tukwila — to the eighth floor of the county's Chinook Building. Sims said the move will save $4 million in unnecessary rent payments. OK, sounds great. But that savings is spread over five years and will only cut $400,000 a year — less than one-thousandth of the $662 million general fund. Impressed? Me, neither. But County Councilmen Larry Gossett and Pete von Reichbauer sure were. They stood beside Sims, offering...
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