HeraldNet: County leak to be investigated

HeraldNet: County leak defended: "The state Attorney General's Office on Friday agreed to oversee an independent investigation to determine how documents protected under attorney-client privilege made it into the hands of Brightwater's opponents, and whether any laws were broken. The Washington State Patrol likely will join the inquiry.
An independent investigation is necessary to ensure there is no perceived conflict of interest. The Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office serves as the civil attorney for Sax and other elected county officials."

What they are investigating, of course, is Jeff Sax' leak of confidential documents to the opponents of the Brightwater plant, apparently in an attempt to gain their votes. The opponents are apparently supporters of Dave Somers.

Here's another quote from the article in the Herald.

WOODINVILLE - Snohomish County Councilman Jeff Sax on Saturday defended sharing confidential documents with opponents of the Brightwater sewage treatment plant.

The documents outline a $70 million deal that could end years of wrangling between Snohomish and King counties. Sax is under investigation for releasing the documents.

At an anti-Brightwater rally here, Sax, a Republican who is seeking re-election, said he leaked the documents because the other four members of the County Council made a behind-closed-doors decision to settle the fight over Brightwater without public input.