Editor,

I would like to thank you for the faith and support you have bestowed upon me as I served as your Island County treasurer. Though I was not successful in my bid to continue to serve you, I have no regrets.

I am very proud of the accomplishments made during my tenure. From eliminating the backlog in supplement processing (adjustments to property taxes due) to decreasing banking costs over 70 percent, I have been driven to improve the services to you, the citizens of Island County. This has always been my goal.

I have already laid the groundwork for the next year: fully establishing electronic Real Estate Excise Tax (or eREET) transactions, setting up a software terminal at the Camano Annex so residents can pay property taxes in “real time,” having a deputy from my office assist the residents of Camano Island with any questions/concerns they may have during routine monthly visits, to name a few. I can only hope that the incoming treasurer continues these steps.

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you in all capacities since I first came onboard this office in 2005. Wherever the good Lord sees fit to send me, I will always remember the trust you bestowed upon me. May God bless you always.

Respectfully,

ANA MARÍA D NUÑEZ

Island County treasurer