Thursday morning, 36th District Rep. Reuven Carlyle wants to hear what’s important to you. “I’m making an effort to reach out to the 130,000 people of our community to discuss issues, ideas, concerns and problems that need attention,” he tells us. Hot-button topics such as the budget, the deep-bore tunnel, education, Metro funding, jobs, health care, housing, or human services, Rep. Carlyle is open for conversation.

He’ll be at the Caffé Fiore at 5405 Leary Ave NW from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. “Now is the time to review the tough budget issues facing Washington and to look toward 2010 for ideas for new legislation to help families in today’s difficult times,” Carlyle says.

Update: If you can’t make it to Thursday’s chat, Rep. Carlyle will be hosting a “Market Meetup” on Aug. 30th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ballard Farmers Market. We’ll have more details as we get closer to that date.
(Disclosure: Reuven Carlyle is a sponsor of MyBallard.)