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 more than 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 eREET — electronic Real Estate Excise Tax 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 or 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.

Ana María d Nuñez, CPA

Island County Treasure