It may have taken a few months, but Dick Spady has found the 1,000 volunteers he needs to start conducting his citizen forums. The Dick’s Drive-In owner, who’s long been a vocal advocate for increasing citizen participation in government, got King County to sign onto the idea last fall. The plan is that the forums, which will convene in small groups across the county, will give feedback to lawmakers on issues critical to the region. First up: transportation. While the county will administer the two-year pilot program, Spady’s footing the bill, which he anticipates will be around $20,000 annually. He expects the first forum to be held mid-May.Spady didn’t have to resort to free shakes or half-price burgers to get folks to commit, but it didn’t hurt that he printed sign-up sheets on the bags at all five of Dick’s Seattle-area restaurants– “1,050 volunteers… and counting!” he says.