On Friday, the King County Council, along with executive Dow Constantine, announced that they would definitely be passing an the $20 congestionreduction fee, that wouldThe vote, which was scheduled for today, has yet to come. Councilmember Jane Hague (who is up for election--you canstated last week that she was absolutely going to vote in favor of the fee. Now, insiders
speculating that there may be additional changes made to the agreement, and that the decision itself may be in jeopardy.
The Council has been at recess to deliberate on the matter (which they've been deliberating on for weeks now
for hours at this point. However, unlike during which the Council dithered it got sleepy andhad to go home, there is no additional time for this decision. Today, they must either decide to pass the fee, or decide to put it to the voters on the November ballot.
The Council's constant waffling on this matter has been disappointing, and has left many transit dependent people in the lurch. In spite of thousands of testimonies for preserving Metro's current level of service, the elected officials of the County have continued to pass the buck and avoid difficult decisions. I personally have spent hours watching testimonies and waiting for decisions--none of which have come.
This partisan circus has been going on for too long, and too many people who rely on King County Metro need to know if their bus route will be cut or not. This decision will immediately and drastically impact the lives of many, and for the Council to continue to avoid difficult decisions is simply irresponsible.
speculating that there may be additional changes made to the agreement, and that the decision itself may be in jeopardy.
The Council has been at recess to deliberate on the matter (which they've been deliberating on for weeks now
for hours at this point. However, unlike during which the Council dithered it got sleepy andhad to go home, there is no additional time for this decision. Today, they must either decide to pass the fee, or decide to put it to the voters on the November ballot.
The Council's constant waffling on this matter has been disappointing, and has left many transit dependent people in the lurch. In spite of thousands of testimonies for preserving Metro's current level of service, the elected officials of the County have continued to pass the buck and avoid difficult decisions. I personally have spent hours watching testimonies and waiting for decisions--none of which have come.
This partisan circus has been going on for too long, and too many people who rely on King County Metro need to know if their bus route will be cut or not. This decision will immediately and drastically impact the lives of many, and for the Council to continue to avoid difficult decisions is simply irresponsible.
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