I wrote the following intending to present it during
the comment period at the March 23rd Sound Transit Board meeting. As sort of a last step I checked
their agenda and found the following:
The Board will accept
public comment on business items on the agenda.
Needless to say “candidate announcement” wasn’t on
the agenda so I’m posting it.
My name is Bill Hirt and I live at 2615 170th
SE in Bellevue. I am here this
afternoon in response to plans for Sound Transit CEO Rogoff’s co-hosting a
campaign-funding event for County Executive Dow Constantine this evening. I thought it appropriate that I use
this opportunity to announce I also intend to file for the office of County
Executive. My campaign however
will not seek nor accept any contributions. I also have no expectation or desire to win and intend
to limit my public appearances.
My candidacy is an attempt to use the voter’s
pamphlet to attract attention to my blog http://stopeastlinknow.blogspot.com
. It details the following
concerns with Dow Constantine’s Sound Transit leadership. The first is the vast majority of
the $54 billion Sound Transit will use to create a light rail spine will do
absolutely nothing to ease congestion on I-5. That the confiscation of the I-90 bridge center
roadway for the East Link portion of the spine will increase, not decrease,
congestion on that roadway.
The second is that ST3 funds should be used to
expedite light rail extensions to West Seattle and Ballard. ST3 was approved because 70% of Seattle voters
supported it. They surely deserve
to get some benefits in the next 5-7 years not 20 to 25.
While it’s likely my efforts will fail to stop
current plans, my goal is to tell commuters what to expect from Sound Transit and
that it didn’t have to happen.
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