An executive session is scheduled on the Sonics arena
One rep says a public subsidy is dead, but you never know.
Ten days until the Washington Legislature adjourns. Is that enough time for the Seattle SuperSonics to get a deal to fund a new arena in Renton? I asked Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, a point person on the issue whose district includes parts of Renton.
Pettigrew says if he had to make a prediction, "it's not going anywhere." But in the next breath he says: "I've seen things go from zero to a thousand in a second" in the Legislature.
Meanwhile, Sen. Margarita Prentice, D-Renton, the Sonics' most vocal booster in Olympia, has scheduled an executive session on Sonics legislation in her Ways and Means Committee for Friday morning, April 13. It's unclear what, if any, action the committee will take.
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Comments:
Posted Fri, Apr 13, 3:58 p.m. Inappropriate
But what's worse? Conniving politicians who swear to their constituents that they would rather die than vote for such a package who then turn around and vote for such a package.
Eric Oemig of the 45th District is the Hey Boy! this time. At a local town meeting in Woodinville on March 17th, Oemig, together with Reps. Larry Springer and Roger Goodman, swore that they'd vote AGAINST any such deal. Yet here's Ol' Obfuscation Oemig voting in a state senate committee to refer a funding bill to the full senate. Thanks for the hypocrisy, Eric!
Oemig and the Sonics deserve each other... on a one-way bus to Oklahoma City!
The Piper
Posted Fri, Apr 13, 4:34 p.m. Inappropriate
I wonder if they will dare to allow Bennett to hold his own election as they did for Paul Allen.
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