terra_firma

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Mayor of Montlake

Posted Thu, May 5, 1:39 p.m.

To Richard Conlin: In this has been planned for 14 years, why aren't basic question answered? The fact that something ahs been going on for a long time doesn't mean it is welldone. I attended most of the public involvement meetings, and I can tell you that the public was ...

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McGinn is engaged in textbook manipulation about tunnel

Posted Wed, Jul 28, 5:09 p.m.

So, Jean, if the tunnel costs more than the state has budgeted, who will pay for that overrun? I wonder who wrote that article for you....hmmm, we could find out with the freedom of information act! At any rate, you are listening to people other than your constituents. Whether we ...

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McGinn is engaged in textbook manipulation about tunnel

Posted Wed, Jul 28, 5:08 p.m.

So, Jean, if the tunnel costs more than the state has budgeted, who will pay for that overrun? I wonder who wrote that article for you....hmmm, we could find out with the freedom of information act! At any rate, you are listening to people other than your constituents. Whether we ...

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Updated: Why did McGinn reopen the waterfront tunnel war?

Posted Fri, May 7, 11:21 p.m.

I'm completely with McGinn on this one. The city can't afford to write a blank check fr overruns. If the state thinks the city will pick up overruns, there is not incentive for the state to manage the project well. No business person would sign a contract like this, assuming ...

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Mayor, tear down that bridge!

Posted Thu, Mar 4, 3:53 p.m.

It's not Montlake, folks. It's the Arboretum, the people who walk on the nature trails and rent canoes, the boaters, the swimmers, the tourists who come to view the beautiful landscape. Making 520 bigger will harm all of them. And it directly affects the health, ability to move around, and ...

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Mayor McGinn pokes Microsoft's CEO in the eye

Posted Mon, Mar 1, 12:38 p.m.

The net effect of the current plans is to preclude transit options while causing cars to sit in eternal congestion. This makes no sense! The one-way connection to I-5 made sense when it was first conceived 20 years ago, but does not fit today's traffic patterns. And the lack of ...

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