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Ryan Packer

Girmay Zahilay: "I think this is such a special opportunity to fulfill a promise to a community that absolutely deserves it."

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Ryan Packer

Graham Street amendment passes unanimously.

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Ryan Packer

The next amendment is related to Boeing Access Road, and pushes ST to "streamline permitting and identify strategic property acquisition, partnerships, and value capture programs" for the infill station. It also pulls $10 million from the Innovation and Technology Fund for interim transit service.

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Ryan Packer

The Boeing Access Road station amendment passes.

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Ryan Packer

Next up is a Katie Wilson amendment that looks at a potential future funding package for Sound Transit. She notes that such a measure has been left unmentioned as part of the current work.

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Ryan Packer

Fircrest's Hunter George says this is premature, and that's why he's a no. "Even talking about the next tax measure will seriously activate a lot of folks," George says.

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Ryan Packer

Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin is underscoring what Hunter George says, but can support it because it means some areas of the region could go it alone. "If Seattle wants to vote for additional revenue, go for it," Franklin says.

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Ryan Packer

Ryan Mello also support the amendment, but can't support another regional ballot measure until there's "substantial concrete" progress on completing the regional spine.

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Ryan Packer

Katie Wilson's potential ST4 amendment passes with some audible nos.

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Ryan Packer

Now we're getting into Ballard amendments. The first is a broad amendment that pushes ST to uncover every rock to deliver service to 15th and Market, including an RFI to look at "innovative technologies." As I posted earlier, the big question on this will be how it's implemented.

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Ryan Packer

After a long discussion, that amendment passes. Next is Strauss's amendment to provide a "fixed date, or date range, for commencing revenue service to Smith Cove, Interbay, and Ballard stations by August 1, 2026."

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Ryan Packer

"Because the full project is unaffordable within the current finance plan horizon, any date will be unreliable, at least until we reach baselining in early 2029,” Alex Krieg, Sound Transit’s Deputy Executive Director for Enterprise Planning, told board members.

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bicievino

I'm glad to see this proposed. Seattle needs these projects. Let us pay for these.