Reporters from all the Puget Sound newspapers, state legislators and government watchdogs take note. A newsworthy bombshell was dropped at the Sound Transit celebration this morning. Seattle City Councilmember and ST board member Richard McIver gave us this bit of news [video clip here, this quote at 1:30]
Light rail is going to be around for a long time. This is just the beginning segment. We've got another 30 years of building to do. You can go through the apprenticeships. You can get on the job. You can stay on the job. And if you're lucky you might be able to retire from the job if you start here and start now.[emphasis mine]. Building for 30 years? The plan that was approved by the voters (8 years ago) promised that everything would be built in 10 years. Okay, things have evolved. But I'm unable to find any other repot about 30 more years of construction.
At least McIver is honest that Sound Transit is little more than a permanent make-work program. But I sure hope somebody who has a larger audience than I have asks some tough questions about this "30 year" business.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 08, 2004 11:26 PMDamn!! At least he's being honest.
The eternal light-rail in PDX is still on-going. The construction isn't that bad. But PDX doesn't have the traffic Seattle has.
Posted by: Scott-in-Japan on June 9, 2004 04:13 AMHas McIver applied for an apprenticeship? Whose retirement is he talking about?
Posted by: Tim Ford on June 10, 2004 01:52 PM