The voters were told the MVET would be collected for about 25 years. This is from the June 3, 2002 ETC meeting minutes: "The woman also asked how many years is...
Most of us will be dead by 2055. This is getting to be pretty ridiculous. There is no doubt that what Joel Horn "told" the voters the situation would be, and...
you might also argue that before the election, the SMP was "promised" 30% more revenue than they have now. i'm always a believer in hard realities, so here...
If 50 more years of MVET are likely to be necessary, shouldn't the residents of this city be asked if they still support the plan? I mean come on -- the...
... careful, let's not be so quick to join the Monorail Establishment in blaming the dearly departed - as with anything else, the ETC/SMP needs to 'own' its ...
And the fear at the time, perhaps justified, was that the ballot measure would not pass at 1.7% ... The SMP was not "promised" 30% more revenue – the SMP ...
If the SMP would build 2/3 of the system there would be no issue with revenue. The super-sinker turbo aren't really that exotic - they are really just callable...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. FoM Board Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Time: 6:30PM - 8:00PM PDT (GMT-07:00) We are calling a...
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Jan 5, 2005 Board Meeting: "We feel really good at this time about the status of the negotiations". Jun 1, 2005 - Board Meeting, Director's Report: "We said...
ST's North King sub is not in any way just the city of Seattle. It would be highly inappropriate, some would claim amateurish, for the ETC to use NK sub data...
... It would be highly inappropriate, some would claim amateurish, for the ETC to use NK sub data "as is" to estimate Seattle only tax revenue. No what they...
... of Seattle. It would be highly inappropriate, some would claim amateurish, for the ETC to use NK sub data "as is" to estimate Seattle only tax revenue. ...
And are you suggesting that we should have publicly stated that we didn't believe ST's staff and would prefer to spend thousands of dollars of taxpayer money...
... I was wondering about those commuter trains. Pictures of Sounder commuter trains have been showing up on southern California rail fan sights. Metrolink...
Fans of the great Seattle Alweg might be interested in today's News Brief on the TMS website. Looks like another big system will be built based on good old...
Weird. Syria "gets" the monorails, but most of the US doesn't. ... From: "Kim Pedersen" <monorailsociety@...> To: friendsofthemonorail@yahoogroups.com...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/227031_monorail03.html Friday, June 3, 2005 Monorail agency reaches a deal with builders Public hearings to be...
Enjoy the moment because the critics are sharpening their knives, ready to slice and dice. That's temporary though, the monorail is coming to town! Kim...
This is hardly surprising. It has become obvious in recent months that the SMP was becoming desperate to show progress and would pretty much sign a turd in...
... Nor is your asidic remark at this sucess. ... Better to have good central connections than more outlying stations. And the announcement said the stations...
From the article: "A fare increase may be needed as soon as next year to cover lower-than- expected ridership and higher-than-anticipated costs on the $650 ...
... the agency's announcement: SMP to Announce Contract Status (Seattle, WA 6/2/2005) - Members of the media are invited to the offices of the Seattle Monorail...
Where's that name tag? WS still has 3 stations. I can't believe that you GL aren't happy that we have made a deal to build rapid transit in Seattle....
That's great in hindsight, forest... Kinda like saying we should have known we'd need mass transit when it was voted down 40 years ago... ... And are you...
Oh Greenie you are such a cute little mouse. LV is paying for all costs through farebox and other system revenue - now if Sounder would just pay for 1/2 of O&M...
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