I know it’s not on the tunnel itself, but on the process. Still, Seattle will get to have at least a proxy vote on the tunnel.
Acknowledging that the issue before the voters is limited to whether the city council has the right to accept the agreements by notice, and that it “does not resolve the issue of whether or not there is going to be a bored tunnel,” Middaugh said that nonetheless, “The overriding goal is to make sure that the voices of the people are heard when a policy decision is made.”
“The people of the city of Seattle have the right to be involved in that process.”
However, Middaugh said, “No matter what happens today, this decision is not a referendum on whether we’re going to have a tunnel or not. … It is a decision about how you make that decision about whether we’re going to have a tunnel or not.”
The section of the ordinance Middaugh said can go on the ballot, known as Section 6, delegates authority to the city council to issue a notice to proceed on the tunnel after the final environmental impact statement is adopted.
It should be a good campaign. And, of course as good a reason as any to lift the cost overrun provision. Also, hint hint.
Yay! But, isn’t this proxy-vote #2?
It’s a good thing most Seattle residents are engineers, and thus qualified to determine the best solution to this problem.
This is a vote on process. It does not bind the city to not move forward on the tunnel. Proponents will lie to the public, claim it is a referendum on the tunnel. If you all had any morality, you would demand a vote on Surface/Gridlock.
So, Goldy is a member of the stop-the-tunnel-no-matter-what crowd?
This lifelong Democrat and proud progressive does not believe that public policy should be build on lies. Shame on you.
I have lost all respect for you. You’re dead to me.