This is an example of where our priorities are in the wrong spot. — Fred Jarrett on expanding water ferry transportation
LaunchCouncilmembers vs. legislators
Dow Constantine and Larry Phillips have now taken several opportunities during the forum to blame the Legislature for failing to improve transportation, environmental protection, and
LaunchThe treasury office overcharges our schools…we have a huge transfer of overhead costs from our county to our schools. — Ross Hunter, claiming King County could
LaunchHow would you enforce a regulation that everyone that does business with the county must provide paid sick leave? — Ross Hunter, questioning the practicality
LaunchOne of the things we haven’t talked about a lot are jobs. — Fred Jarrett, shifting focus in response to a question about requiring companies in King County
LaunchI’m not sure that King County or any county can impose that sort of burden on companies. — Larry Phillips, responding to an audience member
LaunchCandidates on privatization
Dow Constantine and Larry Phillips have just eloquently stated that they’re against privatizing the legitimate functions of government. Fred Jarrett seems to think it’s not always a
LaunchThe problem is that there are people who would like to use money off of Sound Transit to build a freeway terminal in Montlake. —
LaunchWe are gonna get it done, make sure that Seattle, and Bellevue, and Redmond are connected with light rail. — Larry Phillips, on completing Sound
LaunchThe people of this county, of this region have spoken clearly that we want light rail. — Dow Constantine sending the Legislature a message to get on
LaunchIt is important to actually feel the weight and responsibility of meeting the payroll. — Dow Constantine, contrasting his work making payroll at his law
LaunchOur obligation is to leave the campsite cleaner than we found it. That not only applies to individual actions but to our work as public
LaunchIt took three years, horrendous fight with the chemical industry, and I prevailed. — Ross Hunter, talking about his role in passing a ban on
LaunchMost of our work under GMA and the CAO is on the books and not challanged. — Larry Phillips, observing that much of the Critical
LaunchYou have to use the private sector, the public sector, and the nonprofit sector. — Fred Jarrett, on privatizing the parts of the county government
LaunchWe need something like the utilities tax to make sure we don’t have sheriff’s deputies being laid off. That is unacceptable. — Dow Constantine on
LaunchIt’s pretty dismal. [If this is to originate in the Legislature] you need two thirds and you don’t have it…the governor is the person who
LaunchThe underlying problem in Washington State is the lack of an income tax…enough is enough. We have to have fairness in the State of Washington.
LaunchThe people are gonna want to have to do it. We have to pass an initiative…it has to be on the ballot in 2010. —
LaunchThis region needs to have a conversation…and decide what services will be provided in the twenty first century, who is going to provide them, how
LaunchIt is much safer and it is much cheaper to get [help to] someone early and get them on the right track. — Fred Jarrett
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