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The Death of a Mengasso Boondoggle
One day after voters jilted the Seattle Monorail Project, its leaders moved to shut the agency down and sell unused land as quickly as possible."Transit's been killed. It's an execution," interim Executive Director John Haley said of Tuesday's vote, in which nearly two of three voters opposed the SMP's attempt to build a reduced, 10-mile line from West Seattle to Interbay. "But I respect the will of the voters, and they were crystal clear they want this project killed..." ...Q: Whose fault is it the project collapsed? A: Murray blames mismanagement. He said SMP's June finance proposal (later abandoned) to collect $11 billion to pay off a $2 billion line was "outrageous," and board members overstated their ability to fund the route. "The problem was, they said they could build that system for the amount of money they said they'd raise," but SMP actually couldn't afford the 14-mile line it designed, with difficult water crossings and a tight fit through Seattle Center, he said... Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-11-10 |
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