Re: “Voters can resolve on $1 billion local weather change measure” [Nov. 11, A1]:
After the abysmal failure of the King County Homelessness Authority and its “Partnership for Zero” (hopeless mismanagement with no measurable outcomes), King County Councilman Rod Dembowski says “the concept is to type of go massive” to finance local weather and environmental work. Primarily based on the county’s observe file, I might recommend that “going massive” is a recipe for catastrophe.
Local weather change coverage ought to have discrete, concrete, measurable objectives. Earlier than electrifying extra buses, I might recommend a significant improve to King County Sheriff’s Workplace Transit Police safety at Metro bus stops, Metro gentle rail stations (particularly at Beacon Hill, Pioneer Sq., Third and Rainier Avenues), and on Metro buses and trains. Oh, and it could even be good to rid our public transportation of fentanyl and harmful weapons.
As an older metropolis dweller on a set earnings, I used to be amazed to see that this unfocused $1 billion slush fund might present waterfront Maury Island houses with funds to mitigate the danger of rising water ranges. They have been clearly constructed with out regard to the shoreline from the start. The place does this finish?
Nancy Anderson, Seattle