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Seattle council lifts SDOT levy proviso, releasing 2025 transportation funding
Summary
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 on March 11 to lift a proviso on Seattle Department of Transportation levy spending, releasing funds for projects across the city after public comment from Ballard residents seeking continued oversight.
Seattle City Council on March 11 unanimously lifted a proviso on Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) levy spending, clearing the way for the department to access full 2025 funding for projects across the city.
The move came after public comment from Ballard-area senior living residents who urged council members to keep the proviso in place to preserve project-level oversight for the Burke-Gilman Trail missing link on the Leary Market route. Nancy Craig, a resident of Ballard Landmark Senior Community, said, "We strongly object and request a no vote on council bill 1 2 0 9 4 6. We do not want to be blindsided again. This was good governance in December. It is good governance now." Lanning (Lan) Mosher, also a Ballard resident, urged the council to reject the bill as well: "Please vote no on c b 1 2 0 9 46."
Councilmember Strauss, speaking in favor of lifting the proviso, framed the vote as the next step after an…
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