Committee enables Seattle Transit Measure funds for passenger pilot and transit security programs
The Select Budget Committee approved ordinances enabling Seattle Transit Measure funds to pay for a Ballard–Golden Gardens passenger transit pilot and to support a chief transit security officer and small program. Sponsors said the changes are required to spend budgeted funds; some members raised questions about priorities and potential trade‑offs.
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The Select Budget Committee on Nov. 17 recommended passage of two ordinances that change allowable uses of Seattle Transit Measure (STM) revenues. One ordinance (CB121123) would make STM funds allowable for a passenger transit pilot (Ballard to Golden Gardens) when Metro cannot provide the service; the other (CB121124) would make STM revenues allowable to fund a chief transit security officer and a small program budget to support transit safety efforts.
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