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David Foster briefs Renton council on 2024 legislative session: transportation delays, housing funds, ballot initiatives
Summary
David Foster told the Renton City Council that several 2024 state actions will affect local projects: the North 8th Street direct-access ramp was delayed past 2029 amid cost increases, housing trust fund dollars rose in the supplemental budget, and three statewide initiatives will appear on the November ballot.
David Foster delivered a wide-ranging briefing to the Renton City Council on the 2024 state legislative session and what officials in Renton should expect heading into 2025.
Foster said the North 8th Street direct-access ramp was pushed past 2029 because of rising costs for projects statewide, but he noted there is planning money in the next biennium and that the project remains on the list. “It was pushed out, but happy that it’s still on the paper,” he told the council.
Foster summarized budget actions in the 60-day supplemental session: the…
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