[Transit] SLU station controversy - weighing in?

[Peter Campbell]

Hi all,

I can draft at least a skeleton statement and will post it here.

Peter

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Teamsters Local 763
SPEEA IFPTE Local 2001

On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Blake Trask from CM Balducci’s office called me to ask whether TRU is
> planning to weigh in on the SLU station siting controversy that Doug
> wrote about here
> <https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/06/01/harrell-advances-new-denny-station-options-that-could-delay-ballard-link/>.
> It sounds like they think it could be helpful— at least giving Balducci
> some backing to continue the fight to preserve plans for a station at
> Harrison St. with transfers to the Aurora corridor. Two ways we could
> weight in:
>
> Write a letter to the board. Anyone want to draft something? I could run
> it by the GC and/or we could bring it to next Thursday’s MM.
>
> Testify at upcoming board meetings. There’s a System Expansion Committee
> Meeting this Thursday, June 8th at 1:30pm. And the full board meeting later
> this month on Thursday, June 22nd at 1:30pm. Anyone want to testify? To do
> so on behalf of TRU we should make an official decision first, so the 22nd
> may be better timing, though if anyone wants to testify this Thursday I
> could try to rush a GC decision.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> - Katie
>
> Katie Wilson
> General Secretary
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