[BATS] Wes on Sound Transit CEO selection process

[Doug Trumm]

Thanks Wes! Appreciate your quick and thoughtful response.

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On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM Wes Mills <wesmills at wesmills.com> wrote:

> TRU’s previous letter, voted on by our membership, is the majority of what
> we’d like to say.  But now that the process is concluded and we’re just
> waiting on the results: It’s disappointing that Sound Transit couldn’t find
> a public way to engage transit riders and others around the region. As
> always, the Transit Riders Union wants an efficient, reliable, safe system
> to be built quickly for everyone to use it.  We’re ready to advocate for
> transit riders and work with whomever the board chooses.  In the future,
> and especially as it comes to all of the projects ST has on its plate (from
> CID station placement to ORCA improvements to exactly where Ballard/West
> Seattle Link is going to go), we hope for and will push for more
> transparency from ST.
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2025, at 13:04, Doug Trumm wrote:
>
> Hi Wes and co,
>
> We are expecting Sound Transit to reveal the name of Candidate
> C(onstantine) soon when it puts Motion 2025-15 onto their meeting agenda
> <https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/calendar/board-directors-meeting-2025-03-27> for
> Thursday, when they plan to approve the hire. Would TRU like to comment for
> The Urbanist article on the topic or stick with your letter and
> previous statements?
>
> We'll do a breaking news story shortly after the reveal.
>
> Thanks,
>
> *Douglas Trumm*, *Publisher*
> Pronouns*: he, him*
> The Urbanist <http://theurbanist.org/> | 320.237.4771
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM Wes Mills <wesmills at wesmills.com> wrote:
>
>
> Look who we’re agreeing with, I feel weird about that lol
> https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/take-the-secrecy-out-of-hiring-of-sound-transit-ceo/
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2025, at 19:17, Katie Wilson wrote:
>
> Go, Wes, go!
> https://komonews.com/news/local/sound-transit-delays-new-ceo-decision-amidst-transparency-ethical-complaints-seattle-link-train-express-bus-travel-commute-public-safety-economy-taxes-salary-washington-orca-sales-property-tax
>
> I’m gonna post this on the Wall too so sorry you’ll probably get another
> email.
>
> Katie Wilson
> General Secretary
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