Greg Nickels
Greg Nickels
Gregory J. "Greg" Nickelswas the 51st mayor of Seattle, Washington. He took office on January 1, 2002 and was reelected to a second term in 2005. In August 2009, Nickels finished third in the primary election for Seattle mayor, failing to qualify for the November 2009 general election, and losing his bid for a third term as mayor. He left office on January 1, 2010...
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We've all had a lot of opportunity to work on the idea of preparedness.
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We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the key.
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The opportunities of the twenty-first century make those of us who care about cities feel like kids in a candy store: How will cities survive and lead the way in the transformation required to combat global warming? Resilient Cities gives us a road map for this epic journey upon which we are embarking.
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Thanks to a strong local economy, we can expect significantly more sales and business tax revenue, ... Strong real estate sales will also provide much more revenue for the city than initially forecast.
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Seattle has not adjusted the tax threshold since 1994, ... The raised threshold offsets the effect of inflation since that time.
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I took a chance on you being here this morning,
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The people of Seattle know I'm a mayor willing to make tough decisions.
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We are all asking the same questions about how something like this could happen in our city.
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Also, the monorail could be forced to start the entire bidding process all over again, adding another two years and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars before a spade of dirt is turned,
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This is perhaps the most disappointing day for me since I became mayor nearly four years ago,
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A delay does not solve the (monorail) revenue problem, ... They can't save enough without fundamentally altering the line, and for that you have to go back to the voters.
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A February ballot is too late for the taxpayers,
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I will propose more money so we have the same number of beds or maybe a few more. I believe I can promise that,
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SMP will not have a valid bid to build the Green Line after December 15. I can see only significant costs and no benefit in delaying the decision on the monorail's future until February,