still ignored

Editor's Note, this was sent to King County Council members with a copy to this newspaper.

To my King County representatives,__I am shocked.__

You continue to ignore the funding needs for a new South Park Bridge. A bridge you own. A bridge that provides a major freight route for the entire state. A bridge that carries 24,000 vehicles per day. A bridge that provides the life-blood of a small impoverished community.

I am shocked._I understand you have voted to raise property taxes to pay for new ferry runs in King County. The reason you voted for this was to provide more options to commuters.

"We don't have a lot of choices and options about how to get from place to place," Councilman Dow Constantine, D-Seattle, said, quoted from Seattle P-I. How is closing the South Park bridge adding to our choices?_I am shocked._

You are going to raise $200 million to pay for the new ferry runs. A new South Park Bridge would cost $100 million. How can you justify spending $200 million on new ferry runs, while at the same time closing this vital bridge?

I am shocked.

Sean Battle

South Park