Dear Editor,

As a taxpayer, I am very concerned about our legislative priorities in the current session. Specifically I call attention to the debate regarding Senate Bill 6116 which would provide $150 million for the renovation of Husky stadium. The football program at the University of Washington generates millions of dollars, yet school officials and some of their friends in our State legislature fee that it is acceptable to do something unprecedented: Ask taxpayers to pay for one-half of the $300 million the University feels it needs to turn Husky Stadium into the most lavish college football stadium in America. The U of W is doing this at a time when the state faces a $9 BILLION shortfall. Academic programs and staff are being cut and critical human services are threatened. Please contact your legislators and tell them that good government and common sense must prevail. Say no to Husky Stadium Bailout Bill 6116.

Best regards,
Debi Nordstrom