Proposition 101 was filed at 10:00 a.m. July 29, at the Seattle City Clerk's Office by SCAT, or "Seattle Citizens Against the Tunnel." It takes five days to process. Then Seattle citizens will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want the Deep-Bore tunnel built. We reported on SCAT here: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/06/14/news/deep-bore-tunnel-not-d…

The group believed, and still does, that the multi-billion dollar project is not a done deal, and that public sympathy has shifted against its construction.

"Yes, this vote will cost the city money, but we are trying to save a billion and a half dollars," said SCAT's Elizabeth Campbell. " I don't neccesarly believe the cost overrun issue is a strategy to stop the tunnel, which is what SCAT wants." The mayor of course wants to shield the city from cost overruns but if this criteria is met will go along with the project.

"I'm very good at vote-collecting, and very encouraged by this petition," said SCAT's Bud Shasteen from West Seattle. "The initiative looks good. According to our attorney, our petition is saying Seattle is not allowed to grant right of ways against the will of the voters."

"We officially need 20,692 votes for this to pass, but will go for 24,000 for a cushion," added Campbell, who joined about 10 other backers at the clerk's office. "We have six month to pass this but will try for three because it takes the clerk 12 days to verify the signatures and the Seattle City Council looks at the initiative for 45 days and can decide to adopt it, or to put up a competing initiative."

Campbell said it takes an additional 52-84 days to go to King County Elections to ready it for the vote. Richard Stephens of Groen, Stephens & Klinge LLP authored the initiative for SCAT.