The scheduled Special Full Council meeting set to take place at 9:00 a.m. has been cancelled with no explanation. The Council had been called together to 'vote against the vote' so to speak, in an attempt to nullify the referendum to put the deep bore tunnel to a vote. The vote got the go-ahead last Friday, May 13, from King County Judge Laura Gene Middaugh as we reported here:

From the official MEETING AGENDA:

FULL COUNCIL: 1. Res. 31297

Relating to the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall
Replacement Program and Ordinance 123542 that entered into
certain agreements with the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT); stating that after the City Council has
had the opportunity to review and consider the Final
Environmental Impact Statement and the Federal Record of
Decision, the City Council will make the decision whether to
issue to the State of Washington the notice described in Section 6
of Ordinance 123542 in the form of introducing and considering
for enactment a City ordinance.

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According to a statement by Protect Seattle Now, who initiated the referendum:

(Regarding tomorrow's vote) "It would be to pass a resolution to change the tunnel from 'preferred' alternative to 'chosen' alternative. It's basically a way of interfering with the case.

"They hope to close the door that the judge pointed out was open when she ruled that their February decision for the tunnel is referable because the final decision has not yet been made. They would like to nullify our current referendum, and force us to do another referendum attempt in August. When, whoops, the judge already ruled that that would be too late.