Dear Sir:

Various qualified and competent structural engineers have evaluated the Alaskan Way Viaduct damage and have stated that repair is possible without disrupting traffic flow and at far less cost than replacement (the state preference) or a tunnel (the mayor's preference). When the state and city prepare the ballot wording for the November ballot, repair will not be an option.

Mark Twain (I think) said "if it aint broke, don't fix it." 61 of the 64 spaces "aint broke." Let's vote to repair them but prepare a backup plan in case we ever get the big one. We need a third option to repair the viaduct on the November ballot!

Will someone familiar with the initiative process (except Tim Eyman) please step forward and TAKE CHARGE!

Yours truly,

Theron Haynie