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Prioritize Funding for Schools, Health Care and
Affordable Housing, Not Sports Stadiums
The League of Women Voters
The Stranger
King County Democratic Central Committee
SEIU Local 775, the long term care workers union
43rd District Democrats
36th District Democrats
Speaker of the House Frank Chopp
Seattle City Council President Nick Licata
24,000 Initiative 91 signers, and many others.....
Opposition to House Bill 3233 and Senate Bill 6849
The following individuals, groups, media commentators, companies or elected officials indicated opposition to tax subsidies for rebuilding Key Arena, specifically the proposed extension of the restaurant sales tax, the hotel/motel tax, and the diversion of King County sales taxes called for in House Bill 3233 and Senate Bill 6849.
Hyperlinks are to published articles or letters.
Organizations
Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle
SEIU 775, Washington State’s Long Term Care Union
Washington Association of Churches
Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association
Washington State Restaurant Association
Individuals
Newell Aldrich
John Ahern, State Representative
Sherry Appleton, State Representative
Greg Buck
Mark Baerwaldt, Co-Chair, Citizens for More Important Things; Private Investor
Gail Chiarello, Treasurer, 46th District Democrats
Dale Cordner
Shaiza Damji, Vice President & General Counsel, Northgate Hotels
Martha Dye-Whealan
Darlene Fairley, State Senator
Maggie Fimia, Shoreline City Council
Ken Jacobsen, State Senator
Kent Kammerer
Nick Licata, Member & President, Seattle City Council
Paul Loeb
Chad Lupkes
Linda A. Massey
David Meinert, Fuzed Music
Rich Morrisey, Shoreline
Colette Norby-Slycord, Redmond
Jeff Reifman
Phil Rockefeller, State Senator, Majority Assistant Floor Leader
Jan Simon, CEO, Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association
Dean Takko, State Representative
Chris Van Dyk, Co-Chair, Citizens for More Important Things; Principal Owner, Bainbridge Media Group
Jeanne Van Dyk
Robert Wechsler
Michael Weinstein
Alice Woldt, former Chair, King County Democrats
Beverly Wood, State Representative
Armen Yousoufian
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The state should also have its eyes wide open to the possibility the Sonics could use a tax extension to play Seattle against Bellevue. It's quite possible that, with Belltown, lower Queen Anne and south Lake Union becoming more densely populated, Seattle Center needs open space more than it does yet-another version of KeyArena.
It should be easy for legislators to reject this bill. Not only does it create a new tax — the extension of a tax set to expire is the same as a new tax — it changes the relationship between the Sonics, the Seattle Center and Seattle. All funds from the tax will be collected and distributed by King County. KeyArena belongs to Seattle and its future should be determined by the city and its long-time tenant.
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