Slog - Comments on Nickels: I Was Against Levies for Basic Services Before I was For Them http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains So, Mayor Nickels wants to raise your property taxes to pay for some basic maintenance. Here's the deal: Voters are being asked to approve the largest property-tax levy in city history to support a broad package, known as Bridging the Gap, that devotes a full half of its $544 million to other things: bike lanes, sidewalks, road signs, traffic lights, buses, street trees, stairways, neighborhood traffic circles, and even some basic maintenance the city says it can't otherwise afford. Mayor Greg Nickels insists the city should seize this chance to improve its roads and invest in pedestrian safety. The city... Copyright 2008 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:48:16 -0800 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:52:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by rocktober I'm sorry, Josh. I'll try not hounding you anymore, but your Freudian Slips crack me up:

"Candidate Nickels did say anything."

]]> rocktober http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481408 Politics Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:03:23 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Yeah, well exactly why did you guys endorse this blank check, then?

BTW - Nickels was also for rebuilding the Viaduct in 2001, too...

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481412 Politics Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:07:03 -0800 Comment by golob Why shouldn't road repairs be paid for by gas taxes and the MVET? They were once, but voters had to have their cheap car tabs. I'm voting this down on the principle that the people who use the roads should pay for them.

Why should city property owners foot the bill for suburban commuters?

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481419 Politics Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:15:17 -0800 Comment by please
Can ya'll please stop using the phrase "______ was for _______ before she/he was against it" or vice versa. It's driving me crazy. It was driving me crazy before it was driving me crazy. :)

]]> please http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481463 Politics Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:20:20 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Look, I already voted. Why do you media types keep bothering me about things when the election's already over for most of us?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c481484 Politics Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:37:35 -0800 Comment by Gomez I'm voting down every initiative, proposition, levy, etc. If it's taken to the voters, something's wrong with it.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c482076 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c482076 Politics Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:54:49 -0800 Comment by apartments warsaw I'm sorry, Josh. I'll try not hounding you anymore, but your Freudian Slips crack me up: I disagree go to http://www.apartments.waw.pl/

]]> apartments warsaw http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c492567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/nickels_i_was_agains#c492567 Politics Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:52:32 -0800