King Lysen – Letters re HB 519, 1973

KING lYSEN FORTY .. THIRD LEGISLATURE U 73•7S T H I R TY- F !i~ S ·r D I STR ICT P. 0. BOX 66 17 3 SEATTL E 9 8 166 COMMITTE ES RES. TEL .: 244 - 66 11 OLYMPI A TE L. : 753 - 7922 EDUCATION TRA NSPORTAT IO N & U T IL IT I ES STATE C O VEH.NME N T cE~ 3 ~1ouz£ of ~epres2ntntiuez STATE OF WASHINGTON OLYMPIA Harch 30, 19 73 -------- --::Dear Concerned C_i_t_J..-. z_e_n_:_ ---~-------- - -- --- ---- am writin g to you in regard to the reform legislation for the Port of Seatt l e that I have introduced this session, Hous e Bil l 519. Enclo sed with this lett er are some editorials and ar t icles that have app ear ed on this measure ; as you can see, this bil l passed the House of Representatives overwh e l mi ng l y with a vo te o f 74 - 20, 4 members not voting . Th is was a great victory for those o f us who fee l the Port o f Seattle has be en unresponsive t o many corrnnun i ties in King Count y , wh ile at t he same time creating mo r e tax incr eases for t h e r esid ents of King Count y . The State Auclitor's latest report has shown that the fort ot ~ealt l e has taxed…
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