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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (472919)	10/8/2003 12:46:52 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 769670

I don't know how bad it was in WA, but it is bad here. Just in education: previous cuts at the local school caused experienced teachers to be laid off; programs cut; class sizes increased (despite previous mandates about class size); even the library CLOSED. Local schools had fundraisers to reopen their libraries to the kids. Now, our local school district (a big one) is facing a $10 million reduction for next years budget. They are contemplating closing schools, increasing class sizes again, doing away with staff, including vice principals, and cutting even more programs. Arnold will be facing a tough challenge. Let's hope he's more up to the challenge than Davis, Wilson, and Jesse Venturi...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (472919)	10/8/2003 1:29:37 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I believe that Locke cut back on everything else, the bulk of that on transportation. This in a state that has many huge transportation needs, just in maintaining important links. The Alaskan Way viaduct is crumbling, and is one earthquake away from being a rush hour body crusher, ala the Embarcadero freeway in Oakland. The 520 floating bridge is suffering from cracked pontoons and leaking problems, along with post tension cable woes. One good wind storm and this important link could end up at the bottom of Lake Washington ala the Mercer Island I-90 floating bridge. Either one of these facilities goes down the loss to the Seattle economy will pale in comparison to what it would cost to solve the problems now. Kind of like the billions of dollars that were lost when the power went out in the east. That same amount of money spent on the infrastructure would have insured that the power grid would be solid. Orca