Nobody blew gasket

January 30, 2010

I watched the entire 1/12/2010 SeaTac City Council meeting on TV. It was a very long 5-hour meeting due to all the business to cover in January.

I did not see former Mayor Shape "blow a gasket" or "display immaturity" while expressing his feelings over the condemnation problems and the full page Times ads, especially with his home phone number printed on one. He has worked very hard to improve our city and deserves credit for it.

Two other council members expressed their feelings about how the King County Elections Department handled the votes for mayor.

Mr. Fisher expressed his strong feelings about current actions of King County that impact our city.

I believe expressing opinions is their right and they should, since that is part of the process of governing.

As a 53-year resident of then King County and now City of SeaTac, THANK YOU council members for all your do for our community.
This is a city "in progress" and I hope business people get on board and help us become even more interesting and fulfill our potential.

Virginia Olsen
SeaTac

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Earl wrote 30 weeks 4 days ago

Not the first time

Earl Gipson

Ms. Olsen, I would encourage you to watch some more videos of ex-mayor, now Councilman Shape in action.

His singular public opposition to prop 1 in a Council meeting (not allowed under state law) is just another example.

I have attended probably more committee, council, and commission meetings than some of the council members in the past two years. Mr. Shape has nothing but his own self interest at heart, in my opinion.

I did not come to this opinion easily and I wish I could believe otherwise. To berate a business owner or Citizen for defending their property against a government taking in such a manner is out of line. Lets take his million dollar property on the lake by eminent domain/condemantion and see how he feels. It would be a different tune.

Vicki Lockwood wrote 30 weeks 4 days ago

Editing Does Wonders

Are you not aware that the videos are edited? There's a reason that these meeting are not streamed live ... it takes days by a professional outside firm to edit these Council Meeting Videos. You see and hear what the Staff wants you to see and hear.

Michael T Kovacs wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

It Does Not Smell Like Coffee

The legislative agenda is just one more layer to peel back and see how your money as a citizen is being spent. It is more foolish to do this than provide effective and efficient mass transit in SeaTac.

Guest wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

I smell a rat

It seems as if VIRGINIA OLSEN is really a nom de plume for the infamous ex-mayor Shape. Way to go Ralph - way to lead the citizens astray again.

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