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Text transcript of the video "Infrastructure Budget Proposal"
Narrator
says: They are the kinds of projects that
frequently go unseen or unnoticed, pipes underground, bridges in rural areas
and water treatment plants. But these “infrastructure
projects” are the backbone of Ron
Sims/King County Executive says: Infrastructure is the foundation of
economic stability, personal health and an excellent quality of life, it
isn’t glamorous, but it must be a continual priority, we must invest in
the continual process of rebuilding in order to secure a bright future for
our families. Narrator
says: With the county’s population
expected to expand by some 280-thousand people during the next 20 years,
transportation and water are key issues.
The county is proposing to invest more than 15 million dollars to
complete the new And the county will take the first steps
to repair and replace the failing seawall on Jim
English/Vashon Unincorporated Affairs Council says: And I went over and drove along the roads,
both roads, and looked at the sea walls and they really are very, very close
to the water, so it really wouldn’t take much for them to go, so
I’m very excited that that money might come to make those improvement
happen. Narrator
says: A major portion of the proposed
infrastructure spending in 2007 will be for a dozen wastewater treatment
projects throughout the county.
Projects that will improve water quality such as the Brightwater plant, and pump stations in Stuart
Lisk/Carnation City Council Says: Without this project, Carnation has a
tough time going forward, especially trying to meet our Growth Management Act
requirements, and in order for us to grow, we need certain infrastructure and
the wastewater treatment facility will help us do that. Narrator
says: Other infrastructure improvements include
ongoing maintenance of the existing network of roads and bridges, including
the countywide overlay program.
Construction of the First Northeast Transfer and Recycling station in
Shoreline and the modernization the county’s garbage collection
system, priority repairs and
upgrades to the county’s flood prevention infrastructure as well as
projects to help reduce pollution in the Duwamish waterway and Puget Sound. Ron
Sims/King County Executive says: Our key is that in everything that we do,
we want to make sure it meets high environmental standards. We are in an age of global warming and
that’s important, but we have some immediate needs and that is the
recovery of Narrator
says: Executive Sims will transmit his entire
budget proposal to the King County Council later this month and the council
traditionally takes action on the budget before Thanksgiving. |
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