Is Pierce County getting its fair share from Sound Transit? Opponents say. 'No way!'

October 17th, 2008
Snohomish County Council chairman Gary Nelson, one of the three people who wrote the opposition statement to $17.9 billion Proposition 1 for the voter guide, called me after reading the story I wrote for Tuesday's paper. He wanted to elaborate on the concept of "subarea equity," the Sound Transit policy that says all the money collected from a subarea (Pierce is one subarea) will be spent to "benefit" that area. Not spent "in" the subarea, but to benefit. The board, which includes Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg, Tacoma City Councilwoman Julie Anderson, Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow and Lakewood ...