Firmly undecided | Letter

At a recent town hall, the incumbent in the 45th Legislative District, Roger Goodman, laughingly reported that he is "firmly undecided" on the ST3 ballot issue. Challenger Ramiro Valderrama, on the other hand, explained the reasons he opposes ST3, the largest tax increase in the history of the state.

October 21, 2016 9:30 am
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At a recent town hall, the incumbent in the 45th Legislative District, Roger Goodman, laughingly reported that he is “firmly undecided” on the ST3 ballot issue. Challenger Ramiro Valderrama, on the other hand, explained the reasons he opposes ST3, the largest tax increase in the history of the state.

Ramiro understands that ST3 will give Sound Transit a blank check but will not provide relief for road congestion. ST3 has a 25 year projected timeline with a cost of 54 billion dollars but what government project has ever come in on-time and on-budget? ST1 came in 87 percent over budget and 10 years late. ST3 will be obsolete before it is even completed.

Mr. Goodman, you have been in office for nearly 10 years. Don’t we pay you to research issues and have an opinion? Ramiro Valderrama has done the research. He describes ST3 as “Taxation without Transportation.”

I have done my research and unlike the incumbent, I am not “firmly undecided.” I will vote “no” on ST3 and I will vote for Ramiro Valderrama in the 45th Legislative District race.

Ann Streit, Woodinville