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Environmentalists say Horn must go [WA-41]
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Oct 08, 2004 11:19am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Friday, October 8, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A coalition of environmental groups and activists started a public campaign yesterday to prevent Sen. Jim Horn, R-Mercer Island, from being re-elected to a seventh term in the state Legislature.
The independent group, calling itself The Committee for Washington's Future, charges that Horn, a longtime politician and chair of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee, is too focused on pricey road projects. Members accuse Horn of being a roadblock to regional transportation solutions that would include more funding for transit and rail, considered more environmentally friendly than road pavement.
"Jim Horn has made it his personal mission to force the state and region into a very imbalanced approach to funding transportation," said Aaron Ostrom, leader of the group and executive director of 1000 Friends of Washington, an environmental advocacy organization that is not part of the group. "It's unrealistic, incredibly expensive and it can't succeed."
Horn was quick to defend his transportation record, saying that the projects he has supported have included funding for buses and car-pool lanes. "Roads can be done in an environmentally sensitive manner," he said. |
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