Sound Transit officials are expected to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss plans to bring a new light rail to West Seattle.
There is still a lot of uncertainty in the Delridge neighborhood because the light rail extension could force a group of businesses out of the way. That’s why Sound Transit is holding another meeting at 1:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming projects and allow public comment.Sound Transit reports being in the process of identifying potentially impacted property owners.
You can kind of do the math there and that’s a lot of money that we don’t have."During last month’s meeting, some Sound Transit board members expressed concerns about moving forward without a concrete plan.A King County councilmember also fought for the businesses, calling for the proposed station to shift 100 feet and to better use surface streets and parking lots.
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