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September 24, 2010

Earl recommends suspending some Sound Transit projects

By MARC STILES
Journal Staff Reporter

Sound Transit CEO Joni Earl yesterday recommended suspending several capital project programs and making other cuts in response to a 25 percent revenue shortfall.

Agency officials said the recession continues to cut into revenue projections for the 15-year Sound Transit 2 program, a $17.8 billion package that Puget Sound area voters OK'd in 2008. A year ago, revenues were expected to fall short by $3.1 billion. Now Sound Transit says revenues are off by $3.9 billion.


 
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