County Council brief
December 19, 2011 · Updated 7:59 AM
At this weeks meeting of the King County Metropolitan Council, councilmembers:
Unanimously approved an ordinance that will bring the 42-mile Burlington Northern Santa Fe Eastside Rail Corridor into public ownership, and allow the county to purchase a 26-mile trail easement for hiking and biking. Under the agreement, the Port of Seattle will pay $107 million to BNSF Railway to acquire the 42-mile Eastside rail corridor, and King County will pay the Port $1.9 million for a 26-mile easement that runs from Renton to Woodinville and includes the segment known as the Redmond Spur.
Unanimously approved an ordinance approving the September 2008 public transportation service improvements for King County.
Unanimously approved a motion requesting a study for ways King County could provide charging stations for a new generation of hybrids called Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in an effort to help reduce the countys carbon footprint.
Unanimously adopted a motion supporting the withdrawal of federal funds for the Airbus tanker and endorsing a new competitive contract for the building of certain military hardware.
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