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Rep. Mark Ericks, serving the 1st District Serving portions of northeast King County and south Snohomish County, including areas of Bothell, Woodinville, Mountlake Terrace and Brier, as well as parts of Lynnwood and Edmonds. |
1st District lawmakers announce $42 million in construction projects
March 20, 2007
OLYMPIA – The First District would see a lot of new workers in hard hats under a proposed construction budget released by House Democrats on Monday.
“This budget would build a lot of schools and colleges back home,” said Rep. Al O’Brien (D-Mountlake Terrace). “It breaks the records for building new schools and makes the right investments to protect our environment.”
The budget includes more than $32 million for Cascadia Community College additions, part of more than $1 billion statewide for building colleges and universities. The budget also breaks the state record for funding of new schools with $897 million.
“A lot of local people worked hard to get this funding,” said Rep. Mark Ericks (D-Bothell). “I appreciate everybody who wrote letters, sent e-mails or came down to Olympia to make our case. Families in the First District will benefit for years from what we’ll build during this budget.”
Local highlights include:
- $7.5 million for the Bothell Crossroads/State Route 522
realignment
- $32.6 million for Cascadia’s Center for Arts, Technology,
Communication
- $150,000 for UW-Bothell Phase 3
- $350,000 for the Northshore Performing Arts Center
- $675,000 for the Hidden River Environmental Learning Center at the Brightwater site