Mayor Nickels, the State of the City
At the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club today, Mayor Greg Nickels said Seattle is "strong." In his annual state of the city speech Nickels said crime is down, massive public works projects will create thousands of jobs and the city is the envy of the world in terms of being green.
The mayor didn't mention the gaping budget deficit the city is staring at, nor the 40 percent increase in rape from 2007 to 2008. He did however mention the senseless youth murders, which claimed yet another life yesterday in the Central District.
The mayor didn't mention the gaping budget deficit the city is staring at, nor the 40 percent increase in rape from 2007 to 2008. He did however mention the senseless youth murders, which claimed yet another life yesterday in the Central District.
Nickels is up for re-election this year and he wants voters to know what he's done for them. He said he's hired more police, dumped more money into transit than anyone before him and he's fixed more potholes than you can shake a stick at.
This story’s been tagged:
Greg Nickels
Mayor
