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Mayor Nickels Holds Out Hope Feds Will Help Pay to Fix Mercer Mess
By Celeste Gracey : April 8, 2009
Mayor Greg Nickels takes questions from members of the press in South Lake Union. He led a walking tour of the neighborhood to emphasize his support of the Mercer Street project.
Mayor Greg Nickels is still holding tight to the hope that the federal government will grant Seattle the $50 million needed for the Mercer Street project, he said at a press tour of South Lake Union today.

Nickels said the Washington State Department of Transportation won't let go of the funds he's after because the money is supposed to support state highways exclusively.
Seattle Politics this Week Mar. 23, 2009
By Keith Vance : March 22, 2009 :
Prostitution and the Mercer Corridor project will be up for debate this week in the Seattle City Council.

Councilmember Tim Burgess wants anyone busted for patronizing a prostitute charged an additional $150 fee to cover the cost of john school to educate johns on the evils of prostitution.
Friends in High Places
By Keith Vance : February 26, 2009 :
Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen has lots of friends in Seattle. Why wouldn't he, he's a billionaire? Council member Jan Drago has been Allen's point-person in the City Council, and Mayor Greg Nickels his goto-guy in the executive. To see the results, just look at South Lake Union, where Allen's Vulcan Inc is redeveloping 60 acres of commercial and residential real estate.

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