Category for December, 2009
How is the Port of Seattle doing?
December 21st, 2009 by Bill
People often ask me about how the Port of Seattle is doing in these tough times. This past year, the port commission worked very closely with port CEO Yoshitani and port staff to eliminate programs that had outlived usefulness, to cut payroll (6%), to increase employee medical contributions and to scrutinize expenditures. ...
Port helps Finish Kent’s South 228th Street Overpass
December 15th, 2009 by Bill
Despite chilling drizzle, Kent Mayor Cooke and I cut the ribbon on the new overpass above the BN railroad tracks in Kent. The ports of Seattle and Tacoma generate over 100,000 jobs, and those jobs depend on an efficient traffic system and on our ability to move freight efficiently. ...
First Time in Decades (maybe ever!) PORT CUTS TAXES
December 12th, 2009 by Bill
While some governments are talking about raising taxes and tapping reserves, the Port of Seattle has done the opposite. In our 2010 budget, we cut taxes and set up a new transportation/infrastructure reserve fund to start covering known, future liabilities. During 2009, the port commission emphasized the need for the port ...
Bill Bryant is president of the King Co./Seattle Port Commission. He is also founder and chairman of BCI, an investor in Deneki Outdoors, and lives in Seattle with his wife Barbara.
