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-Hello King County Voters, I am Garth Jacobson a candidate
for Port of Seattle Position number 5.
First let me explain why I am well-qualified to hold this position,
second, I'll discuss my ways to make the airport better,
and third I'll make recommendations for the Seaport.
First, briefly, I obtained my BA in Economics and Philosophy,
a Law Degree and a Master's in Public Administration
from the University of Montana.
I also hold a Master of Tax Law degree from the University of Washington.
I practiced law in both the public and private sectors.
I hold leadership positions in the American Bar Association in their
Science and Technology Section and Business Law Sections.
I am active in the community.
As a frequent flyer, I see the airport suffers greatly
from expansion. We need to do better.
That airport traffic is brutal, parking can be a pain,
the TSA lines are often too long with too much
plastic bottle waste.
Busing passengers to planes is harsh.
I recommend we make changes in the traffic flows.
Identity parking spots, like they do in the Portland airport,
add more TSA lines and have water bottle refill stations
throughout the airport so people can reduce plastic bottle waste.
For the Sea Port, the Port Commission needs to hit
the pause button on new cruise line terminals.
I don't want to deny someone their bucket list cruise to Alaska
but cruise ships pollute three to four times more per passenger mile
than jet planes.
We need to think about the affect on the environment.
Likewise, we don't need a new cruise terminal in the Sodo area.
Potentially it just makes traffic worse for those going to games
and those getting on the ferry.
Let's hit the pause button with new terminals until we know the impacts.
We need growth, we need progress, but we also
need to think about how to do it right without asking
for more taxpayer money.
For these reasons we should change direction.
I ask you vote for Garth, a vote to make the ports better.
Vote Garth Jacobson.