Councilmember Hague Recognizes Eastside Members of the Regional Transit Task Force

November 12, 2010

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Panel created to provide a vision for the future of King County’s transit service

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Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Jane Hague this week recognized the work of the members of the Regional Transit Task Force who represented the interests of resident in East King County . The panel created to develop a vision for the public transportation in King County briefed the Committee of the Whole and presented their recommendations to the members of the Council’s Committee of the Whole at the Committee’s November 8 meeting.

“I was very pleased by Eastside’s strong representation on the RTTF,” said Hague. “I also commend these individuals for all their time and hard work. This was a big commitment from beginning to end.”

Several prominent members of the Regional Transit Task Force (RTTF) hail from the county’s Eastside. The geographically balanced task force also included a mix of elected officials, representatives of labor, business and other regional interests, and rider interests including human service agencies, educational and commuter interests, as well as riders.

Eastside members included:

Category	Name	Representing
Economic development	Christine Hoffman	Redmond Chamber
Elected official	Grant Degginger	Bellevue
Elected official	Fred Butler	Issaquah
Riders	Shiv Batra
Social services	Lynn Moody	Hopelink
Trip reduction	Jim Stanton	Micorsoft