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February 7, 2008

Mayor Marchione Nominated to Sound Transit Board

King County Executive Ron Sims has nominated newly elected Redmond Mayor John Marchione to serve on the Sound Transit Board. Mayor Marchione will replace Bellevue City Councilmember Connie Marshall who resigned early this year. This appointment is the first for a City of Redmond elected official.

“One of my priorities for 2008 is to move Redmond towards playing a more active regional role and there is no more pressing issue in the region than transportation,” states Mayor Marchione. “I am honored to be able to serve with many distinguished colleagues and build on their prior work as we move towards a revised Sound Transit plan for the future.”

The Sound Transit Board has 18 members, consisting of 17 elected officials from King, Pierce and Snohomish counties and the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Seattle Mayor Greg Nichols is the current Board Chair. Mayor Marchione joins Issaquah City Councilmember Fred Butler and Kirkland City Councilmember Mary-Alyce Burleigh, in representing the interests of the Eastside on the Sound Transit Board. His appointment must be approved by the Metropolitan King County Council.

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