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McGinn’s Green-Jobs Policy

Couched as a proposal to bring more environmentally-friendly jobs to Seattle, Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn released a plan this morning to clean up Puget Sound and implement a green-energy plan created under Mayor Greg Nickels. McGinn proposes regulating construction sites to reduce street run-off and building porous sidewalks that allow water to seep through rather than run to storm drains.

Couched as a proposal to bring more environmentally-friendly jobs to Seattle, Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn released a plan this morning to clean up Puget Sound and implement a green-energy plan created under Mayor Greg Nickels. McGinn proposes regulating construction sites to reduce street run-off and building porous sidewalks that allow water to seep through rather than run to storm drains. If elected, he would leverage federal and state grants to weatherize buildings, thereby reducing energy consumption, and use city funds to assist the private sector achieve energy reduction goals. Also, in what has been a theme of McGinn’s campaign, he vows to beef up public transit.

This proposal appears to be, in part, another attempt by McGinn to deflect criticisms of being a single-issue candidate in opposition the deep-bore tunnel. His recent slew of policy papers—including light-rail expansion, nightlife protection, economic development, neighborhood development, and public safety—show a robust knowledge and interest in city issues.Read Full Article

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