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		Council invites public comment on Transit Now initiative The Metropolitan King County Council will be taking public comment about the Transit Now initiative – a proposed ballot measure that would increase Metro Transit bus service by more than 20 percent. King County Executive Ron Sims sent the initiative to the council last month, and requested that it be put before voters on the November ballot. It calls for increasing the countywide sales tax by one-tenth of one percent to fund increased bus service, more frequent service, and innovations such as bus rapid transit. Public comment will be taken at the following council meetings: ● Wednesday, July 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; ● Wednesday, July 26 (time to be determined), Council Chambers, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Seattle. Opportunity Skyway graduates finish studies More than 50 local students recently wrapped up their studies in the Opportunity Skyway program, a partnership between the Seattle School District and the King County International Airport (KCIA). Opportunity Skyway is a unique aviation education program in which young people learn math, science and real-life work skills while building kit aircraft and learning workplace skills that can lead careers in aviation. The program helps bridge the gap between the classroom and the world of work. The 2005-2006 school year concluded on June 22 with average enrollment of 100 students. Program administrators were thrilled to hand out 45 high school diplomas and seven GED certificates to the Opportunity Skyway students this year. It is that kind of success rate that makes the program the Seattle School District’s most successful drop-out retrieval program.

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Updated: July 10, 2006

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