$5B culvert removal plan appears dead in Washington Legislature

$5B culvert removal plan appears dead in Washington Legislature

A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish passage barriers appears to be a pipe dream, for this year at least. With just over a week until the scheduled end of the legislative session, the state Senate’s bipartisan proposal to borrow up to $5 billion to eliminate culverts faces, well, barriers on several fronts. Cities and counties fear missing out on state dollars for…

Up a creek: $5B culvert removal plan appears dead in WA Legislature

A 2018 photo shows a culvert along Tawes Creek, under State Route 9 north of Van Zandt, Wash. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation)A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish passage barriers appears to be a pipe dream, for this year at least.  With just over a week until the scheduled end of the legislative session, the state Senate’s biparti…

Up a creek: $5B culvert removal plan appears dead in WA Legislature - Lynnwood Today

A 2018 photo shows a culvert along Tawes Creek, under State Route 9 north of Van Zandt, Washington.(Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation) A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish passage barriers appears to be a pipe dream, for this year at least. With just over a week until the scheduled end of the legislative session, the state Senate’s bi…