Published November
2004
Legislators
to hold NASCAR hearing in Marysville
SCBJ
Staff
A state legislative
committee, chaired by Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, will convene a hearing on the
proposed NASCAR racetrack north of Marysville in a two-hour session at
Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Nov. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The bipartisan Economic
Development and International Relations committee, which includes members
of the state Senate and House of Representatives, wants to hear from recognized
supporters and opponents of the racetrack proposal. Local legislators
also are invited to the public meeting.
In late September,
the International Speedway Corp. selected north Marysville as the preferred
location for its newest NASCAR track. That decision was followed by an
ISC proposal calling for the public to possibly fund $200 million of the
$250 million project.
For the upcoming
hearing, both those groups opposed to and supportive of the track have
been invited to speak. The Tulalip Tribes also will be asked to make an
environmental presentation as a sovereign government affected by the proposal.
To keep the meeting
on schedule and orderly, Owen has asked that the public attending adhere
to the protocol and decorum of the Senate by keeping all signs and demonstrations
outside of the meeting place.
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