Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Governor of Washington

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The Win

You appoint three of the PFD's seven board members. The PFD is in a fragile position — reserves audited at $16.3M as of December 2024, against $69M in annual operating losses and $90M in annual debt service. A restructuring that sells the Arch at a fair price converts a long-term fiscal liability into a stable structure before a hard deadline arrives. The alternative is inheriting a crisis at a worse moment, with fewer options.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Governor of Washington. There's a civic proposal to convert the WSCC Arch building at 7th & Pike into a year-round public commons operated by Seattle Center. The case being made to Governor of Washington: You appoint three of the PFD's seven board members. The PFD is in a fragile position — reserves audited at $16.3M as of December 2024, against $69M in annual operating losses and $90M in annual debt service. A restructuring that sells the Arch at a fair price converts a long-term fiscal liability into a stable structure before a hard deadline arrives. The alternative is inheriting a crisis at a worse moment, with fewer options. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Governor of Washington's perspective?