{"id":9991,"date":"2014-05-16T15:40:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T22:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/?p=9991"},"modified":"2014-05-30T15:33:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T22:33:36","slug":"campus-voice-is-heard-on-metro-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2014\/05\/16\/campus-voice-is-heard-on-metro-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Voice Is Heard on Metro Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Council heard loud and clear from Bellevue College on May 15th and May 29th\u00a0for the Public Testimony on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2014\/05\/02\/keep-route-271-on-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\">proposed cuts<\/a>. \u00a0Bellevue College had over 30 students, staff, and faculty present on May 15th and over 20 students, staff and faculty\u00a0present on May 29th!<\/p>\n<p>The testimonies on May 15th prompted the Council in making several inquiries to Metro representatives regarding impediments presented by the re-route.<\/p>\n<p>Students Alex Clark and Steve Ferreira along with several members of the faculty and staff eloquently articulated how this re-route impacts the community. \u00a0Additionally, the <a href=\"http:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/asg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Student Government<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/stupro\/osla\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Office of Student Legislative Affairs<\/a> flexed their power by connecting with students, spreading the word, and representing the student-body.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late to <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/council\/testimony.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">testify online<\/a><\/b>, tell Metro your story!<\/p>\n<p>And a big thank you to those who have testified already, and participated on behalf of Bellevue College at both meetings, every voice counts!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9991 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2014\/05\/16\/campus-voice-is-heard-on-metro-cuts\/bc-metro-cuts-bellevue-hearing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Hearing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BC Metro Cuts Meeting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Hearing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Hearing-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Hearing-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Hearing-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"9993\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9993'>\n\t\t\t\tBellevue College at Metro Cuts Meeting in Bellevue\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2014\/05\/16\/campus-voice-is-heard-on-metro-cuts\/bc-metro-cuts-bellevue-metro-cuts-hearing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Metro-Cuts-Hearing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BC Metro Cuts Meeting speak and hold signs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Metro-Cuts-Hearing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Metro-Cuts-Hearing-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Metro-Cuts-Hearing-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Bellevue-Metro-Cuts-Hearing-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"9994\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9994'>\n\t\t\t\tBC Office of Sustainability and ASG Environmental Rep. speak at Metro Cuts Meeting in Bellevue \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2014\/05\/16\/campus-voice-is-heard-on-metro-cuts\/bc-metro-cuts-meeting\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Meeting-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BC Student at Metro Cuts meeting speaking\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Meeting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Meeting-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Meeting-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/05\/BC-Metro-Cuts-Meeting-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"9995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9995'>\n\t\t\t\tBellevue College High School Programs employee speaks at Metro Cuts Meeting in Bellevue\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council heard loud and clear from Bellevue College yesterday for the Public Testimony on the proposed 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