Jim Compton
Jim Compton
Jim Comptonwas a member of the Seattle City Council, first elected in 1999. At his resignation in December 2005, he was chair of the Utilities & Technology Committee, vice chair of the Energy & Environmental Policy Committee, and a member of the Government Affairs & Labor Committee...
problem recognize
I don't have a problem if they want to recognize my linemen who made it happen. If they were not going to recognize them, then I probably would not be going.
agreed collins half line lines projects pull
I reluctantly agreed to pull half our transmission line crews off other projects and made getting the transmission lines to the Collins substations a priority,
balance crisis decision diesel gas national people south
It was my decision to balance what was most important to people in South Mississippi with this all-of-a-sudden national crisis of not enough gas or diesel fuel,
considered
I considered it a presidential directive to get those pipelines operating.
emergency federal government guidelines national needs work
In the future, the federal government needs to give us guidelines if this is such a national emergency so that I can work that in my plans.
floors left
We tore everything out of here. All that was left when we started was the floors and the walls.
affected cabinet coming importance members money next operation power provide site suggest supplies sure three
You have to know the importance of this operation with three cabinet members coming to the site. If this site is that critical, then I suggest they provide the money to make sure the power supplies to the two pipelines will not be affected by the next hurricane.
people
The people of Murfreesboro have been phenomenal, ... They have been so kind. They know it's important to me.
people
The people of Murfreesboro have been phenomenal. They have been so kind. They know it's important to me.