Remarks by Mason Thompson
160 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 7
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“That's okay. We've talked about, like, study sessions being more engaging, and, like, I'm chatty, and I'm more than happy to have a conversation, and I like you, so, like, this works just fine. There you go. I don't consider it an interruption. It's conversation. The... I... The other thing I've brought up in the past is all the different downtown zones we have, and I don't need to probably tell you about this, but the new developments going in on the corner of Main Street, that lot is on two different downtown zones for one lot, and that's just wild to me. So I would like to, as much as…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Look, I only know so many quotes from mean girls.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm not a millennial either. I'm just a dad, so cringe is my lifeblood right now.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I just want to jump in and co-sign everything that the deputy mayor just said, because that was all really fantastic, especially like the smaller, more granular retail requirement. And like, there's kind of a theme with like the height tapering downtown, um, the facade modulation that, um, they just mentioned, um, can we get rid of upper story setbacks? And like, there's all these vestiges of our code that like apologize for building more housing that prevent us from building more housing. And can like, we just go through our code and look at those things and make them go away because we…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 2:10:56
“I, for one, love your contrarianness because I think it's We're having a better conversation because of it. We're getting to explain some of the things that we think about this. And I know that there will be people that watch this that hear themselves in what you say. So I don't think you're being contrarian as much as I think you're just helping drive a little bit different discussion than we normally have during this. And I really like it. So don't apologize for it. To your question, though, what are we doing for those folks that really liked it here 30 years ago and they see it changing a…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“The other thing that I would point out is the second year of Summer Nights in Bothell, we outsourced some of our community events to folks from different cultures that would run their events like right on Main Street on our public street in our pedestrianized areas. And that was amazing. And we don't have that anymore. And like, I think that's a big loss and I would love to find a way to get that back.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm going to jump in and add on to that because I love that. And the other thing that I would love to see is shelter at a bus stop. You know, buses don't always come on time. You generally like to give yourself a few minutes of like wait time just so you've got some buffer and you don't miss the bus. And having to stand in the rain, even if you've got an umbrella, really sucks. So like if there was lighting and some sort of structure where people could at least be out of the rain and maybe put a bench under there while we're at it, especially in the areas where we are going to be building a…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“But there's still a bunch of bus stops around here that serve Metro and only Metro routes. And those are going to continue and people take them. A lot of people take them.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“So if we, if we have these areas where we are trying to build a lot more housing, like, like, I mean, I'm just trying to imagine if somebody was on their commute to work in a car and we made them stop and get out and stand in the rain for a little while, how they would react to that. And I don't think we should have different standards for people that take different types of means to get to work. A couple other things that have come up is people have said really good ideas. I really like also what Council Member Kurtz said about looking at the 522 corridor. I would like to take a look at…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“This has been a really good study session. I've really enjoyed the conversation we've had. I've really enjoyed the back and forth. Thank you all. And I think with that, we're adjourned.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026