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The office of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he was kidding when he told a CityClub meeting the Puget Sound region should declare its independence and secede.
Frustrated by state and federal gridlock on transportation problems, Nickels told a Town Hall audience Thursday the Puget Sound Regional Council should have greater control of spending.
He says the regional economy makes up 67 percent of the state's economy. And if Puget Sound were a country its economy would rank between Thailand and Colombia.
Nickels said the region is held back because the state and federal governments believe the economy is driven by wheat farms and logging.
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