City of Seattle has yet to show street department report

The city of Seattle has yet to show the public its 8,000-page investigative report into allegations of discrimination and favoritism within the street-maintenance division.

The Seattle Times filed a public-records request for the $515,000 report on March 27.

We're still waiting.

Asked to explain the delay, Nancy Craver, who coordinates such requests for Mayor Greg Nickels, sent us an e-mail on Tuesday suggesting that the report will be ready next month:

"It is a very thorough investigation (114 witnesses) of numerous founded and unfounded allegations of discrimination," Craver wrote.

"There are many employees who are named in this investigation and it is important that we address the privacy rights of each individual involved. There are serious legal ramifications if we release the names of employees who are the subject of unfounded allegations. The report ... continues to require legal research and a thorough review."

We'll keep readers posted on their progress.

— Susan Kelleher