King County tells court the permit at issue authorized speed bumps, not gate removal

Dan Carew, appearing for King County, told the court "This permit at issue here was a permit for speed bumps. It wasn't a permit to remove the gate." He said the application, as he understood it, was for traffic-calming devices and that the county conditioned its permit on timing related to the gate.

Carew acknowledged the county had a view about desirable corridor treatments in its comprehensive plan but said the county could not force the City of Redmond to keep the gate closed. He described the countys role as evaluating the permit under its duties as the Administrative Road Authority and balancing the risk of approving speed bumps without the gate remaining closed.