City and Sound Transit Agree to End Litigation

December 6, 2022 - The City of Mercer Island and Sound Transit announced that both agencies reached an agreement to end current litigation pertaining to the Mercer Island Transit Integration project. This is after several years of legal dispute. The agreement allows both agencies to avoid costly ongoing legal proceedings, including a trial set for early next year. 

Under the agreement, the City of Mercer Island will pay Sound Transit a total of $2.1 million over two years and end all current legal disputes between the City and Sound Transit.  

The terms of the agreement can be found in the CR 2A Agreement.