Editing Ron Sims (section)

===Boeing Field airlines proposal===
In July 2005, [[Southwest Airlines]] formally proposed plans to spend $130 million on a passenger terminal and other facilities and move the airline's operation from [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]] to Boeing Field after several months of negotiations with Sims.  The proposal from Southwest prompted [[Alaska Airlines]] to announce it would seek a similar agreement with the county.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/business/233645_boeingfield22.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Southwest's $130 million plan for Boeing Field]</ref> The proposals were met with opposition from residents of [[Georgetown, Seattle, Washington|Georgetown]], the Seattle neighborhood north of Boeing Field, many of Washington's state and federal legislators, and the Seattle [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002421712_southwest05m.html Seattle Times: Lawmakers against Southwest's proposal]</ref> After months of pressure from the opposition, Sims killed Southwest's and Alaska's proposals in October 2005, stating that while the area around Boeing Field might have been able to support Southwest's bid with only minor road improvements, it could not support both the Southwest and Alaska proposals without major infrastructure improvements.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/244262_southwest12.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Plan won't fly: Sims kills Southwest's Boeing Field hopes]</ref>