MARINERS BALLPARK SCHEDULE MAY BE DELAYED BY COURT RULING

          The Mariners and the Public Facilities District (PFD)
     said the scheduled spring '99 opening for a new ballpark for
     the Mariners "has been jeopardized" by a state Supreme Court
     decision, according to David Schaefer in the SEATTLE TIMES. 
     The WA Supreme Court Thursday turned down a King County
     request for "expedited handling" of a case the county wants
     to "resolve" so it can sell construction bonds for the $414M
     project.  Citizens for More Important Things has submitted
     73,000 signatures on an initiative that would require a
     public vote to sell bonds for any project costing more than
     $50M.  King County had sought an "expedited review of the
     decision" by the state Supreme Court "in order to solidify"
     the ruling, but the Court turned down the fast-track proposal
     on Thursday (SEATTLE TIMES, 3/15).