Now that the elections are over, it is time to get back to the work.

Why not sell the existing City Hall, add the $6 million mitigation money from Washington Department of Transportation and the funds raised by MICA and build a common building and parking garage in the city center, south of McDonald’s.

It might be expensive, but think of the synergies the building could provide. It would not be five- or six-stories high, not on park land. It could provide parking for Mercer Island commuters and MICA events and brings the City Hall back to the Town Center. Several rooms could serve multiple purposes.

Previous City Council members wanted to move the City Hall downtown. Now is the time to investigate this option. I see this being a win, win, win and win for the city, for parking, for Parks and for MICA. Improved Island bus service also would help reduce the need for parking in the city center.

It is time to tell Sound Transit to take their buses to South Bellevue Park and Ride. That site makes more sense both logistically and is better suited for a Transit Center for light rail, buses and cars. It would become “one of a kind.”

Use the $8 million to $12 million that is proposed for the “bus intercept” on Mercer Island toward the South Bellevue Transit Center. If we stop the buses from coming to the Island, I believe the westbound cars will follow suit.

The road traffic on I-90, east and west and the flow through traffic at the north end to avoid the backup is going to get worse with time.

John Scherzo