"The prospect of an NBA team returning to Seattle is great news, but ILWU local 19 feels that siting an arena in SoDo will adversely impact industrial and waterfront jobs, " said ILWU co-attorney Peter Goldman on Monday, who said putting in parking for 6000 cars, and traffic snarls on game days, could wreak havoc with activity at the port.
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