I guess this is better than it was...

src/routes/events_speakers/[slug]/+layout.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) { // route
     // console.log(`Svelte Events Speakers layout.ts data = route:`, route);
     // console.log(`Svelte Events Speakers layout.ts data = url:`, url);
 
-    let ae_loc_tmp = get(ae_loc);
+    // let ae_loc_tmp = get(ae_loc);
     // console.log(`ae_loc = `, ae_loc_tmp);
 
     let ds_code_li: null|key_val = ae_loc_tmp.ds;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) { // route
 
 
     let data_struct = {
-        ae_init: ae_loc_tmp,
+        // ae_init: ae_loc_tmp,
         params: params,
         sections: [
 			{ slug: 'new', title: 'New Event Presenter' },

src/routes/events_speakers/[slug]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-export let data;
+export let data: any;
+
 console.log(`ae_ Svelte Events Speakers [slug] +page data:`, data);
 
 import { onMount } from 'svelte';