Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...

11/3/2012
1 stations set up so we know where to go.
2 CONNOR BIGGS: My name is Connor Biggs, and
3 I'm a resident of Whatcom County. Basically, my main
4 concern is I know that the population is totally
5 increasing across the board. Every form of
6 transportation from trains to ships to people driving to
7 work increases no matter what.
8 I don't see the population shrinking, so what I want
9 to know mainly is if this terminal isn't built, what are
10 the -- or if the terminal's built, there are obviously
11 negative benefactors that come with it.
12 So what we don't know is how many of those
13 benefactors still exist. How many -- will trains still
14 roll through because terminals around will increase their
15 capacity, which they said they have and they're willing
16 to do.
17 Will ships roll through no matter what, because I
18 understand we control the shipping channels as well as we
19 control the railroad.
20 That's my main concern is how many of these negative
21 things exist even if we don't do anything. That's about
22 it.
23 NANCY DeVAUX: My name's Nancy DeVaux. I've
24 lived on San Juan Island since 1975. My son lives in
25 Blaine. My grandchildren live in Blaine. I lived in
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