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

11/3/2012
1 America's largest boating organization. I don't speak
2 on their behalf; I just speak on my own behalf. But
3 we have 160 members just here on the island and 50,000
4 throughout the United States.
5 I'm also chairman of the committee to
6 restart the derelict vessel program, which has been a
7 great success. That was cut off in 2008 and it was
8 re-funded due to our local efforts here. And it's
9 been a great success at keeping our waters clean of
10 pollutants.
11 In the last eight years myself have put more
12 than 5,000 miles under my hull in boating and in
13 shrimping and crabbing and fishing.
14 I ask you how will you guarantee that a
15 spill will not damage the environment and economy of
16 these beautiful islands. These islands depend on
17 tourism and real estate, which are the driving force.
18 The bottom line is it's very tough to make a
19 living here, and why do anything that will make that
20 even harder by damaging our environment or our
21 economy. Thank you.
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23 CYNTHIA OLSEN: My name is Cynthia Olsen. I
24 just moved here to Friday Harbor, partly for the
25 beautiful pristine environment and the general beauty
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