Bellingham Comments from Digital Recorder - EISs for the Proposed ...

ight of way, economic costs benefits to our community and the impacts of water and how it’s used,
recycled, and re-used in the site.
My name is Kent Hoyer. I live at 3745 Kentberry Lane, Apt 95 in Bellingham. I would like for all of our
environmental laws that pertain to this project to be followed to the letter. I believe that this project
would not even have been proposed had there been intent to follow environmental laws. I absolutely
favor the no-action approach to this and I am very concerned about public health and safety. I see the
waterfront project being rolled over by this proposal. I cannot help but think of the definition of insanity
because as we’ve all heard, it’s doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
The results that we can expect from this project are a much dirtier environment, more adverse effects
on human health, the environment, and we stand to lose some of the most premier fisheries in the
entire planet by allowing this project to go forward. Thank you for consideration and remember the
obligation to the decision makers that you have. You have an obligation to serve the public and to do so
in an honest fashion that will help people.
My name is Mark Lowry. I live at 2442 Fesent way in Ferndale, WA. I’m the president of Local Labor and
we have three principle interests that we would like to see advanced in this process. The first is that a
very thorough economic analysis be done in terms of what this project would mean for the future of
Whatcom County and the entirely and in the local area. The second thing we would like to see is that
this scoping of the study be site specific rather than have it be diluted or industry wide or mind to China.
We are concerned that it will be limited to this one project and the local effects for it. The third thing
we would like to see studied in detail is the assets sufficient to mitigate potential vessel incidents are
put in place. What are they? What’s required? What exists now? What would be needed to provide a
robust response in the straights should an incident with a vessel occur? Loss of power, collision, any of
these sorts of things – these are the things we would like to see addressed in this study.
I’m Allen Shurman. My address is A21 Silverlake road, I live in Maple Falls, WA. My comments are brief.
I feel strongly that the scoping process should include manifestations and ramifications of health issues.
There is nothing more important than our individual health. There is strop evidence that particulate
matter can have significant negative adverse effects. Also, health effects that may be indirect such as
delaying rescue of vehicles that transport is important. I feel strongly that should be a regional
northwest statement, as Governor Kitzhaber of Oregon, that this should include a broad evaluation of
the entire process over the 5 or 6 sites.