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

GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. II
COURT REPORTER: BETH DRUMMOND PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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1 So there are multiple ways. This is not the only
2 way, and all the comments will provided to the agencies.
3 There's no one better way to make a comment.
4 I also want you to know that state and federal
5 laws do not require a hearing, for public scoping. That is
6 required later for the EIS.
7 We are a public facility. This is not required.
8 We are doing this format this morning, this hearing file
9 format out of response to the community, to the Bellingham
10 community, who asked to have this opportunity to speak in
11 front of the committee.
12 (Applause.)
13 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: To meet that obligation, we
14 are required to provide a way for everyone in the community
15 to have their voice heard, which is why we provided multiple
16 ways to make a comment. Standing up at the microphone is
17 not the only way to make a comment. If you want to make a
18 comment, we remind everyone to keep in mind four topics:
19 THE COURT REPORTER: Jamie? Jamie? I'm sorry.
20 I need you move a little bit to this side. I'm having a
21 hard time hearing you.
22 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: A reasonable range of
23 alternatives, potentially affected resources, and extensive
24 analyses.
25 I should say can everybody hear me okay? Is the