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 increased erosion in the steep banks and hillsides
2 immediately adjacent to the tracks along Eldridge Avenue and
3 Chuckanut Drive.
4 Property values of these lovely homes and condos
5 along Eldridge and just south of Boulevard Park will plunge
6 once the train traffic starts due to noise, vibration,
7 smells, and increased traffic congestion to all the railroad
8 crossings.
9 North of Bellingham Harbor are the migratory
10 birds. This Environmental Impact Assessment must include
11 water fowl, shores, and surveillance so close to the
12 shoreline; and that will undermine that process by the
13 increased trains. What will be -- for bald eagles -- and
14 the eel grass provides habitat for small fish -- sorry --
15 and the great blue herrings.
16 The future needs to be assessed. And how about
17 exporting solar panels? We make it right here in
18 Bellingham. That's the alternative I want you to look into.
19 Thank you.
20 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: When we get to No. 50, we're
21 just going to take a five-minute break just to give our
22 timer and our court reporter just a moment to use the
23 bathroom.
24 No. 41 you're at the microphone. 42 and 43
25 you're at the desk. Please state your name for the record.