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 THE SPEAKER: Hi. My name is Becky Campbell.
2 I'm a Bellingham resident, a wife, and I run a small
3 business in town.
4 I ask that a full and very extensive study be
5 done with respect to the coal trains, especially on health,
6 mental and physical, of our community.
7 This is significant for me because I have chronic
8 health issues, and I walk a very fine line of being able to
9 work and be a part of our community with a small business
10 and not working. And if I can't work because of health
11 issues, I would like a study to be done on the economic
12 effects of that. Imagine all of these people not being able
13 to work; having to go on with a disability; having to be
14 paid for because they cannot work.
15 And I ask because it's very important because so
16 many people can get sick, and I'm one of them. And I know
17 many that can't be here today, that are in their homes
18 because they cannot come here, and you will definitely be
19 hearing from them.
20 And I also -- when it comes to reading quotes,
21 that I'm sure many of you have heard, and it says because
22 when we think of our survival, each new generation is
23 responsible to ensure the survival of the 7th generation.
24 This is important. These jobs might not be here
25 in our 7th generation, but we need to really look forward