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 arrival, of both materials and personnel.
2 I ask also you to work with the Association of
3 Washington Cities to look at the impacts that this project
4 would have on the ability of local -- local governments
5 throughout the entire length of the coal shipments, on their
6 ability to provide emergency medical and fire services.
7 It is critical that we can get people quickly to
8 the scene of any fire or medical emergency, and there is
9 clear indication that that would not be the case unless
10 substantial improvements were made, and that brings me to my
11 final point:
12 The taxpayers should not have to pay for a
13 private business that is profit-making; therefore, we should
14 be looking very carefully, and I ask you to do that in the
15 EIS and what -- to what extent the cost of any improvements
16 to take care of personnel safety as well as just-in-time
17 work and materials. Make sure that those are paid for, and
18 not out of the taxpayers' pocket. Thank you.
19 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: 48, 49, and 50. And after we
20 take 50, we're going to take a very short break.
21 48 please state your name for the record. 49 and
22 50 you're at the desk.
23 THE SPEAKER: My name is Jinny Wolff, and I'm a
24 retired physician living in Skagit County, and I will thank
25 you for taking our testimony today.