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 environmental concerns. Please consider the following
2 related to construction:
3 We have approximately 30 percent unemployment in
4 the local construction industry. This project would provide
5 an approximate two-year construction period. It would hire
6 approximately 3,500 full-time direct and indirect employees
7 that's filled at half capacity, and approximately 4,400
8 direct and indirect jobs at full capacity.
9 This project would bring into the state and local
10 tax coffers over the two years, during construction, of
11 approximately $92 million. Total direct and indirect and
12 induced full-time payroll over three years would be
13 approximately $350 million.
14 These are jobs that pay a good wage, provide
15 health care, and pensions for their families.
16 Please consider the following related to the
17 ongoing operations: The family wage jobs in our community
18 have been seriously eroded with the closure of the closure
19 of Georgia Pacific in the recent past and the decline of our
20 economy. Thank you very much.
21 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: 57, 58, and 59.
22 57 you're at the microphone. 58 and 59 you're at
23 the desk. Please state your name for the record.
24 THE SPEAKER: My name is Vicky Moyle, spelled
25 V-i-c-k-y, M-o-y-l-e.