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

GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. I
COURT REPORTER: GWEN BRASS PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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this place with remain if this project is built. There's
indeed a culture here. It is unique, vibrant, and healthy.
This proposed coal terminal will significantly impact this
culture and therefore should be included within the scope of
the EIS.
Thank you.
MR. STURTEVANT: I would just remind everyone that if
you're not able for whatever reason to finish your comments,
that there are comment forms that can be completed, and there's
also an area for anyone who'd like to make a verbal comment
individually that will be recorded outside the other open house
area. Thank you.
48, 49 and 50, please.
THE SPEAKER: My name is Amy Mower. I live on Silver
Lake Road, Maple Falls.
Impacts of the proposed project will clearly affect
the Washington coastal rail corridor, but if a decision is made
after the completion of the EIS to move the rail corridor
inland along Highway 9, those same impacts will affect any
interior rail corridor and must also be scoped now, even if not
currently included in the pending application.
Please include the following studies in the EIS for
both the coastal rail corridor and the Highway 9 rail corridor.
One, a health impact assessment as requested by the
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