Comments - Gateway Pacific Terminal Hearing - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T14:49:49Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/comment/feed?attachedTo=2723460%3AEvent%3A85198&xn_auth=noThose who favored the termina…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-12-02:2723460:Comment:852452012-12-02T03:46:07.695ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
<p>Those who favored the terminal were well organized and showed up VERY early in the morning to get in line to comment. The first person to speak who opposed the project was David Culver, who was somewhere near #65. David told me he arrived at 11am to get in line. After that, almost all of the speakers were opposed to the project in the last two hours.</p>
<p>I'm told a Seattle radio station incorrectly reported that the great majority of those attending support the project; the Bellingham…</p>
<p>Those who favored the terminal were well organized and showed up VERY early in the morning to get in line to comment. The first person to speak who opposed the project was David Culver, who was somewhere near #65. David told me he arrived at 11am to get in line. After that, almost all of the speakers were opposed to the project in the last two hours.</p>
<p>I'm told a Seattle radio station incorrectly reported that the great majority of those attending support the project; the Bellingham Herald more correctly pointed out that opponents actually outnumbered supporters, but didn't arrive in time to be able to speak in the first two hours. I had card #114, but time ran out after #113. When the meeting ended, most of the project supporters were long gone, but there was still many opponents on hand.</p>
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<p>Heather, you had a very impressive composed piece that you read for your statement. You should post it as a blog post.</p> What a great showing of our c…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-12-02:2723460:Comment:854862012-12-02T01:38:34.348ZHeather Khttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p>What a great showing of our county neighbors! The news folks did not stay late enough into the evening to listen to many folks who had been waiting for a turn to speak since the afternoon.</p>
<p>What a great showing of our county neighbors! The news folks did not stay late enough into the evening to listen to many folks who had been waiting for a turn to speak since the afternoon.</p>