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Carolyn Casey, Port of Bellingham: 360-676-2500
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Bellingham Waterfront Advisory Group Hosts EIS Information Session
Public Can Learn About the Role of Environmental Analysis in Waterfront Planning
[Bellingham, Wash.] The community-led Waterfront Advisory Group will host a special public information session focused on the role of environmental impact analysis in the waterfront redevelopment process.
The public information session will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Avenue. It will follow the regular Waterfront Advisory Group meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the same location.
At this information session, port and city staff will explain the purpose of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and the process of reviewing potential environmental impacts for a project. They also will discuss the difference between an environmental impact statement and a master plan.
In the context of the Bellingham waterfront redevelopment project, the staff will show the progression of the first environmental analysis issued in 2008 to the latest environmental analysis, the Environmental Impact Statement Addendum for the Waterfront District Redevelopment Project, which was released for public review this week.
This special public information session is designed to educate the community about the process for the environmental analysis and to explain how people can provide their comments on the latest document. This is not a public hearing on the Addendum and there will be no public comment about the Addendum taken at this meeting.
There will be a public hearing on the Addendum at 7 p.m., March 3, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Additional information about the Addendum can be found on the Port of Bellingham's website: www.portofbellingham.com
The public information session will be recorded and aired later this month on the City's BTV10 television station.
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