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Jeanie Orr
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From: Sandra Bullock [roadrunner1957@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28,20098:17 AM
To: #Long-Range Planning
Subject: Commercial development of Hood Canal
I'm writing to urge you to amend the current preliminary draft
shoreline master plan to prohibit mining activities on the
shoreline of Hood Canal and any other shoreline of state-wide
significance within the county's jurisdiction.
Voters of Jefferson County sent a clear mandate when they
voted out of office commissioners who were in favor of the
industrial development of the Hood Canal shoreline. A great
deal of time, effort and money is being spent to clean up Puget
Sound. The health of Hood Canal is a big factor in these
effo rts.
I grew up in Michigan. My family vacationed on Lake Huron.
have first hand knowledge of the visual blight and noise
polution the pier at Alabaster, Michigan causes. When ships
are being loaded with crushed mineral, the noise carries a
great distance! The way is clear, there, for ships to dock at the
pier. There is no bridge to contend with. The Hood Canal is a
different story. The Hood Canal bridge is an important link
between the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas - important to
commerce, tourism, and commuters whose livelihoods depend
on it. The Hood Canal waterway is critical to the Navy and our
national defense.
It doesn't make sense to allow a large commercial shipping
operation to be built there, except to the few who will benefit
from it financially. The purported jobs that will be "created" will
be negligible, compared with the negative aspects of the
operation. Kitsap County Commissioners have voiced their
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opposition, along with many citizens of both Kitsap and
Jefferson Counties. Allowing the current mining operation to
extend to the shoreline of the Hood Canal will set a dangerous
precedent for future development. Hood Canal is not just a
Jefferson County issue. The quality of the Hood Canal affects
all of the surrounding counties. We're all in this together.
Sandra Bullock
1968 NE Lind Ct.
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Please note new email address:
roadrunner1957@comcast.net
1/28/2009