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-- --I_-- _ I Port omm mission 5 p f i ~ ~ ' d Meeting of '30*\ 2.7 am? Magnolia Community Clubi..I M A G N O L I A ' S C O M M U N I T YC O U N C I L January 22,2009 OFFICERS Mr. Bill Bryant, President Mr. Lloyd Hara, Commissioner President Port of Seattle Commissioners Port of Seattle Randall Thomsen P.O. Box 1209 P.O. Box 1209 Vice President Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Diana Dearmin Mr. John Creighton, Commissioner Ms. Gael Tarleton, Commissioner Treasurer Rob Wilson Port of Seattle Port of Seattle P.O. Box 1209 P.O. Box 1209 Recording Officer Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Richard Piacentini Membership Officer Ms. Patricia Davis, Commissioner Scott Forster Port of Seattle P.O. Box 1209 Past President Nancy Rogers Seattle, WA TRUSTEES Re: Viaduct Replacement Project Chris Balka Robert Bismuth Diana Dearmin Dear President and Commissioners: Stephen DeForest Gene Hoglund I am writing on behalf of the Magnolia Community Club and am Michele Marchi requesting that the Port of Seattle (Port) withhold funding support for .the Jose Montano Marianne Parks recently announced "Deep Bored Tunnel" as the replacement for the Viaduct Tom Tanner until the Port has received assurances .the proposed project will provide: (1) a northwest access point for communities to the north, and that (2) the replacement project will provide continued capacity to service existing and Magnolia planned vehicle trips through the corridor. Community Club P.O. Box 99564 The Magnolia Community Club has represented Magnolia neighborhood Seattle, WA interests since 1924, making it one of the oldest community councils in the City 981 39-0564 of Seattle. As a neighborhood west of downtown Seattle, many of ow residents 206.283.1 188 are dependent on the Alaskan Way Viaduct andlor north-south city streets for daily access to and through downtown Seattle. We also recognize that many of our commercial goods travel these routes, and that the maritime commerce that surrounds our neighborhood is dependent upon easy and efficient access through the downtown corridor. Port of Seattle Commissioners January 22,2009 Page 2 Our club was pleased to note that the Port's recentstatement of January 13,2009 related to the viaduct issued by Mr. Tay Yoshitani, in which he asserted interests similar as those expressed by our organization. Specifically,the Port's statement states that the "Commission called for a solution that ensures access to the Port'scargo, cruise and fishing terminals in the waterfront, as well as Terminal 91 to the north." The Port's statement also provides "we need strong connections for freight traffic between Duwamish, Interbay, and Ballard." The Port also makes note of the new cruise terminal at Terminal 91. The Port previously has advised that Terminal 91 will generate approximately 5,000 vehicles per day using 1 5 ~Avenue West to load and unload cruise ships. We were particularly heartened to read that the Port "will not short change our cargo, fishing, and cruise customers" in regards to the Viaduct replacement project. The Magnolia Community Club's position, articulated a number of years ago and restated to our political leaders as late as 2008, is that any Viaduct replacement project must provide a northwest access point for our community and provide continued capacity to service existing and planned trips through the corridor. We supported the Port's plans to establish a cruise ship tenninal at Terminal 91 on the presumption our expressed interests would be met. The recent public announcements regarding the proposed "Deep Bored Tunnel" project do not adequately address our mutual interests of providing a northwest access point. The announcements also do not specifl how the proposed project will provide continued capacity and mobility to service existing and planned vehicle trips through the corridor. We are especially concerned that the current proposal does not account for the Port's intended cruise ship terminal at Terminal 91 and the associated vehicle traffic that will result. We request that the Port of Seattle Commission make no financial commitments to the proposed Viaduct replacement project until the Port receives firm commitments that the project will provide: (1) a northwest access point for our community as well as maritime, fishing, industrial and cruise industries to the north; and (2) continued capacity and mobility to service existing and planned trips through the corridor. In particular, we request you ensure tr&c associated with the cruise ship terminal at Terminal 91 is accommodated in a satisfling manner. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Randall Thomsen President (2009)
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