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From:            Jordan Van Voast 
Sent:               Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:18 AM
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Cc:                 Jordan Van Voast via t46 list
Subject:            [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for March 24, 2020
Categories:         Public Comment

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Honorable Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck
Honorable Commissioner Stephanie Bowman
Honorable Commissioner Ryan Calkins
Honorable Commissioner Fred Felleman
Honorable Commissioner Sam Cho

Good afternoon Commissioners and Staff,
I send prayers for your health and safety. The COVID-19 crisis has brought
unprecedented changes to our world, including much fear and uncertainty.
However, every crisis presents an opportunity to re-examine how we as a
society got here, where we are now, and where we want to go in the future.
The opportunity is there if we are willing to slow down and question our
habits and beliefs.
Our dominant economic system is built upon the false premise of satisfying
materialistic desires, including travel, while neglecting the development of
inner peace. Even in the midst of the present crisis and social distancing,
people are realizing that we can still safely connect in community and find
contentment, and the Earth has started to heal from the burning of fossil
fuels. Please think about that in relation to the T46 project.
We now know without any shadow of doubt, that that packing thousands of
people onto a cruise ship for weeks at a time offer ideal conditions for a
virus to multiply and spread globally once all those people return home.

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Yesterday, the CDC reported that the Diamond Princess cruise ship
harbored traces of the live virus for 17 days after passengers had left. This
ship alone had 700 confirmed cases. I urge you for the safety of the citizens
of greater Seattle, coastal communities in Alaska, and the world, please
follow Canada's example and immediately cancel the cruise ship season
through July 1. Your website and official statements still do not make clear
that cruises out of Seattle are closed beyond April 5.
Please do not cater to the greed and disregard for life that the Trump
administration displays in seeking an exception to the Passenger Vessel Act.
Please do not play games with this deadly virus.
Sincerely,
Jordan Van Voast, L.Ac.
2109 31st Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98144
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