Open House for Questions on Proposed Navy Pier
On Thursday there was an open house for public concerns about the Navy's proposed new pier and support facilities on Ediz Hook. One of the possibilities, Alternative 1, drew the most opposition. Alternative 1 is a pier that would be built on top of an artificial reef near the entrance to the Coast Guard base. This reef has been an attraction for Scuba divers. The president of the Washington Scuba Alliance said:
“It's a smart idea for them to do what they're wanting to do, but we'd hate to lose a valuable dive attraction in Port Angeles which brings in some revenue. And if we do lose it, we want to have the alternative capability to put in our own dive park and be given the funds to make it happen by losing our dive spot.”
Puget Sound Pilots and local tribes are also against Alternative 1.
The other two options for the new pier are: expanding the existing T-pier near the middle of the Coast Guard base, and building a pier near the eastern tip of Ediz Hook.
Written comments can be e-mailed to NWNEPA@navy.mil; or snail-mailed to Commanding Officer, NAVFAC NW, Attn: NEPA PM, 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315-1101.
“It's a smart idea for them to do what they're wanting to do, but we'd hate to lose a valuable dive attraction in Port Angeles which brings in some revenue. And if we do lose it, we want to have the alternative capability to put in our own dive park and be given the funds to make it happen by losing our dive spot.”
Puget Sound Pilots and local tribes are also against Alternative 1.
The other two options for the new pier are: expanding the existing T-pier near the middle of the Coast Guard base, and building a pier near the eastern tip of Ediz Hook.
Written comments can be e-mailed to NWNEPA@navy.mil; or snail-mailed to Commanding Officer, NAVFAC NW, Attn: NEPA PM, 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315-1101.
posted by Tom Harper at 11:24 AM
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Maybe we should change the name of the US to Sparta.
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