Important Upoming Meetings

Two public meetings have been scheduled for late September. The first addresses pipeline safety issues while the second is a joint Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Coast Guard event with a broader range of topics to be discussed.

The pipeline meeting will take place in Longvew, but details are not known yet. We will post them here as soon as they become available. (see article referenced later for more...or less...clarity on the time of the meeting)

The FERC-Coast Guard meeting in Knappa in on the 29th at the High School and provides an opportunity for people to express their concerns and raise issues regarding the proposed LNG site and related ship traffic. The Coast Guard will focus on identifying safety issues around ships during transit and while docking. FERC, on the other hand, has an open agenda where pretty much everything is on the table.

If you wish to testify at this meeting, you must notify either the Coast Guard or FERC by September 22nd. The agencies are combining their lists of peole who want to speak at the meeting, so you only have to notify one agency.

The Coast Guard will also accept written comments until October 6. Please make sure that any written comments include the Docket No. CGD13-05-017, as well as your name and address. Comments may be submitted via physical mail, email, or fax to:

Lt. Shadrack Scheirman, Commanding Officer
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Portland
6767 N. Basin Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
Email: Shadrack.L.Scheirman@uscg.mil
Fax: (503) 240-2586
Voice: (503) 247-4015

The Daily Astorian has an article about the meeting at Knappa here and another about two Northern Star open houses--one on the day of each of these meetings--here. The one in Longview is at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Cowlitz P.U.D. Building, 961 12th Ave. in Longview, WA, whether this is actually the pipeline safety meeting, an open house given by Northern Star, or both is somewhat unclear. The Knappa meeting is at 5:00 M, immediately preceeding the Coast Guard-FERC meeting.

Mark these dates:

September 29th, 7:00 PM
FERC-Coast Guard
Knappa High School
41535 Old Highway 30.
Knappa, OR

September 28th
Pipeline Safety Meeting
Cowlitz County PUD
961 12th Ave
Longview, WA