Chief
07-26-2007, 05:01 AM
http://www.westerndredging.org/cgi-bin/mail.cgi/archive/Local/20070725211021/
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Date: July 25th, 2007
Need another reason to vote no on the Port's 132% Property tax increase. Read what others have to say.
Be interesting to see if the columbian responds to Mr. Carroll's request and if they will indeed publicly as the Port of Vancouver to respond before the ballots are sent out.
L. M. Patella
CDR USN (ret)
-----Original Message-----
From: Willard Carroll
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:55 PM
To: Jonathan Nelson; letters@columbian.com
Cc: Larry Patella; Wally Horne; Ray Urh; Lou Brancaccio; Jerry Oliver; Hal Parry; Georgena Hanning; Dunn, Rep. Jim; Dale & Char Detour; Charles Stemper; Bob Sharp
Subject: Port Announcement
Jonathan,
Your recent article in The columbian on the port agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen needs a response.
The Vancouver Port Commission has been promoting the IDD levy and purchase of the 248 acres of Alcoa/Evergreen property as providing 1900 family wage jobs.
The port article in today's paper describes the agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen as being 344 acres and employing 1193 employees. That comes out to 3.46 employees per acre. The Gateway property consists of 544 acres which only leaves 200 acres left in the Gateway project less whatever acreage the ethanol plant will need with only 100 employees. The projections by the port for the Alcoa/Evergreen property is 7.6 employees per acre.
Don't you think it strange that the port can claim 1900 family wage jobs on 248 acres for the Alcoa/Evergreen property and then enter into an agreement that only puts 1192 jobs on 344 acres with most at less than family wage? The agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen would tie up almost one half of the entire Gateway/Alcoa/Evergreen acreage.
The combined acreage of Gateway and the Alcoa/Evergreen property being 792 acres with part of the Alcoa/Evergreen property being unusable would at the same employee ratio as in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen agreement would only provide 2740 jobs for the entire project.
These projections fall far short of the claims made by the port.You and The columbian have an obligation to your readers to ask for an explanation from the port to explain how they are going to fulfill these pie in the sky promises and do it before the ballots are issued.
Willard Carroll
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Vancouver, WA 98683
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Date: July 25th, 2007
Need another reason to vote no on the Port's 132% Property tax increase. Read what others have to say.
Be interesting to see if the columbian responds to Mr. Carroll's request and if they will indeed publicly as the Port of Vancouver to respond before the ballots are sent out.
L. M. Patella
CDR USN (ret)
-----Original Message-----
From: Willard Carroll
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:55 PM
To: Jonathan Nelson; letters@columbian.com
Cc: Larry Patella; Wally Horne; Ray Urh; Lou Brancaccio; Jerry Oliver; Hal Parry; Georgena Hanning; Dunn, Rep. Jim; Dale & Char Detour; Charles Stemper; Bob Sharp
Subject: Port Announcement
Jonathan,
Your recent article in The columbian on the port agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen needs a response.
The Vancouver Port Commission has been promoting the IDD levy and purchase of the 248 acres of Alcoa/Evergreen property as providing 1900 family wage jobs.
The port article in today's paper describes the agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen as being 344 acres and employing 1193 employees. That comes out to 3.46 employees per acre. The Gateway property consists of 544 acres which only leaves 200 acres left in the Gateway project less whatever acreage the ethanol plant will need with only 100 employees. The projections by the port for the Alcoa/Evergreen property is 7.6 employees per acre.
Don't you think it strange that the port can claim 1900 family wage jobs on 248 acres for the Alcoa/Evergreen property and then enter into an agreement that only puts 1192 jobs on 344 acres with most at less than family wage? The agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen would tie up almost one half of the entire Gateway/Alcoa/Evergreen acreage.
The combined acreage of Gateway and the Alcoa/Evergreen property being 792 acres with part of the Alcoa/Evergreen property being unusable would at the same employee ratio as in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen agreement would only provide 2740 jobs for the entire project.
These projections fall far short of the claims made by the port.You and The columbian have an obligation to your readers to ask for an explanation from the port to explain how they are going to fulfill these pie in the sky promises and do it before the ballots are issued.
Willard Carroll
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Vancouver, WA 98683
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