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SEATTLE/TACOMA253.722.5560

SPOKANE509.534.1900

MT.VERNON360.488.3948

PORTLAND503.254.5100

BEND/PRINEVILLE541.447.5293

EUGENE541.342.7700

Nine Unique Sources Help FundFacelift of Rainier’s Main Streetsection and includes upgraded and relocated utilities,new street lights and new parking, the latter a solutionto a problem that could have made the project contro-versial at best.“Because this project redesigns the whole area, we

had to take out some of the parking that the business-es had over many years, but we had to do that to fit inthe curbs and all,” Torres said. “The city camethrough with a plan that they would add off streetparking. They built a parking lot downtown that

allows people to park there. That was really impor-tant. We’re extremely excited to get to this pointwhere we can see this really transformational projecthappen now.”The contractors on the project are railroad contrac-

tor Stacy-Whitbeck Inc.; Advanced ExcavationServices, which did the early pipe package and thewaterline installation for the city of Rainier;Thompson Brothers Excavation, which is the primecontractor on the ODOT portion of the project. CEG

The project on A Street is nearly 13 years in the making and involves multiple entities, includingODOT, the city of Rainier and the Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) with funding coming fromnine different sources.

Tacoma LNG SiteGains Permit ApprovalTACOMA, Wash. (AP) Puget Sound Energy’s liquefied natural gas

facility at the Port of Tacoma in Washington state has cleared a final con-struction hurdle.The News Tribune reported the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

announced that it had completed its review of the facility’s notice of con-struction application, including public comments. The agency said it madea final determination that the proposal meets all the requirements agencyregulations and should be approved.In a separate statement executive director Craig Kenworthy also said

approval of a permit application “is not an endorsement of a project” andthat there are issues around the proposal that they are not authorized topass judgment on including water quality impacts and offsite safety issues.Puget Sound Energy, in an emailed statement to The News Tribune,

said they appreciate the agency’s work, saying now they can move for-ward on the facility.The Puyallup Tribe of Indians’s tribal council said in a statement it is

disappointed in the agency’s decision, will review it and determine whataction to take.Sierra Club campaign representative and Power Past Fracked Gas

coalition co-director Stephanie Hillman called the approval unacceptableand said that the groups would continue to fight against it.The Port of Tacoma applauded the decision, saying their commitment

to reducing air emissions and creating a safer environment for their com-munity remains a top priority.Appeals on the decision would be heard by the Washington State

Pollution Control Hearings Board in Olympia.

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