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Public Hearings and
Open Houses

May 2008

Two public hearings on the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) were held in May. Each hearing was held in conjunction with an informational open house.

DVDs of the public hearing portion are available by e-mailing feedback@columbiarivercrossing.org.

 

Couldn’t join us? Here are the materials we presented:

Draft EIS Open House Materials

• Open House Display Boards
• Draft EIS Executive Summary
• Draft EIS Errata
• Draft EIS and Appendices
• Draft EIS Technical Reports

Project Maps

• Replacement Bridge with Bus Rapid Transit or Light Rail
• Supplemental Bridge with Bus Rapid Transit or Light Rail

Fact sheets

• Draft EIS Guide
• Draft EIS Table of Contents
• Project Overview (English)
  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • Vietnamese
• Climate Change
• Mitigation Planning
• What is NEPA?
• Tolling
• Safety
• Property Purchases and Easements
• ODOT Right of Way: Acquiring Land for Highways & Public Projects
• WSDOT Right of Way: Transportation Property Needs and You

Comment Forms

Comments on the CRC project are welcomed at any time. Those received during the May 2 – July 1, 2008 public comment period will be responded to in the Final EIS, expected to be published in 2009.

• Printed Form (Completed form must be mailed or faxed)

 

Public Hearing and Open House Schedule

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Open House: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Public Hearing: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel Vancouver Washington at the Quay
100 Columbia Street, Grand Ballroom, Vancouver, WA  98660

Thursday, May 29, 2008
Open House: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Public Hearing: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center
2060 North Marine Drive, Hall D, Portland, OR  97217

 

Draft EIS Informal Question and Answer Sessions

Informal events were held throughout the Draft EIS public comment period to provide additional opportunities for residents and commuters to talk directly with technical staff and learn about the CRC project and Draft EIS results. Topics of interest to specific stakeholder groups were highlighted as well as how to comment on the Draft EIS.

Thursday, May 15, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Jantzen Beach SuperCenter
1405 N Jantzen Beach Center Portland, OR
(Sponsored by CRC’s Community and Environmental Justice Group)

Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Firstenburg Community Center
700 NE 136th Avenue Vancouver, WA

Saturday, June 14, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Beaverton Main Library
12375 SW 5th Street Beaverton, OR
 
Thursday, June 19, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Clark Public Utilities
1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, WA
(Sponsored by CRC’s Community and Environmental Justice Group)