tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post8745811952490970975..comments2024-01-17T09:25:20.535-08:00Comments on Little Hollywood: Olympia Police Chief Denounces Port of Olympia, Proppant Shipments Janine Gateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675857294721458218noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-30513770601574093912016-11-24T22:31:43.864-08:002016-11-24T22:31:43.864-08:00Port Commissioners are scheduled to discuss Olympi...Port Commissioners are scheduled to discuss Olympia City Council's resolutions on fracking proppants and Standing Rock on Monday 28 Nov. 2016 at our 5:30 meeting. Public commeng is welcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611050632215051386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-43929660609621629822016-11-23T23:14:43.562-08:002016-11-23T23:14:43.562-08:00Janine, thanks for providing a detailed story on t...Janine, thanks for providing a detailed story on this important local event. It was great to see Chief Robert's statement to the council and not just a short quote. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938563640853153128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-21339796602493887242016-11-23T21:17:54.448-08:002016-11-23T21:17:54.448-08:00Since early September I've been attending and ...Since early September I've been attending and commenting at Port Commission meetings calling on them to stop receiving fracking sands shipments. <br /><br />They ignore us. <br /><br />Executive Director Ed Galligan is adamant that they will continue and Port Commissioners Joe Downing and Bill McGregor rubber stamp anything he says or does. <br /><br />Ed Galligan works against our community aspirations not with them. He needs to resign so we can get a talented, progressive Executive Director who can lead the port into the new green economic boom so we can have the prosperous, community oriented Port we need and want for our bright future.<br /><br />Pat Rasmussen<br />World Temperate Rainforest Network<br />PO Box 13273<br />Olympia, WA 98508<br />Phone: 509-669-1549<br />Website: www.temperaterainforests.org<br />Pat Rasmussennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-42200640145772374682016-11-23T09:29:56.220-08:002016-11-23T09:29:56.220-08:00A young woman showed me bruises covering her body ...A young woman showed me bruises covering her body from being grabbed, thrown to the ground and beaten with a baton. So Steve Hall's comments that arrests were made without injuries or scuffle is simply not true.Monica Peabodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-11644794444083877772016-11-23T07:56:16.837-08:002016-11-23T07:56:16.837-08:00I am so glad to hear that Police Chief Roberts has...I am so glad to hear that Police Chief Roberts has the same viewpoint as I do in regards to the Port shipping fracking sand. <br /><br />Port Commissioner Downing should be ashamed of himself for making the previous statement that just because 48 out of 50 states allow fracking that it is some okay. He has a total lack of concern for our planet, instead, putting money above the health of our planet. The fact that the city asked the Port two years ago to reconsider shipping cargo that is not friendly to our environment leads me to believe they are doing business as usual. <br /><br />As for the Port providing jobs for longshoremen, those jobs need to move to Tacoma and our Port needs to no longer be a Port. Our city, our county, and our Port need to work together to put things into motion to make change happen at our Port. <br /><br />I know that it is a complicated process, but small steps need to be taken to show to our citizens that the Port is indeed headed in the right direction.<br /><br />Beverly Torguson<br />Bev Torgusonnoreply@blogger.com