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What You Can Do About the Proposed South Sound Logistics Center (SSLC)
Join Us! We are Friends of Rocky Prairie, a local group –growing regionally– of concerned residents and homeowners. As the plans for the SSLC progress, there will be more to do! Join our Mailing List – We will inform you of important meetings, upcoming zoning hearings and keep you updated. Write us via Mail: PO Box 140, Tenino, WA 98589 or Email: FORPrairie@hotmail.comm Join our growing COALITION of businesses, churches, environmental groups, and clubs! Visit this Website often – www.FriendsOfRockyPrairie.com for a variety of information about the SSLC and updates. Check Action Alerts! & Updates page. Join our Core Group – We are forming a group of diverse, dedicated people who share concerns and want to be involved. This may involve about 1 meeting per month or attending relevant Port and zoning meetings. Volunteer your Skills – Any special skills you possess, or do outreach & organizing, distribute flyers. Send Letters, Emails and Phone call – Below is an extensive contact list to make it easy for your opinion to be heard. We will inform you of our active contact-campaigns for when zoning and other issues are being considered. When you make contact, be sure to clearly identify who you are, what you are calling/writing about, where you live, and how you feel about the SLLC and why it is relevant to you. Write Letters to the Editor – We will be sending out Press Releases, but your well-written letters to the editor can really help at any given time! Contribute – We are establishing the Friends of Rocky Prairie Legal Defense Fund. If you can contribute money, have a fundraising idea or can make a contribution to a fundraising activity, let us know. Send your contributions to Friends of Rocky Prairie, address above. Friends of Rocky Prairie is a registered, incorporated non-profit in the state of Washington; we do not have charitable deduction status yet. Attend Port and Zoning Meetings
We will
be sure to send Email alerts, or call, when there is an important SSLC agenda
item at the Ports, or any zoning meeting. How to have your voice heard, in order of effectiveness:
Anything is better than not having your concerns known! It’s easy – write one letter and keep a master copy on file. Then (hand) copy, sign and send to each representative. Research a topic on the website that concerns you.
PORT of TACOMA: 253-383-5841, PO Box 1837,
Tacoma, WA 98401
PORT of OLYMPIA: 360-528-8000, 915 Washington St NE, Olympia, WA 98501
Thurston County Planning Development Services, Attn__, 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502 Michael Welter, director (He is also director of Parks & Recreation), 360-786-5553, welterm@co.thurston.wa.us Mike
Kain, planning, Case Manager: Project #2006101928,
Tony Kantas, senior planner: 360-786-5472,
kantast@co.thurston.wa.us State Senator & Representatives, 20th Legislative District
Senator Dan Swecker: 360-786-7638,
swecker_da@leg.wa.gov,
Rep. Gary Alexander: 360-786-7990,
alexander.gary@leg.wa.gov,
Rep. Richard DeBolt: 360-786-7896,
debolt.richard@leg.wa.gov , US Representative, 3rd District: Brian Baird, 360-352-9768, 120 Union Ave, Ste 105, Olympia, WA 98501, Email from website only http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml, or Sean Murphy seanmurphy@mail.house.gov US Representative, 9th District: Adam Smith, 888-764-8409, 3600 Port of Tacoma Rd, Ste 106, Tacoma, WA 98424, adam.smith@mail.house.gov or Debra Entenman at debra.entenman@mail.house.gov
US Senator Patty Murray: 253-572-3636 (or
Seattle office: toll free 866 481-9186), 950 Pacific Ave, Ste 650, Tacoma, WA
98402, Email from website
http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm , or
US Senator Maria Cantwell: 253-572-2281 (or
Seattle office: toll free 888-648-7328), 950 Pacific Ave, Ste 615, Tacoma, WA
98402, Email address separate from website, attachments possible:
maria_cantwell@cantwell.senate.gov , or NEWSPAPER CONTACTS Papers set different word limits for Letters To The Editor. Check the web-page or call.
The Olympian: 360-754-5400
News: news@theolympian.com Business Editor: Jim Szymanski, 360- 357-0748 jszymanski@theolympian.com Environmental Editor: John Dodge, 360-754-5444 jdodge@theolympian.com
The News Tribune (Tacoma): 253-597-8742,
toll free 800-289-8711. Letters To The Editor, PO Box 11000, Tacoma, WA 98411
http://secure.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters//
Business Writer: Kelly Kearsley 253-597-8573
kelly.kearsley@thenewstribune.com
Environmental Reporter: Susan Gordon 253-597-8756
susan.gordon@thenewstribune.com
The Chronicle
(Centralia/Chehalis): 800-562-6084, PO Box 580, Centralia, WA 98531.
Address Letters To The Editor as “Our Readers’ Opinions”
letters@chronlin.com
Assistant Editor: Brian Mittge, 360-807-8234
bmittge@chronlin.com.
The Tenino Independent: 360-264-2500, PO Box 4004, Tenino, WA 98589
Editor: Dan Fisher,
independent@devaulpublishing.com
Send us a copy of your letter! Be sure to email us
at FORPrairie@hotmail.com so
we can add you to our email list and send you updates for events, targeted
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