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FINAL
WASHINGTON
STATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
LOCAL
MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY,
MARCH 19, 2007
Cowlitz
County Expo Center
Coweeman
and Columbia
Rooms
1900
7th Avenue
Longview,
Washington 98632
Local
Area Meeting: Monday,
March 19, 2007
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AGENDA
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Please note: All
listed times are estimates only and the Commission reserves the right
to move agenda items as needed.
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CHAIRMAN
WELCOME AND COMMISSION
INTRODUCTIONS
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9:00 a.m. |
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LONGVIEW’S
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
AND CHALLENGES
Presenters:
Mayor
Dennis Weber, City
of Longview
Bob Gregory,
City Manager, City
of Longview
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9:10
a.m. |
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REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
Presenter:
Rosemary Siipola,
Transportation Planner/Manager,
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments | |
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10:00
a.m. |
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OVERVIEW
OF STATE TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS, CHALLENGES
AND ISSUES WITHIN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION’S
SOUTHWEST REGION Presenter:
Don Wagner, Regional
Administrator, Southwest
Region, WSDOT | |
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11:00
a.m. |
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LUNCH |
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12:00
noon |
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STATE
ROUTE 4 BYPASS
Presenters:
Kathleen Johnson, Cowlitz
County Commissioner
George Raiter, Cowlitz County Commissioner
Axel Swanson, Cowlitz County Commissioner
Daniel Cothren, Wahkiakum County
Commissioner
Pete Ringen, Public Works Director,
Wahkiakum County |
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1:00
p.m. |
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MARINE
AND RAIL ISSUES FACING
THE REGION
Panel
1: Port Perspective
Presenters: Mark Wilson, Manager
of Planning, Port of Kalama
George Cress, Director of Real
Estate and Planning, Port of Longview
Panel 2: Private
Industry Perspective
Presenters: Max Beach,
Logistics Services
Manager, Longview
Fibre
John Leber, President,
Swanson Bark & Wood
Products, Longview
Tom Rozwod, Customer Service/Warehouse
Manager, NORPAC
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2:00
p.m. |
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BREAK |
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3:30
p.m. |
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ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Presenter: Ted Sprague,
President, Cowlitz
Economic Development
Council |
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3:45
p.m. |
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PUBLIC
AND LEGISLATOR COMMENT
PERIOD |
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4:30
p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
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5:00
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(The Commission reserves the
right to take action
on any item during the Commission meeting.)
All Transportation Commission and Committee meetings
are open to the public.
 SPECIAL
NEEDS
Americans
with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Information
Individuals requiring
reasonable accommodation
may request written
materials in alternate
formats, sign language
interpreters, physical
accessibility accommodations,
or other reasonable
accommodation by
contacting the
Commission Office
at (360) 705-7070,
by March 15, 2007.
Persons with hearing
impairments may
call Washington
State Telecommunications
Relay Service (TTY)
at 1-800-833-6388,
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at 1-800-833-6385,
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Title VI Notice to Public
It
is the Washington
State Department
of Transportation's
(WSDOT) policy
to assure that
no person shall,
on the grounds
of race, color,
national origin
and sex, as provided
by Title VI of
the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, be
excluded from participation
in, be denied the
benefits of, or
be otherwise discriminated
against under any
of its federally
funded programs
and activities.
Any person who
believes his/her
Title VI protection
has been violated,
may file a complaint
with WSDOT's Office
of Equal Opportunity
(OEO). For Title
VI complaint forms
and advice, please
contact OEO's Title
VI Coordinator
at (360) 705-7098.
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