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For Immediate Release

PORT OF VANCOUVER TO HOST PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING

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September 6, 2006 -- The Port of Vancouver, USA invites the public to a scoping meeting conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Tuesday, September 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Port of Vancouver’s Administrative Office, 3103 NW Lower River Road, Vancouver, Wash.

This public scoping meeting is part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping process for new maritime and industrial development at Columbia Gateway (Parcel 3) and associated environmental mitigation and habitat creation at Parcels 4 and 5, north of the Flushing Channel. The primary purpose of the scoping process is to identify issues and alternatives, raised by the public, related to the port’s proposed water-dependent and industrial facilities.

As part of the NEPA requirements, the port is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to present to the Corps. The new development at the port will generate economic vitality and create new family-wage jobs for the community.

This scoping meeting will include informal discussion, question and answer opportunities, and presentations (scheduled for 5:30 p.m.) by the Corps, port staff, and the project team. Written comments on this project may also be submitted and should be received by September 25, 2006, to ensure consideration. The Corps will provide notice to the public of additional opportunities for public input during review periods for the draft and final EIS. Written comments on the scope of the project can be sent by mail or e-mail to:

Katy Brooks, Community Relations Manager
Port of Vancouver, USA 3103 NW Lower River Road, Vancouver, WA 98660
(360) 992-1128 or email: kbrooks@PortVanUSA.com

Additional information, including meeting materials and opportunities to provide comments, can be found on the project web site: www.portvanusa.com/property/columbiagateway.html.

Persons with disabilities, or those requiring translated materials, may request information supplied in alternate forms by calling the port at (360) 693-3611, prior to the meeting. In addition, Spanish language translators and special transportation arrangements will be provided upon request. Meeting facilities are accessible.

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