HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - BOCCFrom: Cindy Carter
Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:25 AM
To: Barbara Vasquez
Subject: Fwd: Requesting letter of support for the Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion
Project
Can you please put this on GC letterhead for signature. I do t know if Danny and Rob are interested.
Cindy
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From: Port of Quincy <portofquincy@gmail.com>
Date: April 7, 2021 at 3:35:35 PM PDT
To: Cindy Carter <ccarter@grantcountywa.gov>
Subject: Requesting letter of support for the Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion
Project
Reply -To: boss.consulting2@gmail.com
The Port ofi Quincy needs your help.
The Port of Quincy is working to expand and improve the infrastructure of the Quincy Rail Terminal
to accommodate the increasing growth in container freight (including frozen and dry agricultural
products from Grant County and north central WA) going by truck from Quincy to the Ports of Seattle
and Tacoma, and also so that Quincy, WA has the necessary infrastructure to load and unload
longer freight trains at the Quincy Rail Terminal as a result of the increasing food processing and
industrial growth that is occurring in the Quincy area.
As a result, we would ask that you put the below letter (or something similar to it) on your
letterhead and email it back to publicaffairsCa�portofquincy.org.
We will then take your letter as well as letters from other businesses, organizations and individuals
and provide them in support of state and federal infrastructure funding requests that the Port is
currently doing to improve the Rail Terminal.
Thanks for your prompt assistance. We greatly appreciate your help.
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Re: Support of Transportation Infrastructure Funding for Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure
Expansion Project
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To whom it may concern,
We are writing in support of the $7.1 million transportation funding request for the "Port of Quincy
Rail Infrastructure Expansion Project", which would expand the rail infrastructure on the northeast side of
Quincy, WA, both within the Port's current rail terminal and to nearby industrial zoned properties in the Quincy
Port District.
In particular, the Rail Infrastructure Expansion project would add several new rail tracks to the Port's rail
terminal which would expand upon the Port's existing rail infrastructure which has been in successful
operation for many years. The capacity, flexibility and efficiency of the rail terminal facility would be greatly
increased by creating new tracks to store in -coming empty rail cars and loaded cars ready for departure
without obstructing the loading tracks. Additionally, it would allow for longer trains to be loaded or unloaded
at Port's rail terminal without obstructing the existing BNSF Mainline track. The proposed design is intended
to be easily expanded in the future to serve potential new industries, including potential extension to the east
at Road 0 NW.
The above proposed rail infrastructure additions are necessary to help attract and/or accommodate
large job -creating industrial, manufacturing and food processing projects on the northeast side of
Quincy, as well as to keep up with the increasing growth in ocean container freight (including frozen
and dry agricultural products from central/eastern Washington) going from the Port of Quincy to the
Ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
Furthermore, the Port of Quincy has been receiving some inquiries from shippers and other stakeholders
about the possibility of utilizing the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal as,a westbound inland container port
in central Washington in which trains could be loaded at the Rail Terminal with ocean containers
of Washington State agricultural products and then be railed to the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to be loaded
onto ocean container ships.
Because of the above-mentioned increased interest in utilizing the Rail Terminal by food processors and
manufacturers as well as the additional cargo and containers that are being loaded and unloaded at the rail
terminal there it is very important ortant that the rail infrastructure at the Quincy Rail Terminal be expanded.
Overall, the Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion Project has a statewide and regional benefit as it
will help to provide more freight mobility options to Pacific Northwest and Washington State agricultural and
food shippers and exporters, attract industrial and manufacturing projects that will create family wage jobs,
lessen wear and tear on freeways, highways and mountain passes by converting over -the -road freight to rail
freight, and decrease fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
In conclusion, we support the $7.1 million of transportation funding being requested for the "Port of
Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion Project", which would expand and enhance rail infrastructure
to attract/meet industrial and economic growth Quincy and Grant County, and to be able to handle
the increasing volumes of westbound export container freight and eastbound rail freight.
Thank you for your consideration of our transportation funding request for this important freight mobility and
rail infrastructure project.
Sincerely,
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