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Appendix B | Attachment 3: LETTERS OF SUPPORT
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Appendix B: Letters of Support
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Table of Contents Letter 1. The Honorable Jay Inslee, Governor, State of Washington ...................................................................... 1
Letter 2. The Honorable Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senate .......................................................................................... 2
Letter 3. The Honorable David G. Reichert, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives (WA-8) ............................... 3
Letter 4. The Honorable Denny Heck, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives (WA-10) ...................................... 4
Letter 5. The Honorable Curtis King, Washington State Senate, Chair – Senate Transportation Committee, 14th
Legislative District ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Letter 6. The Honorable Joe Fain, Washington State Senate, Majority Floor Leader, 47th Legislative District ............ 7
Letter 7. The Honorable Judy Clibborn, State of Washington House of Representatives, Chairwoman – WA State
House Transportation Committee, 41st Legislative District .................................................................................... 8
Letter 8. The Honorable Dave Upthegrove, Metropolitan King County Council, District 5 ....................................... 10
Letter 9. Pierce County ................................................................................................................................... 11
Letter 10. City of Tacoma, WA ......................................................................................................................... 12
Letter 11. City of Kent, WA .............................................................................................................................. 13
Letter 12. City of Pacific, WA ........................................................................................................................... 14
Letter 13. City of Burien, WA ........................................................................................................................... 15
Letter 14. City of SeaTac, WA ......................................................................................................................... 16
Letter 15. City of Puyallup, WA ........................................................................................................................ 17
Letter 16. City of Algona, WA .......................................................................................................................... 19
Letter 17. City of Fife, WA ............................................................................................................................... 20
Letter 18. City of Federal Way, WA .................................................................................................................. 21
Letter 19. City of Des Moines, WA ................................................................................................................... 22
Letter 20. City of Auburn, WA .......................................................................................................................... 23
Letter 21. Puyallup Tribe of Indians .................................................................................................................. 24
Letter 22. Northwest Seaport Alliance .............................................................................................................. 26
Letter 23. Port of Tacoma ............................................................................................................................... 28
Letter 24. Port of Seattle ................................................................................................................................. 29
Letter 25. State of Washington Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board ......................................................... 30
Letter 26. Washington State Transportation Commission ................................................................................... 31
Letter 27. Puget Sound Regional Council ......................................................................................................... 32
Letter 28. Great Northern Corridor Coalition ...................................................................................................... 33
Letter 29. Washington State Tree Fruit Association ........................................................................................... 35
Letter 30. Washington State Potato Commission ............................................................................................... 37
Letter 31. Washington Trucking Associations .................................................................................................... 39
Letter 32. Sound Transit ................................................................................................................................. 40
Letter 33. Pierce Transit .................................................................................................................................. 41
Letter 34. Kent Chamber of Commerce ............................................................................................................ 42
Letter 35. South Sound Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition ................................................................ 43
Letter 36. Fife Milton Edgewood Chamber of Commerce ................................................................................... 45
Letter 37. Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce .......................................................................................... 46
Letter 38. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local #76 .................................................................. 47
Letter 39. Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO ................................................ 48
Letter 40. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Puget Sound District Council....................................... 49
Letter 41. Baker Commodities Inc. ................................................................................................................... 50
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Letter 1. The Honorable Jay Inslee, Governor, State of Washington
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Letter 2. The Honorable Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senate
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Letter 3. The Honorable David G. Reichert, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives (WA-8)
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Letter 4. The Honorable Denny Heck, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives (WA-10)
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Letter 5. The Honorable Curtis King, Washington State Senate, Chair – Senate Transportation Committee, 14th Legislative District
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Letter 6. The Honorable Joe Fain, Washington State Senate, Majority Floor Leader, 47th Legislative District
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Letter 7. The Honorable Judy Clibborn, State of Washington House of Representatives, Chairwoman – WA State House Transportation Committee, 41st Legislative District
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Letter 8. The Honorable Dave Upthegrove, Metropolitan King County Council, District 5
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Letter 9. Pierce County
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Letter 10. City of Tacoma, WA
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Letter 11. City of Kent, WA
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Letter 12. City of Pacific, WA
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Letter 13. City of Burien, WA
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Letter 14. City of SeaTac, WA
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Letter 15. City of Puyallup, WA
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Letter 16. City of Algona, WA
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Letter 17. City of Fife, WA
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Letter 18. City of Federal Way, WA
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Letter 19. City of Des Moines, WA
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Letter 20. City of Auburn, WA
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Letter 21. Puyallup Tribe of Indians
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Letter 22. Northwest Seaport Alliance
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Letter 23. Port of Tacoma
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Letter 24. Port of Seattle
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Letter 25. State of Washington Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
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Letter 26. Washington State Transportation Commission
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Letter 27. Puget Sound Regional Council
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Letter 28. Great Northern Corridor Coalition
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Letter 29. Washington State Tree Fruit Association
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Letter 30. Washington State Potato Commission
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Letter 31. Washington Trucking Associations
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Letter 32. Sound Transit
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Letter 33. Pierce Transit
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Letter 34. Kent Chamber of Commerce
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Letter 35. South Sound Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition
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The Honorable Elaine L. Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary Chao:
I am writing to express our Coalition’s support for the Washington State Department of
Transportation's (WSDOT) 2017 INFRA grant application for the Puget Sound Gateway
Program.
The Puget Sound Gateway Program completes the long-planned State Route 167 and 509
corridors, two critical connections on the nation’s freight transportation system serving a major
North American gateway for international trade. The new portions of SR 509 and SR 167 will
reduce congestion, increase mobility between manufacturing/industrial centers, and allow for
faster and more efficient freight movement to and from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The
extension of SR 509 will also help create a new southern access to the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac)
International Airport for both passenger and air cargo.
The South Sound Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition (SSCCLC) advocates for
business and business-related policies impacting the South Sound region. Member chambers
include: Covington, Fife/Milton/Edgewood, Kent, Puyallup/Sumner, Renton and Seattle
Southside (Tukwila, SeaTac, Burien & Des Moines) Chambers of Commerce. Collectively, we
represent approximately 3,262 businesses employing more than 185,977 workers with over $100
Billion in revenue in the South King County and North Pierce County region which is critically dependent on the efficient movement of freight on its roadways. Our members include the ports
of Seattle and Tacoma which combined are the fourth largest container gateway in North
America, responsible for 48,000 jobs and more than $4 billion in economic activity. Our cities of
Kent, Sumner and Puyallup are home to the second-largest distribution center complexes on the
West Coast and the fourth-largest in the country. The Sea-Tac International Airport is the fastest
growing in the United States and the third largest airport for international trade on the West
Coast, exporting 62,375 Metric Tons of US-made cargo a year.
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Completing SR 509 and SR 167 is essential for our region, state and nation to remain
competitive with nations on the Pacific Rim.
The South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition strongly support WSDOT’s
INFRA grant application for the Puget Sound Gateway Program and encourage you to give it full
and fair consideration.
Sincerely,
Dick Gidner Dick Gidner
Chairman, South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition
cc: SSCCLC Board Members
Senator Curtis King
Rep. Judy Clibborn
Rep. Jake Fey
Craig Stone, Washington State DOT
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Letter 36. Fife Milton Edgewood Chamber of Commerce
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Letter 37. Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce
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Letter 38. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local #76
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Letter 39. Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
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Letter 40. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Puget Sound District Council
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Letter 41. Baker Commodities Inc.