Saturday, November 2, 2013

Media Item about Bangor Explosives Handling Wharf

Mostly a blog as filing cabinet item on RantWoman's mean to write more list:

KOMO 4 TV aired an extensive segment in its Problem  Solvers series, titled "Unacceptable Risk?" on October 28th.
Subject: the Bangor Second Explosives Handling Wharf currently under construction . You can read the transcript and see the entire video of  the segment at this link:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Navy-building-controversial-explosives-handling-wharf-near-Seattle-229639501.html?tab=video&c=y

The report is very thorough. It features Ground Zero’s Glen answering questions about the project. Glen continues with a serious effort to stop this very expensive and risky project in court.

RantWoman's mean to write more points:

--As RantWoman recalls from casual conversation, this project has some pork barrel aspects; now that its principal sponsor, Rep Norm Dicks, has retired, there may actually be some possibility of cutting it.

--What with the deficit and all, could the Navy maybe....?

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