Articles related to GP site & the Port acquisition of it

Jan 04 2007 - G-P site: What it’s going to cost

May 04 2006 - Rushing to catch a LIFT

Aug 31 2006 - Waterway cleanup: Port vs. public

Mar 15 2007 - How clean is clean?

Nov 24 2006 - Public input sought in Waterway clean-up

Jan 27 2006 - Laying out the ground rules

Jul 27 2006 - Port/City submit $196 million proposal

Apr 20 2006 - Addressing GP’s toxic legacy

May 18 2006 - Bay Foundation says, “Not so fast!”

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Issue 126, 4/20/06: Toxin storage, marina or park?
Issue 106, 12/8/05: Port and Council dump paid consultantÕs guidelines
Issue 96, 9/23/05: G-P planning Ògetting realÓ
Issue 88, 7/29/05: Port awards $1.5 million contract to Colacurcio Brothers, Inc.
Issue 87, 7/22/05: City Council, Port Commissioners get updates on GP property
Issue 74, 4/22/05: GP Demolition begins
Issue 64, 2/11/05: Waterfront: Port and City accepting WAG applications
Issue 62, 1/28/05: Planning commission rubberstamps city waterfront plan
Issue 61, 1/21/05: G-P lands in publicÕs hands
Issue 60, 1/14/05: Land deal: Clean-up insurance falls short
Issue 60, 1/14/05: Environmentalists offer guarded support at final public meeting
Issue 59, 1/7/05: Port: Former G-P landfills removed from land deal
Issue 59, 1/7/05: Insurance coverage now includes lagoon clean-up
Issue 58, 12/30/04: G-P deal: Insurance negotiations continue
Issue 58, 12/30/04: Expert testing reveals no elevated radiation near landfill
Issue 56, 12/17/04: G-P deal: Port delays final vote until January
Issue 56, 12/17/04: City pledges assistance to Port for G-P deal
Issue 56, 12/17/04: Port considers testing for radioactivity; warns against public over-reaction
Issue 56, 12/17/04: Port of Bellingham nears completion of draft for insurance
Issue 55, 12/10/04: G-P deal: Final meetings held before land decision
Issue 55, 12/10/04: GP-Port insurance terms still under discussion
Issue 55, 12/10/04: G-P landfills give hint of radioactive materials
Issue 55, 12/10/04: Alaskan community experienced plant pollution similar to G-P, Bellingham
Issue 55, 12/10/04: PDR process yet to yield specific deal documents
Issue 54, 12/3/04: Port to pay insurance company $20.5 million
Issue 54, 12/3/04: Land deal first of its kind in G-P history
Issue 53, 11/26/04: PortÕs clean-up liability limited to G-P owned sites and airport only
Issue 53, 11/26/04: Deal could give Port more taxing authority; Finance Director said increases not likely
Issue 52, 11/19/04: G-P: About 300 attend Port meeting
Issue 52, 11/19/04: Public disclosure requests filed with Port of Bellingham, City
Issue 51, 11/12/04: GP deal: Port schedules meeting for public input
Issue 51, 11/12/04: Troubled waters: A look at other sites involving G-PÕs environmental responsibility
Issue 51, 11/12/04: Growing a timber empire: the Georgia-Pacific story
Issue 50, 11/5/04: Port officials say profit outweighs contamination
Issue 49, 10/29/04: Port to decide on waterfront deal; deadline November 2
Issue 46, 10/8/04: Port announces G-P sale progress
Issue 35, 7/23/04: Port of Bellingham reviews auxiliary G-P land
Issue 34, 7/16/04: Port has three months to take G-P land deal
Issue 32, 7/2/04: Waterfront group passes plans to city, port
Issue 30, 6/18/04: Port to acquire county-owned G-P land
Issue 26, 5/21/04: Port of Bellingham condemns G-P property
Issue 25, 5/14/04: WFG unveils vision to City Council, Port Commission
Issue 24, 5/7/04: WFG to showcase recommendations, hear public input
Issue 20, 4/9/04: Officials, WFG discuss waterfront plans in joint meeting