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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

a whatcom waterway

Preliminary waterfront design concept

Redevelopment of the Former Georgia Pacific Site

Tour 

and Presentation by Mike Hogan

Port of Bellingham

(http://www.portofbellingham.com)

 

The presentation will be a general one on the status of the site conversion from heavy industrial to other uses. We have plenty of time for Q&A. Take the opportunity to ask questions about this unusual site reclamation.

Schedule

Tour: 4:30 PM

Drinks and Social Hour: 6:15 PM

Dinner: ~7:00 PM

Come for either the Tour, Dinner, or both. Everyone is welcome.

 

Directions to Port of Bellingham  

Take I-5 to Exit #253 (Lakeway) in Bellingham.

 

Go West on Lakeway, the street will change into a one-way street and the name will change to Holly.

 

At the intersection with Cornwall , turn left.

 

The presentation and tour will start at the Port of Bellingham building at 921 Cornwall Avenue.  This is the Port Conference building. The meeting point is on the lower level around the back of the building.

 

Everyone is welcome for the presentation.

 

Sturdy closed-toe shoes are required for safety.

 

Visitors may take photographs. No video cameras are allowed.

 

Accessibility:  The conference room is wheelchair accessible. It is necessary to climb 15 steps to watch sorting from the observation deck.

 

Dinner Location  

Du Jour Bistro

(a bottle shop and French restaurant)

1319 Cornwall Ave #102
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 714-1161

 

du jour website: http://www.thevinesdujour.com/

(Please do not contact the restaurant for reservations or cancellations)

http://www.thevinesdujour.com/pages/directions.htm

Directions:

From I-5 North:
Interstate 5 to Lakeway Drive (Exit 253).
Right onto Lakeway Drive.
Wide right onto Holly Street at the 5-way intersection.
Follow Holly to Cornwall Avenue and turn right.
We are on the left in the middle of the block.

From I-5 South:
Interstate 5 to Lakeway Drive (Exit 253).
Right onto Lakeway Drive.
Wide right onto Holly Street at the 5-way intersection.
Follow Holly to Cornwall Avenue and turn right.
We are on the left in the middle of the block.

To use the Public Parkade:
Go one block beyond Cornwall and turn right on Commercial Street. The Parkade entrance is to the right. Parking is free evenings & weekends. We have an alley entrance directly across from the Parkade and will validate your parkade charges.

(Ground floor entrance in front, parking and entrance in the back. Parking is free in the Parkade after 5:00 pm. Park on the lower level back side, walk up the stairs at the north end and across the alley to the back entrance to Du Jour.)

Menu

 

Entree Choice 1: Black Cod with Accompaniments, or 

Entree Choice 2: Braised Short-Ribs with Accompaniments

Desert: Chocolate-Red Wine Pate, Crème Brulee or Sorbet

Coffee

No-host bar

Please make reservation with preference selected. Special dietary needs can be handled on an a-la-carte basis from the restaurant menu.

Meeting Reservation Form

Cost

$34 Local Section Member

$36 Nonmember

$20 Students, Retirees, Unemployed

(become a member)

NOTES

  1. Please make reservations or cancellations by 5 p.m. on the Monday before the meeting.

  2. Please pay by check payable to Puget Sound Section AIChE, or bring exact change.

  3. For reservations:  Meeting Reservation Form

  1. Dinner reservations "no-shows" will be billed!!

 

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