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CHAPTER 5: COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT <br />Table 5-1 Stakeholders Contacted and <br />Interviewed <br />Stakeholders Contacted <br />Interviewed <br />Inland Port Authorities <br />Washington State Port <br />X <br />Authorities <br />............................................................................. <br />Port of Quincy <br />X <br />............................................................................. <br />Port of Warden <br />X <br />............................................................................. <br />Port of Pasco <br />............................................................................. <br />X <br />Port of Mattawa <br />X <br />Industry <br />Private Farm Organizations <br />(Quincy, Washington): BAM <br />Farms, Allred Farms, Stahl <br />Farms, Davis Farms <br />............................................... I............................. <br />Lamb Weston (Washington <br />Plants) <br />............................................................................. <br />PNW Veg Co. (Washington <br />Plants) <br />............................................................................. <br />Amazon <br />............................................................................. <br />Microsoft <br />X <br />Agencies <br />WSDOT Maintenance <br />............................................................................. <br />X <br />Cle Elum Police Department <br />X <br />............................................................................. <br />Cle Elum Fire Department <br />X. <br />........................................................... <br />Cle Elum — Roslyn School <br />X <br />District <br />Recreation <br />Suncadia Resort <br />X <br />............................................................................. <br />Sleeping Lady Mountain <br />Resort <br />............................................................................. <br />Icicle Creek Center for the <br />Arts <br />................................................................... <br />. <br />Washington State Parks - <br />Palouse to Cascade Trail <br />..... ............. <br />US Forest Service District <br />Ranger <br />Key takeaways from these interviews included: <br />• Congestion is impeding freight mobility and <br />emergency response <br />• Commuting to/from the general area is on <br />the rise, thus increasing travel time <br />• Traffic congestion is contributing to an <br />inability to attract new employees <br />• Environmental impacts and climate change <br />should be considered as part of the study <br />Information gathered from these interviews <br />contributed to the development of the <br />project's alternatives, as well as criteria for the <br />evaluation process. <br />5.4.3 Public Surveys <br />Two public surveys were conducted to received <br />input from the public and stakeholders to <br />identify: <br />• Community concerns, to assist with <br />development of the Project Purpose. <br />• The community's preferred alternative(s). <br />In addition, voluntary demographic information <br />was collected to provide the project team <br />with an overview of the population profile of <br />respondents. <br />Public Survey 1: Summer 2023 <br />During the initial stages of the project, from <br />July 13 through August 18, 2023, public opinion <br />was sought via an online survey linked <br />through the STEER 1-90 Coalition's website <br />and promoted through various stakeholders' <br />social media accounts. The purpose of the <br />public survey was to better understand how <br />the public uses this portion of 1-90. Survey <br />questions are presented in Table 5-2 below. <br />Over 900 survey responses were submitted <br />to the County. Figures 5-1 and 5-2 provide a <br />summary of concerns and priorities. Appendix I <br />contains the Public Survey Summary. <br />VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor - Easton to Cle Elum Feasibility Study 1 74 <br />