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The costs being requested Oy BNSF appear disproportionate to the scope and public benefit of the <br />project, particular ly given the ruralcustomi---xre <br />served. <br />Compo <br />meeting <br />are having a direc <br />unding these concerns, BNSF representatives have failed to attend <br />intended to resolve these issues and move the permitting processimpact on rural residents and the ab <br />thelasttwoscheduled <br />forward.Thesedelays <br />ility to obtain high speed Internet. <br />west of Ellensburg with fe���er than 190 broadband V Fft-dw OL 4L M IW by the pending BNSF permits required to complete t <br />residential households that currently lack adequate broadband access. <br />Thorp, Washington is a sma <br />serviceable locations (BSLs <br />11ruralcommunity' <br />intheprojectare <br />�-two of these locati" <br />he project. The cost <br />onsaredirectlyaffected <br />omersaffectedarerural <br />WerespectfullyrequestyourassistanceinfacilitatingcommunicationwithBNSFRailwayand <br />helping convene a meeting that will allow the permitting process to move forward in a ttransparent manner. Without prompt resolution, these publicly funded broadband projects risk <br />missinggrant <br />rrogramswerede <br />deadlinesandleavingruralresidentswithoutthereliablebroadbandaccessthese <br />signed to provide. <br />e I y and <br />TheprimaryBNSFcontactLightcurvehasbeenworkingwithis: <br />PriscillaRichards <br />TransactionManager <br />JLL-RailPracticeGroup <br />2650LouMenkDriveMOB2 <br />131 <br />rt <br />FortWo <br />h, TX 76 <br />Phone:817-352-6494 <br />Email:Priscilla.Richards@BNSF.com <br />ThefollowingBNSFpermitnumbersremainpending: <br />-BNSF25W-27332 <br />-BNSF25W-27341 <br />Thankyouforyourattentiontothismatterandforyourcontinuedsupportofrlboadband <br />deploymentinWashingtonState. <br />Sincerely <br />Co�, Wright Chairman <br />Cc: <br />BrettWachsmith <br />ViceChair <br />LauraOsiadacz <br />Commissioner <br />natureofthecummunit��andthelimitednumberof <br />