News and Updates
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| Grant for Upgrade to Airport 05/06/2008 |
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| This article appeared in the Chronicle on May 6, 2008 - regarding upgrading the county airport just north of Toledo. Attention has turned once again to south county, and this is a welcomed improvement. |
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| Port of Tacoma Looking at Exit 63 Location 03/24/2008 |
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| Reprinted from The Daily Olympian. The Port of Tacoma has expressed interest in two potential sites near The REQ Center development for a possible cargo facility. Click the link above for additional information. |
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| HB 3151 Signed by Governor 03/04/2008 |
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| HB 3151 was signed by Governor Gregoire on Monday, March 17. This bill adds two years to the "start construction" deadline for the Public Facility District which was requested in order to accommodate the land use process required to build the REQ Center outside of the flood zone in a Master Planned Resort. A special thank you to Rep. Gary Alexander, the prime sponsor of the bill, Sen. Dan Swecker and Rep. Richard DeBolt of the 20th district. Also sponsoring the bill were Rep. Sam Hunt, Rep. Jim McCune, Sen. Pam Roach and Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen. Thank you to all for your efforts on behalf of The REQ Center - and a special thank you to Rep. Ross Hunter for the "seahorse" endorsement. |
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| Public Supportive in Open Meeting 03/03/2008 |
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| The REQ Center and the Master Planned Resort were featured at a public meeting held Feb. 28 at the Lewis County courthouse. A large crowd attended, and was generally supportive of the overall plan. The purpose of the meeting was to allow the general public the opportunity to comment on the proposed environmental impacts. Using the comments as a gauge, attendees were less concerned about the specific impacts as they were about the interrelationships between The REQ, the MPR and the Public Facilities District, public use of tax dollars, and general REQ information. The public may still comment until March 21 on environmental impacts by responding in writing to Lewis County at Lewis County Community Development , 2025 NE Kresky Avenue, Chehalis, WA 98532. |
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| REQ Master Planned Resort Public Meeting 02/26/2008 |
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| The first public meeting on the Master Planned Resort land use application (called "Philipsville Master Planned Resort") will be held Thursday, February 28 at 6:00 PM at the Lewis County courthouse. All interested supporters are encouraged to attend and make your voice heard! For more info, call Larry Hewitt at 360.807.1100. |
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| Longview Daily News Story on PFD 01/14/2008 |
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| The Longview Daily News has been a consistent supporter of The REQ Center, and we want to thank Erik Olson for this news story on the Public Facilities District. |
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| REQ Submits MPR Application 01/03/2008 |
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| The REQ development group has submitted an application for a Master Planned Resort to facilitate the zoning and land use issues associate with the equestrian center project. |
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| PFD Chooses REQ Center Project 12/16/2007 |
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| After a nationwide request for projects, the Lewis County PFD Board has chosen The REQ Center project. Check the REQ home page for more details as this process unfolds. |
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| Disaster Strikes Lewis County 12/06/2007 |
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| A massive rain storm swamped the hills of Southwest Washington at the beginning of December and the result was the worst flooding ever recorded in the Centralia-Chehalis area - a disaster mounting in the hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. This came on the heels of a warning in the Chronicle of 11/16/07 (see below). This terrible event underscores our decision to site The REQ Center out of the flood plain. This decision has created serious land use and zoning issues, which we have been working on diligently. In spite of these challenges we know our decision was the correct one. |
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| Flooding Issue Revisited - Important Reading 11/16/2007 |
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| UPDATE - Dec. 3 - flooding hits Centralia and Chehalis. Please read. Throughout the process of developing our plan for The REQ Center, the issue of locating at the county fairgrounds always surfaces. We made a determination for a variety of reasons that this was not suitable - a major reason is highlighted by this article on flooding. Must reading for all responsible Lewis County citizens. |
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| PFD Proposal Submitted 11/15/2007 |
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| The REQ Center group made its pitch to the Lewis County Public Facility District on November 13. Read the story from The Chronicle. |
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| PFD Board Chosen 08/15/2007 |
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| This article from the Chronicle announces the formation of the PFD and gives a brief biography of the board members selected by the Lewis County Commissioners. |
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| Final Decision on REQ Site is Announced 07/10/2007 |
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| After one last final review of all site options, The REQ Center, LLC announced today that it has made a final decision to build The REQ Center at Exit 63 near Winlock/Toledo on Interstate 5. Click below for the press release. |
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| Governor Signs The REQ Center Bill 05/17/2007 |
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| A special thanks to Erik Olson and The Chronicle for all their support during the legislative session. This article made the headline on May 16, the day after Governor Gregoire signed the supporting legislation. |
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| Governor Signs Bill in Support of REQ Center 5/15/2007 |
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| The announcement from Rep. Gary Alexander on the Governor's signing of HB2388. |
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