What does the Foundation want?
A clean, beautiful waterfront we can all enjoy that will reap economic as well as cultural and educational benefits for generations. We want a 100-year plan.
Your board is very diverse. How does it work?
We have a wonderful group of people, from environmentalists to writers to developers to tribal representatives who all care deeply about seeing the right things happen on our waterfront. We represent such broad interests and occupations, from building rocket ships to protecting old growth forest to running businesses. The one thing we all share is our passion for this project.
Is your vision of the waterfront different than the Waterfront Futures Group vision?
We believe in the hard work and outcomes of the Waterfront Futures Group and see our role as making sure that the public interest articulated by that group is kept in the forefront throughout the upcoming public planning process. We do differ with the WFG’s suggested cleanup strategy, but largely because of new information. (The WFG was not a document rooted in science, public health, and safety. Those concerns were simply not parts of its mission.) We’re ever mindful of this sentence from the WFG Framework: “The WFG recommends the Waterfront Vision and Framework Plan as a valuable asset for decision-making over time and in the context of changing conditions, new information and evolving community priorities.”
How do you plan to work with other local groups?
In preparation for the RI/FS process, we signed a Statement of Principles with several local and state organizations to remove as much mercury as is technically practical. We work with RE Sources for Sustainable Communities on cleanup and shoreline regulation issues, we are represented on the board of Washington Conservation Voters, and we attend every Waterfront Advisory Group meeting that we can.
Have you talked with the mayor, port commissioners or other decision makers?
What do they have to say about your ideas?
We work toward having positive, constructive relationships with our elected leaders and the other major decision-makers for the waterfront, while firmly advancing the public's interest in a clean, publicly owned waterfront. We're currently meeting with many community leaders to make sure communication is flowing, and to get a variety of perspectives on what the current status of the redevelopment is, and how to get to the best outcome for everyone. We remain hopeful that a positive outcome for the waterfront can be realized.
Does the foundation give grants?
The Foundation’s purpose is to advocate for the public’s interest, rather than to be a grant-making entity.
Do you provide internships?
Yes. Please write info@bbayf.org for more information.
A clean, beautiful waterfront we can all enjoy that will reap economic as well as cultural and educational benefits for generations. We want a 100-year plan.
Your board is very diverse. How does it work?
We have a wonderful group of people, from environmentalists to writers to developers to tribal representatives who all care deeply about seeing the right things happen on our waterfront. We represent such broad interests and occupations, from building rocket ships to protecting old growth forest to running businesses. The one thing we all share is our passion for this project.
Is your vision of the waterfront different than the Waterfront Futures Group vision?
We believe in the hard work and outcomes of the Waterfront Futures Group and see our role as making sure that the public interest articulated by that group is kept in the forefront throughout the upcoming public planning process. We do differ with the WFG’s suggested cleanup strategy, but largely because of new information. (The WFG was not a document rooted in science, public health, and safety. Those concerns were simply not parts of its mission.) We’re ever mindful of this sentence from the WFG Framework: “The WFG recommends the Waterfront Vision and Framework Plan as a valuable asset for decision-making over time and in the context of changing conditions, new information and evolving community priorities.”
How do you plan to work with other local groups?
In preparation for the RI/FS process, we signed a Statement of Principles with several local and state organizations to remove as much mercury as is technically practical. We work with RE Sources for Sustainable Communities on cleanup and shoreline regulation issues, we are represented on the board of Washington Conservation Voters, and we attend every Waterfront Advisory Group meeting that we can.
Have you talked with the mayor, port commissioners or other decision makers?
What do they have to say about your ideas?
We work toward having positive, constructive relationships with our elected leaders and the other major decision-makers for the waterfront, while firmly advancing the public's interest in a clean, publicly owned waterfront. We're currently meeting with many community leaders to make sure communication is flowing, and to get a variety of perspectives on what the current status of the redevelopment is, and how to get to the best outcome for everyone. We remain hopeful that a positive outcome for the waterfront can be realized.
Does the foundation give grants?
The Foundation’s purpose is to advocate for the public’s interest, rather than to be a grant-making entity.
Do you provide internships?
Yes. Please write info@bbayf.org for more information.