Whatcom County planners say SSA Marine has now filed a complete application for its proposal to build a terminal at Cherry Point to export coal and other bulk cargos.
County Planning Manager Tyler Schroeder wrote in a Monday, April 2, letter to Skip Sahlin of SSA Marine that applications for three permits are now complete.
The company’s proposal to build a coal-exporting terminal has drawn strong opposition from environmental groups and others locally. If completed, the Gateway Pacific Terminal could handle up to nine trains a day and 54 million tons of material a year.