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light -industrial area near the Port will reduce the resilience of Redwood City s economy should we experience another tech downturn. 2. Housing shortage: The Harbor View project includes over 1 million square feet of office space which corresponds to roughly 5000 new employees and a need for 2000 new homes. This project will further exacerbate the jobs/housing imbalance that we are suffering in Redwood City. 3. Public opinion: In 2016, over 70% of voters in San Mateo County voted for Measure AA with the desire to restore bay wetlands. Additional office development, especially at the Harbor View location, will create pressure for development on neighboring salt flats and other wetland areas. Please consider these issues in your upcoming votes on the project. Also know that your voting records will be of particular interest to us residents at the time of future elections. Thank you for your time, Bruce Storms Redwood City, CA Published: 1 February 2018 Construction boom boosts Redwood City The US Port of Redwood City has reported a 41% increase in cargo tonnage in the first-half of its 2017-18 fiscal year. 0_ The port handled a record 1,213,042t (metric) in H1 (ending 31 December 2017) of the fiscal year, which runs from 1 July 2017 to 20June 2018. Mike Giari, the port's executive director, said the continuing construction boom in Redwood City and Silicon Valley is creating high demand fr construction materials shipped to the port, mostly from British Columbia. The mid -year tonnage of 1.2 Mt is only 600,OOOt from the port's budget projection of 1.8 Mt for the entire fiscal year. The port authority said it is on track to beat its record tonnage in modem times—1,833,022t in 2006 and 1,908,1721 in 2005. CEMEX led the banner period, importing 985,528 tons of sand and other construction materials. Other bulk cargo, bauxite and gypsum, totalled 91,7001. Exports by Sims Metal of scrap iron metal totalled 135,800t. Total vessel calls for the six months reached 79, up from 49 for the same period last year. These included 35 cargo ships, 27 barges, and 17 other vessels.