[via email from Thomas A. Naught]

Dear Folks;

I haven't any way to create a blog, so I'm writing you in hopes that this idea may get some attention.

I’m a person quite interested in getting a levy/dike/dam built north of the Port of Olympia; actually, recreating the port and expanding the downtown area of Olympia itself. I reason thus:

1: Olympia area is involved in a nonstop rapid upswing in population growth, and downtown Olympia, a  state capital, has no downtown expansion potential.

2: Without some project to help us, global warming will jeopardize much of the downtown are with increased and devastating flooding.

3: Puget Sound has the second(?) highest tide fluctuations in the world and new technologies might be utilized to garner some of the tidal flow for energy use.

4:  Our Puget Sound would be better protected as LOTT, and the Deshutes River, would be assisted during flood seasons.

There are many other potential benefits that, I’m certain, others will find potential if such a project could be initiated.

If area residents and state leaders act now, in advance of disaster, we might stave off short sighted and hysterically costly stopgap measures in the event of the coming future oceanic water level increases.

Wha'd'ya think?

With all regards

Thomas A. Naught
tnauhgt@hotmail.com