Whatcom Real Estate Professionals Against Coal Trains When people buy a home or locate their business they look for good neighborhoods, strong schools, clean environments, accessible services, healthy local economies and appreciating property values. They do not seek noise, pollution, traffic and major industry that negatively impacts the single largest investment they are ever likely to make. As real estate and financial services professionals on the front-line of our local economy, we implicitly understand what makes for a strong quality of life and vibrant economy. And chief among these is stable employment. Indeed, our very industry and livelihoods depend on it. As such, we do not take lightly our opposition to the proposed coal train terminal at Cherry Point. While the promise of job creation in this struggling economy is very compelling, we are gravely troubled by the undetermined costs of which our entire community will have to pay for these jobs, estimated at 89 to 213 at various stages of operation. ¹   

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