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For Immediate Release
October 7, 2002
Photo Op
Who: The Port of Oakland,
the City of Alameda, Citizens League for Airport Safety and Serenity
(CLASS), and Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee (KJOB)
What: Official signing of the settlement agreement
on the Airport Development Program (ADP)
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 12:00 p.m.
Where: Port of Oakland, 530 Water St, Oakland (Jack
London Square), Exhibit Room, first floor
OAKLAND, Calif, (October 7, 2002) - The Port
of Oakland and the parties to the challenge to its Airport Development
Program (ADP) are gathering for a formal signing of the settlement
agreement. This agreement will allow the Port to implement the ADP
to meet current and future air transportation needs of the region.
Port Executive Director, Tay Yoshitani, made the following clarification
to earlier published reports regarding the ADP, the various components
of the program, and expected completion dates. “The Port
is proceeding with Phase One of its terminal development program,
which is a $400 million expansion of Terminal 2, a new concourse,
a 6000 stall parking garage and new utilities. These projects
are expected to be completed within three years. The second phase
of the program, which will include the new main terminal and the
two-tiered roadway systems, will be implemented as the Port evaluates
its financial capability.”
The gathering will take place at the Port of Oakland headquarters
at Jack London Square, 530 Water St., at 12:00 p.m. to sign the
document and to celebrate the momentous occasion.
Signing of the Agreement on the Airport
Expansion Program
On hand for this event will be: - City of Alameda: Acting Mayor, Al DeWitt; City Manager,
James Flint
- CLASS: Ewart Wetherill; Clement Shute, attorney
- KJOB: Margery Eriksson, President
- Port of Oakland: President of the Board Frank Kiang;
Executive Director Tay Yoshitani
Contact:
Harold Jones
Director of Communications
(510) 627-1564
hjones@portoakland.comAlternate Contact
Midori Tabata
Communications Assistant
(510) 627-1187
mtabata@portoakland.com |
