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1. 1. Concert venue breaks curfew

   www.columbian.com/06192004/fro - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/19/2004   Last Visited: 6/21/2004

   Chris Crowley, a spokesman for Quincunx, the amphitheater operator, acknowledged that the show ran late. He blamed the overtime performance on another requirement: that shows begin after 8 p.m.
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   Crowley said he had not heard if the county had fined Quincunx, and the county code-enforcement manager could not be reached Friday.
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   Even though amphitheater traffic crews did not open a second exit, newly approved by a county hearings examiner, the lots cleared within an hour after the show, Crowley said.
   
   The county had required the amphitheater to push departing motorists east on 179th Street to Interstate 5, but backups frustrated concertgoers who were stuck in parking lots for hours after shows last year. Quincunx sought approval to also send traffic west on 179th Street, through the surrounding neighborhood to the 134th Street ramp onto I-5.
   
   A hearings examiner on Tuesday granted approval of that route, but opponents may challenge the ruling. Quincunx wouldn't be able to use that route during any appeal. That aside, the hearings examiner required Quincunx to stripe the road and install signs, which the company did not have time to do before Thursday's concert, Crowley said.
   
   Detours before the concerts also have frustrated neighbors.
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   Crowley said some neighbors will always oppose the amphitheater, that the overtime concert was an anomaly, and that Quincunx has made great strides to improve traffic.
   
   Talk about this story in Neighborhood Issues.

2. 2. Opinion - In Our View: Smoother Movers

   www.columbian.com/05252004/cla - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/25/2004   Last Visited: 5/25/2004

   "We were surprised, pleasantly surprised" about the popularity of the shuttle buses, said Chris Crowley, a local representative of Quincunx, the firm that operates the amphitheater.

3. 3. The Reflector

   www.thereflector.com/PAGES/STO - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/3/2002   Last Visited: 11/3/2002

   "About 80 percent of the excavation work is done," said Chris Crowley, local representative for Quincunx of Washington, subsidiary of Q Prime, the New York development company that will operate the facility. "You can really see what's going to be there."
   
   Some 138,000 cubic yards of material have been piled to create what will be the grassy hill on which many concert-goers will sit. Grass has already been planted on the hill, said Crowley.
   
   An arc-shaped roof suspended 50 feet in the air will cover the 6,000 square foot stage plus 7,500 reserved seats. Columns supporting the roof will be 400 feet apart, said Crowley. The structure will contain a million pounds of steel.
   
   Incoming access to the amphitheater will be via NE 179th Street which will be widened from I-5 westerly to a new entrance near the fire station at 505 NW 179th St.
   
   The developer is required to widen a portion of NE 179th to five lanes from I-5 to a new alignment of Delfel Road, and then to four lanes westerly to the fire station.
   
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   Crowley said that on large events, limited to four per year, access will be via both the 179th St. entrance and an entrance at Delfel Road.
   
   Delfel Road will be curved westerly several hundred feet from its present alignment and connect with NE 179th St. farther away from I-5, also at Q Prime's expense.
   
   Crowley said that traffic approaching the amphitheater from I-5 via NE 179th Street will use three lanes westbound, and two lanes, or perhaps all three, will turn into the fairgrounds.
   
   Traffic exiting the site will also use the 179th Street access. On large events, some traffic might exit via Delfel Road.
   
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   Crowley said the construction work will cost Q Prime about $12 million.
   
   "I am very excited about it," said Crowley, who has worked on the project for five years. "I see it all coming together. It will transform the fairgrounds. Most people will like it."
   
   As part of the project, parking will be improved at the fairgrounds.
   
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   Crowley said that 3,000 of the new 7,000 parking spaces will be paved and some chipsealed, with overflow parking having a lesser surface.
   
   "People are going to enjoy the upgrade to the parking," said Crowley.
   
   No parking fee will be charged, with the cost of parking incorporated in the ticket price.
   
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   Crowley was uncertain how tickets would be purchased, what the opening act will be, and about the price of concessions.
   
   Crowley said doors will open at 6 p.m. for 8 p.m. concerts. Traffic waiting before 6 p.m. will occupy eight cuing lanes just inside the 179th St. entrance.