The Port of Hood River is preparing a plan for public involvement as an environmental impact statement for replacement of the Interstate Bridge takes place.  Port Executive Director Michael McElwee says the consulting firm Enviroissues has already begun interviews with stakeholders, and a major public meeting is being planned for November.  He adds another element of the effort came from discussions with various Washington public agencies, with agreement to have a working group involving public and private stakeholders that would meet regularly and kept up to date on the project.  McElwee says a substantial percentage of the budget for development of the EIS is earmarked for public outreach.