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Attention:The Board of Commissioners
Jefferson County, Washington
David Sullivan, Chainnan
PhilJohnson, Member
John Austin, Member
1820 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Dear Board of Commissioners:
Thank you for your assistance, and recognizing our difficulties and huge expenses as we
continue to work through the approval process.
Hopefully, we can start the Resort next spring and develop New "Standards of excellence" that
will set Jefferson County in the enviable position for the World to View these technologies.
Kind Regards,
STATESMAN GROUP OF COMPANIES
M. Garth Mann
President & CEO
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STATESAAAN GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD.
7370 Sierro Moreno Blvd. S.W., Colgory, Alberto, Conodo T3H 4H9
Telephone: (4031 256-4151 Fox: (403) 256-6'100
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Washington State Department of Ecology
Jay Manning, Director
P.O. Box 476A0
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Re: Pleasant Harbor Resofl
Dear Mr. Manning,
We are requesting your assistance on a very important matter vital to the economic development of our County
with respect to the Pleasant Harbor Resort of South Jefferson County.
Over the last several years, the Board of County Commissioners and our staff have been working diligently on
applications for a well thought out Master Planned Resort near Brinnon, Washington. This is a Leeds Platinum
MPR that will bring significant economic benefits to our County which is struggling with unemployment, lack of
investment opporlunities and revenue shortfall. We are concerned that the Ecolory Department's slow progress
with the water rights application could result in the loss of the development and therefore the loss of a project
that we are not likely to see again in this County for some time. We simply cannot afford for that loss to happen.
The County is proud to be working on such a progressive and environmentally conscious development as
Plcasant Harbor Resort. The Master Planned Resort and comprehensive plan amendment was approved by the
County in January 2008. The owner of Pleasant Harbor Resort, Dr. Gadh Mann, reports an investment of several
millions of dollars into this endeavor during a time when all other developments have ceased.
We urge you to expedite the finalization of the water rights application. We understand that Dr. Mann entered
into a cost reimbursement contract to expedite the applications well over a year ago.
The Pleasant Harbor Resort project is indeed important to the economic success of our County and we believe
with your assistance, the decisions with respect to the water rights application could be completed within the
month. It is our desire to avoid losing this economic opportunity for the County and respectfully request your
immediate attention to this urgent matter. Thank you for your tirne and consideration.
Chairman Johnson, Member J A Member
cc:David W. Johnson, DCD
Dr. Garth Mann
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Subject: Letter from Dr. Garth Mann: Statesman Group
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Kind regards,