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JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort, LLP
Attn: Garth Mann
7370 Sierra Morena Blvd SW
Calgary, AB T3H 4H9
CANADA
Dear Garth,
621 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Al Scalf, Director
Based upon the attached letter sent to us by Vicki Morris, there is currently no County approved author
of the Pleasant Harbor MPR SEIS. SEPA rules, Washington States Administrative Code for environmental
review makes clear under WAC 197-11-420(1) & (2) that, "...it is the EIS of the lead agency ... The lead
agency may have an EIS prepared by agency staff, an applicant or its agent, or by an outside consultant
retained by either an applicant or the lead agency." As such, DCD has determined the best course of
action at this point is to assume authorship of the SEIS, and produce the drafts and final "in-house" draft
SEIS with the assistance of Craig Peck, the Technical Team and the Peer Review Team.
In order to proceed toward a preliminary draft SEIS, DCD Staff require the following items:
• Final Technical Reports including impact analysis, alternative analysis and mitigation
• The still outstanding energy proposal
• Direct communication with the Technical Team
• Craig Peck as Technical Team Coordinator
• Additional information as required
A key component to the success of the SEIS in terms of legal sustainability is the clear and definitive
separation of the applicant from the drafting for technical information and subsequent SEIS. Since it is
considered a certainty that the SEIS will be legally challenged, any evidence that the applicant has
influenced the information contained within would likely lead to an unfavorable decision on appeal. In
order to achieve an SEIS that will withstand an appeal it must be thorough; covering every possible
aspect of environmental impact, and it must be objective and uninfluenced by any party's desired
outcome. What this means in terms of you as the applicant, is that you must not influence or be
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involved in directing the content of the technical reports or the conclusions they reach. We understand
the necessity of overseeing your project in financial terms; however, it is essential that the Technical
Team be unencumbered by restrictions on content simply to constrain costs. They must be free to
produce the best, most thorough work possible if the SEIS is to withstand scrutiny.
Finally, DCD staff will bill you for the time spent preparing the SETS. As you know, we charge an hourly
rate of $71. This is well below the standard fee in the private sector and should result in some saving to
you.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We continue to be excited about your project
and look forward to seeing it through to completion.
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Stacie Hoskins, SEPA Responsible Official