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HomeMy WebLinkAbout036Michelle Farfan From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: David W. Johnson <djohnson@cojefferson.wa.us> Thursday, February 19, 201-5 8:23 AM joe breskin David W. Johnson RE:OEC Black Point Pleasant Harbor MPR DSEIS Comments Joe, Yesterday I and the Project Engineer, Craig Peck met with representatives of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe to discuss their comments and concerns. They were able to express their primary concern: protecting the Tribes natural resources and rights to those resources, and be more specific about why they had concerns and how they could be addressed. I was surprised by what I heard, because some of it was not in their comments letter, and I learned about issues that had never come up before or was not aware of (Elk being attracted to the site because of the grass on the golf course, and the effect that would have on the Elk, Tribe and the Resort). We also decided that they would submit a proposal for additional water quality monitoring as possible mitigation, and that we would continue the dialog throughout the approval process. This meeting clearly demonstrated that there is no substitute for an actual face to face meeting with a site map or model for reference to discuss issues, concerns and possible solutions. Since you have also expressed concerns along the same lines, and since we were not able to extent the comment period due the objection of the applicant, I'd like to extend the offer to meet with us to talk about your comments, concerns, process,etc. lfyouareamenabletothis,pleasereplyandwewillscheduleatimetomeet. Thank you for your interest and concerns. Working together we can make this project benefit everyone. From: joe breskin Imailto:joe.breskin@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 4:08 PM To: David W. Johnson Subject: OEC Black Point Pleasant Harbor MPR DSEIS Comments David, ln addition to the concerns raised byThe Brinnon Group in the Jan 2 submittal by Barbara Moore-Lewis, Olympic Environmental Council (OEC) would add the following concerns: POPULATION The population of Brinnon is about 818 and maybe half this number of homes. Expanding the number of living quarters to 890 residential units (Options 1 & 2) will have an enormous impact in the area in many respects, including potable water, stormwater, sewage solids and effluents, release of CO2 into the atmosphere and loss of CO2 soiland tree seq uestration. ECONOMICS Fewofthebuiltunitsareintendedforyearroundoccupancy. (Themajorityofthishousing(67%)wouldbeforshort- termvisitorsand33%wouldbeforpermanentresidents.) 67%orabout548unitsarehopedtobefilled,butmostlikely the largest percentage of PT occupancy will be in the warmer time of the year. The impacts to the area call for showing an economic analysis that this resort is financially viable. We request this be done, 1 Has the resort company factored in the new minimum wage for employees? Where will construction workers (80,5% out of the area) be housed? Feasibility of housing them close to the site? Will all construction works be from WA State? Options 1&2 details are described but the No Action, which is to build a few hundred homesites, is not detailed. So it is not being seriously considered. Yet, it is an Option and it should have comparative details so the costs can be seen. You ask for the public to weigh in and the public should have this information to consider. This is an omission and should be corrected. The information should be combined with that of the marina so one grasps an overall picture of the costs and potential impacts of the entire operation. What costs will be put to the area and state citizens? For instance, road repair from additional traffic the resort will bring. Utility costs. Medical facilities. Taxation. This estimation should be made public up front. GLOBAL WARMING Stripping this large area of trees and its naturalgrasses, soils and wetlands will release immense amount of greenhouse gases into the ambient air. Earth removal will have a large affect on the microbial soil community. A study needs to be done on how this will affect both the harbor life and the surrounding Brinnon community. AppendixMdoesn'tquantifytheGHGreleasesandeffectsofthereleases,andthemitigationsarehardlythat! Andfor sequestration to work, even for the replanted trees, the amount will not balance out. lt takes years to regain that sequestration, whether replanted trees or new grass. Too, please factor in how this would affect the marine life. EFFLUENT Class A effluent discharge from the proposed sewerage treatment plant is planned to be stored and recycled. Donotusethistorechargetheaquifers! Donotusethisforfireprotectionandirrigation. ltwillmakefirefightersill! There are many studies that determine recycling of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents are unsafe. There are thousands of chemicals and many pathogens that cannot be tested, nor the cumulative impacts. lt is known that: . microbeads from personal products pass through WWTPs into effluent . MRSA and other pathogens remain in the sludge and the effluent . antibiotic bacteria can be created in the WWTPs r triclosan minimizes WWTP treatment . effluent contains fire retardants . effluent and well as the solids contain thousands of chemicals including chemicals of emerging concern and POPs More reason to not recycle the effluent: http://www.epa.gov/oig / reports/ 2074 / 20140929-14-P-0363. pdf NOISE: There is an inadequate discussion of construction noise resulting from stated need to crush vast amounts of gravel as site is developed. Presumption is that crushing would occur in batches, based on the combination of site development, related land disturbing activities and projected needs for each development stage. Noise abatement means should be provided in a noise abatement plan that includes hours of operation and noise abatement means and County should require development of computer models to predict noise impacts at receiving properties and ongoing monitoring to insure that projections are accurate and that noise abatement provided is in fact effective, and should includes clauses calling for immediate remedies if abatement fails to deliver promised SPL. Continuous monitoring at receiving property that records both peak and average SPLto be recorded during periods when crushing equipment is in operation and available for public review. SUMMARY This comment covers only some of the problems with the planned resort and the DSEIS. Clearly, it is not appropriate to approve this project at this time. 2 Joe Breskin (Treasurer) for Olympic Environmental Council Jan 5, 2015 3 Michelle Farfan From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Hollinger, Kristy < khollinger@eaest.com> Friday, April 03, 2015 11:53 AM David W. Johnson (djohnson@co jefferson.wa.us);'peckassoc@comcast.net' Schipanski, Rich Pleasant Harbor - Comment Response Assignments Letters 1_70.pdf; Comment Response Assignments,docx Hi David and Craig, We have finished numbering the letters and individual comments in each letter, and have assigned team members to respond to comments. Please see the attached PDF. There are 70 comment letters in total with six from agencies/tribes, six from organizations and the rest from individuals. Comment letters are organized with Agencies/Tribes first, then Organizations and lndividuals last. The 'comment response assignments' document summarizes the letter and comments assigned to each team member. As per our proposal, we are assuming that Scott Bender is going to be handling the aquifer comment responses (drawdown, salt water intrusion etc.), with the understanding that he may need to seek feedback from other consultants. AndCraig,weareassumingyouarehandlingalotoftheotherwaterissues,assumingthatyouwillseek input from Rick Esvelt and others as needed. Once you have both had a chance to review and approve of the comment assignments, we will make any changes you identify and then will prepare a memo that explains the procedure for responding to comments (i.e. referencing the Draft SEIS and appendices, referencing earlier comment responses, etc.). Thank you both for your review of this - talk to you on Monday. Best, Kristy Kristy M. Hollinger Planner Ett EA Engineering, Science and Technology, lnc., PBC 2200 Sixth Ave, Suite 707 | Seattle, WA 98'121 (t) 206.452.5350 ert. 1726 | (f) 206.443.7646 khollinser@eaest.com http://www.eaest.com $ ""ro." printing, think about ENVTRoNMENTAL responsibility 1 Letter I December 30,20L4 David Wayne Johnson Project Planner Jefferson County DCD Port Townsend, WA 98368 Jefferson County Depaftment of Public Works 623 Sheridan St. Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 38s-9160 Monte Reinde\ P.E. Public Work Director/Cwnty Enginer FiH* "'i:; ir \ ' il'l '[) JAN 0 5 201t Jff[il]i$t [iliiiiY D[u Re:Draft Supplemental EnMronmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resoft Comments submitted by Richard Talbot, Solid Waste Manager representing Public Works Solid Waste Division Reference: 3.16 U'EUTIES 3.16-1 Affected Environment SEIS Solid Waste p.3.16-2 Comments: 1. The SEIS states that '7n 2012, over 19,000 tons of municipal solid waste were collected through thes tvn facilr'fries'l Our records show a total of L7,543 tons of municipal solid waste of which only 160 tons came from the Quilcene drop box site. The County also processed 3,785 tons of reryclables of which 84 tons and 98 tons respectively came from the Quilcene and Brinnon collection sites. 2. The Level of Service (LOS) standards defined in the JC Comprehensive Plan refer to the capacity of the County's overall solid waste handling facilities, and may be lower for a small rural drop box site such as at Quilcene.3. The Quilcene drop box site has no weigh-scale and by naUre of its design is unable to accept waste from Commercial hauling companies. Waste is charged by the "unit piece" and the waste compactors are designed for hand loading not end dumping. 4. In addition to the free rerycling site in Brinnon at the Dosewallips State Park, Skookum also services a County recycle site co-located at the Quilcene drop box waste disposal site. 5. Curbside collection of municipal solid waste and resyclables ls also currenUy provided throughout the unincorporated county by Murrey's Disposal, the WUTC G<ertificate holder. This seruice is by subscription (not obligatory). This waste is primarily taken to the County's main waste transfer facility in Poft Townsend. 1 EA 3 Reference 3.16 LrnLmES 3.16.2Impacts SEIS Solid Waste p.3.16-6 The SEIS estimates an annua! waste generation rate of 1,364 tons/year residential and 45 to 51 tons/year commercial/retail, And 'If is assumed that a private seruice would pick up solid waste and that a ompodtng and rayding gogam would be utilized to help rduce the solid waste stream," Reference Draft SEIS, Nov 2014 2.5 Description of Proposal Table 2-1, p.2-20 Final EIS, Nov 2007 1.3 Summary of the Proposal and Permitting Limitations p. t-17 The non-commercial units are stated to total 890 units (Iable 2-1) of which not more than 109o will be permanent residences, 30o/o to 409o will be seasonal tourist stays (<6 months), and 50o/o to 60% wlll be short term tourist pool (FEIS p.1-17). Comments: 1. Ideally an MPR such as Pleasant Harbor would require residents and/or a unit management organization to subscribe to a solid waste collection service as a condition of its development. 2. In the absence of such a requirement individual residents may choose that opUon or to self-haul to the County's Quilcene site or elsewhere. It is esUmated that the Quilcene site could increase waste intake from 160 tons/year to 550 tons/year with no substantial changes to the operation other than additional road-hauls to remove the waste. 3. Private curbside waste collection seruice is typically suitable for permanent residents (f0o,6 of units) and is available weekly, every other week or monthly. This only requires that commercial trucks can access all units and turn-around at road ends. 4, Units designed for seasonal and short term tourist stays (900/o) are typically better served by 1 to }-yard dumpsters that serve a number of units and are not sensitive to a mobile or visiting population. This service is typically provided and managed by a development management organizaUon. Weekly collection is available. 5. Rerycling service can be subscribed to as for solid waste. 6. There is no regular yard debris collection service in the county, and it is not accepted at the Quilcene drop box site. There is no food waste composting service in Jefferson County. An ideal solution for an MPR such as Pleasant Harbor would be to establish a central yard debris chipping station, and use the product on-site as landscape mulch. Yard debris can also be hauled by individuals or landscape contractors to the biosolids- mmposting facility in Pot Townsend. 7. There will be increased traffic impacts for all of the above options. Richard Talbot I cont. 2 Peck / EA 4 Peck / EA 5 Peck / EA 6 Peck / EA 3 EA BU-", l.-Irt-QL. Solid Waste Manager, ph. 385-9213, email rtalbot@co.jefferson.wa.us PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 31912 Little Boston Rd. NE - Kingston, WA 98346, R"ECnlr\,rHT) Letter 2 I EA Geo.Eng. 4 Bender / Peck 5 GeoEng. / Peck January 5, 2015 Pleasant Harbor DSEIS c/o lefferson County DCD 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Email:.dJ@.u-q JAt{ 0 5 201+ JffttflSil][SlliilY It0 Dear Mr. fohnson, Thank you for the opportunity to comrnent on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort. The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's (PGST) Natural Resources Department provides the following comments. Due to the potential for significant adverse effects to shellfish, fish, and wildlife we continue to oppose this proiect and request a meeting to discuss the issues in more detail. The proposed project is located within the Usual and Accustomed area of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe. Tribal mernbers depend on the fish, shellfish and wildlife resources withln the project area for their cultural and economic well being. We are concerned that habitat loss and degradation frorn the proposed project would impact salmon, shellfish and other irnportant species in the area. The Dosewalllps and Duckabush rivers and thelr deltas serve as critical habitat for threatened salmon and other fish, shellfish and wildlife populations valued by the Tribe. Therefore, we are concerned that the proposed proiect would jeopardize the Trlbe's treaty rights to fish and hunt in the proiect area. As we have stated prevlously in our 2001, 2006 and 2007 comments on this project, we are concerned with the size and scope of the proposed development, The increase in traffic and intensity of land use will have significant lmpacts on resources and the DSEIS fails to adequately address these concerns. EA Woter Resources The project site includes a susceptible aquifer recharge area and the potential impacts to local groundwater, stream flows and wetland geology are very significant Ongoing monitoring of water runoff and its affects on sensittve resources is needed during the construction and operation phases, ln addition to an adaptive management plan for making any necessary operatlonal changes. The proposed management plan should require weekly rather than monthly monitoring and should include monitoring for saltwater intrusion. Under the current plan, steps are identified in the event that saltwater intrusion is detected in neighboring wells, but no preventative measures are provided. A more comprehensive monitoring plan is needed to protect water resources. 2 3 E nviron me nto lly Sen sihive Areas In a December 27,200tjoint SEPA comment letter from Point No Point Treaty Council, f amestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam and Skokomish tribes, we highlighted the presence of numerous sensltive environmental features that would be degraded by resort development including unique kettle ponds and streams. In addition, the Washington DepL of Natural Resources landslide hazard zone maps depict steep; unstable slopes fringing the Black Point PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 31912 Little Boston Rd. NE - Kingston, WA 98346 kettle ponds. The proposed proJect would result in the loss of approximately 20,700 square feet of wetland area and a portion of the wetland buffers associated with Wetlands C and D, The proposal to create wetland area as a rnitigation measure does not guarantee the successful replacement and maintenance of this important habitat. Annual monitoring of wetland creation areas is not sufficient for detecting any adaptive management that may be required. Fish and Wildlife Hobitat The forested uplands to the northwest of Black Point represent an important elk migration corridor between the Dosewallips and Duckabush river valleys, The proposed development would result In the loss of existing upland wildlife habitat and although the areas of on-site habitat would be retalned, we are concerned about the impacts to the elk mlgration corridor The SDEIS did not address this issue. The plan includes the monitoring of water quality from the state water quality sampling station at Pleasant Harbor to identiff any impacts on fish species. However, additional monitoring stations both on and off site and more preventative measures are needed to adequately protect water quality and existing f,ish species. We are concerned that once degradatlon occurs from the proiecL impacts to spawning and refugia habitat will be irreversible. The plan does not provide any assurance that water quality issues would be adequately resolved. Shellftsh Species Trlbal members harvest between 13,000 and 21,000 pounds of manlla clam and between 13,000 and 48,000 pounds of Pacific oyster from the Duckabush alone. So we are highly concerned about the potential impacts to this important resource, The DSEIS states that with implementation of Identified mitigation measures, no significant unavoidable adverse impacts to shellfish would be anticipated. However, the analysis does not consider the increased risk of spills and accidents that would occur with the increase in vessel traffic both on land and in the water. Although the SDEIS describes plans for stormwater to be managed appropriately, the increased risk of discharges from con[aminants, turbid waters or sediment as a result of construction and operations must be considered, Given the short timeframe for review of the DSEIS and appendices, this letter represents only a summary of our most critical concerns about the proposed project We request the opportunity to consult more directly with the proiect applicant and Jefferson County staffto discuss our concerns in more detail. Please contact me at romac@pgslll-rlUs to schedule a meeting, Thank you. 5 cont. 6 GeoEng. 7 Peck/ Esvelt / GeoEng. GeoEng. 8 9 EA Sincerely, .i'K Crl Roma Call Environmental Coordinator Phone: (360)297-4792 Fax: (360) 297-479L 2 Letter 3 OF PRES€RVATION Allyson Brooks Ph.D., Dkoclor Stote ltlsloric Ptgsarvotion Offlcor )i:.i I q.;),.. ,ri_,,rt., l,c' I .,' January 5,2015 Mr. David Johnson Associate Planner Jefferson County 621 Sheridan Sreet Port Townsend, WA 98368 -,-..:f X.i r-,i,',1) RE(:rli: i JNt o 5 2ttl Jtttttill'i't'i "J'J it'il In frrture conespondence please refer to: \ Log: 081 106-13-JE Property: Request for Comments on DSEIS for Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Mater Planner Resort, Case nos. MLA08-00 I 88, ZOON08-00056 Re: Archaeolory- DSEIS Comments Dear Mr, Johnson Thank you for contacting the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation @AHP). Please make sure that the attached Cultural Resources Management Plan (monitoring and inadvertent discovery plan) is included and followed during any development activities. A professional archaeological monitor must be present for any ground disturbing activities in the areas designated for archaeological monitoring per the attached document which was agreed upon by DAHP and the Tribes. Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment. Sincerely, t'JNilr*' Gretchen Kaehler Local Govemments Archaeologist (360) s86-3088 sretchen. kaehler(Odahp. wa.eov cc. Gideon Kauffrnan, Archaeologist, Jamestown S'Klallam Bill White, Archaeologist, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Josh Wisniewski, THPO, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Kris Miller, THPO, Skokomish Tribc Rhonda Foster, THPO, Squaxin Island Tribe Dennis Lewarch, THPO, Suquamish Tribe I EA Stole ol Woshlngton . Dopoilmenl ol Archoeology i Hldorlc Prerervqtlon P.O. Box 48343 . Olympio, Woshinglon 98504-8343 . (360) 586-3065 www.dohp,wo.gov & AurHon: DerB: Locerrox: T, R, S: Cultural Resource Consultants, lnc. PROPOSED PLAN FOR ARCIIAEOLoGTcIT, MoxTIoRING AND INADVERTENT DTSCOVURy PnOTOCOL, ARCHAEoLoGICAL Mounonlxc AT PLEASATTI H.tRTon MARINA JEFTERSoN CouxrY, Wlsuucron Glenn D. Hartmann January 12,2012, revised February 7,2012, March 77,2012 Jefferson County, Washinglon Township 25 North, Range 2 West, Section l5 and 22, Willamette Meridian. PnnrnREo ron:Don Coleman Pleasant Harbor Marina 308913 Hwy 101 Brinnon, WA 98320 Pleasant Harbor Marina is requesting periodic archaeological monitoring of construction excavations and other below-fill grounddisturbing activities in Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington. The Pleasant Flarbor Master Planned Resort is proposed on approximately 257 acres of the 710-acre Black Point Peninsula along the western side of the Hood Canal. The peninsula is sunounded on the north, south, and east by the waters of Hood Canal. Pleasant Harbor is formed by the west shore of Black Point and the east shore of the mainland. Background Prior archaeological field investigations of the project area did not result in the identification of any prehistoric or historic archaeological resources (Mather et al. 2006; Berger 2008). Subsurface investigations focuscd on archaeologically sensitive landforms; that is, those environments most like ly to contain naturally buried archaeology identified in coltaboration with cultural resources staff of the Skokomish Tribe (e.g,, ke$les, vantage points, the bluffedge). High probability areas in Black Point where buried archaeological deposits might occur (i.e., kettle margins and bases) were sampled using hand-excavated shovel probes. Locations of all probes, shovel scrapes, and wall profiles were mapped on a small-scale project area topographic map (see Mather et al. 2006: Figure l6). In all, 93 shovel probes/scrapes were excavated during the 2006 field investigations with27 probes along the southem bluff, 12 probes on high points, 22 probes in kettle basins and 32 probes along the kettle margins and rims, In addition wall profiles were faced in order to assess the local stratigraphy. Subsequent to the initial cultural resource assessment for the project, Berger (2008) conducted archaeological monitoring during geotechnical assessment. Archaeological monitoring of geotechnical explorations did not result in the identification of any evidence of archaeological sites, historic structures, or other features. Conditions and sediments observed during this ? r0 ERlcfisEN AVENUE NE, SurrE roo PO Box 10668, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98I Io PHoNE to6 855-9o9o - info@crcwa.mm episode of archaeological monitoring suggested a low probability for as-yet unidentified archaeological sites. Archaeological Monitoring Archaeological monitoring will include an orientation for the construction crew and machine operators prior to initiating construction. hoject personnel would be made aware of the potentials of archaeology within the project area. They will be apprised of their responsibilities during archaeological rnonitoring, their obligations in the case of an inadvertcnt discovery and they will be made aware of the inadvertent discovery plan and protocol. Periodic archaeological monitoring is planned during construction excavations and other below- fill ground-disturbing project actions to minimize potential effects to any as-yet unknown human remains and/or inkct archaeological deposits. Monitoring would occur at those localions within the project area that have previously been identified as high probability-kettles, vantage points, the btuffedgo--if sediments in these landforms will be affected by ground-disturbing construction. Presently available plans indicate that construction would not occur along the bluff edge. Project maps were reviewed and high probability locations were identified using the earlier analyses of the project area (Mather et al, 2006; Berger 2008), which had tested and monitored geotechnical explorations in these locations (Figure l). Those areas with greater archaeological potentials were mapped on topographic maps of the project area (Figures 2 and 3). Monitoring is planned for the high probability areas until it oan be determined with greater aszurance that continual monitoring is not necessary. Monitoring results would be reviewed with DAHP staff and tribal representatives prior to adjusting the monitoring schedule. Archaeological monitoring would entail having an archaeologist present during construction excavation below-fillto observe subsurface conditions and identiff any buried archaeological matcrials that may be encountered, Monitoring will be performed either by a "professional archaeologist" (RCW 27.53,030 (8)) or under the supervision of a professional archaeologist. The rnonitoring archaeologist would stand in close proximity to construction equipment in order to view subsurface deposits as they are exposed, and would be in close communication with equipment operators to ensure adequate opportunity for observation and documentation. Archaeological monitoring will seek to identify potential buried surfaces, anthropogenic sediments, and archaeological features such as shell middens, hearths, or artifact-bearing strata. The monitoring archaeologist will inspect project excavations and the recovered sediments for indications of such archaeological resources. The archaeologist will be provided the opportunity to screen excavated sediments and matrix samples when this is judged useful to the identification process. lt is not expected that rnodem fill (e.g., imported culturally-sterile construction fill) or glacial till sediments would be included in screening procedures. Excavated spoils may be examined in the course of monitoring. lf cultural materials are observed in spoils piles, it is expected that these would be removed for examination and that the oppornrnity to screen spoil sediments would be available. CRC Proposed Plan for &chaeological Monitoring and lnadvertenl Discovery Protoool 1111L, Pleasant Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA Page 2 Archaeological monitoring of construction excavation willproceed until it can be determined with a greater level of confidence that human remains or other cultural resources are not likely to be impacted by construction excavation of the project. The archaeologist will conduot monitoring until native and fill deposits can be confidently isolated and identified based on observed sedimentary exposures. Upon completion of the monitoring, the archaeologist will prepare a report on the methods and results of the work, and recommendations for any necessary additional archaeological investigations, illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs as appropriate. Contingency Plan In accordance with RCW 27.44 lndian Graves and Records Act, RCW 27,51 Archaeological Sites and Resources, RCW 68.50 Human Remains, and RCW 68.60, Abandoned and historic cemeteries and historic graves, the following protoools will be followed in the event that archaeological materials and/or human remains are discovered: Procedu.res Upon Dlscoverv of Potentlal or Actual Culfural Resources l, Upon discovery of a potential or actual archaeological site, or cultural resources as defined by RCW 27,44lndian Graves and Records Act, and RCW 27.53 Archaeological Sites and Resources, Pleasant Harbor Marina, its ernployees, its contractors and sub-contractors shall: (a) Immediately cease or halt ground disturbing, construction, or other activities around the area of the discovery and secure the area with a perimeter of not less than thirty (30) feet until all procedures are completed and the parties agree that activities can resurne. If such a perimeter would rnaterially impact agency functions mandated by law, related to health, safety or environrnentalconcerns, then the secured area shall be of a size and extent practicable to provide maxirnum protection to the resource under the circumstances. Project activities that are not ground disturbing may continue outside the secured perimeter around the findings. No one shall excavate any findings and all findings will be left in place, undisturbed and without analysis, until consultation with DAHP and the Tribe regarding a finaldisposition of the findings has been cornpleted. In accordance with RCW 21.53.060, no one shall knowingly remove or collect any archaeological objects without obtaining a permit. (b) Notify the Local Governrnent Archaeologist at DAHP and the Tribes of the discovery as soon as possible, but in any event, no later than (2a) hours of the discovery. If human remains are found, Pleasant Harbor Marina shall follow notification procedures specified below (see "Hurnan Remains and Associated Funerary Objects"). (c) Arrange for the parties to conduct a joint viewing of the discovery within (48) forty- eight hours of the notification, or at the earliest possible time thereafter, Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative shall arrange for the archaeologist to attend the joint viewing. After the joint viewing, taking into account any recommendations of the Tribe(s), DAHP, and the archaeologist, the parties shall discuss the potential significance, if any, of the discovery. CRC Proposed Plan lor Archaeological Monitoring and lnadvertent Discovery Protocol 1 11 1L, Pleasant Harbor Marina, Jeflerson County, WA Page 3 (d) Consult with the Tribes and DAHP on the transfer and final disposition of artifacts. Until the Tribe has a repository that meets the standards of curation established 36 CFR Part79, artifacts shall be curated using an institution or organization that meets curation standards, selected through consultation with the Tribe. Inadv.ertent Discoyerv of 4uman Skeletal Remaiqg on Non-Federel and Non-Tribal Land in the State of \Uashlns{on (RCWs 68.50.645.27,44.055. and 68.60.05fl 2. If ground-disturbing activities encounter hurnan skeletal remains during the course of construction, then all activity must ccase that may cause further disturbanse to those rernains and the area of the find must be secured and protected from further disturbance, In addition, the finding of human ske letal remains must be reported to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office and Jelferson County Sheriffs Office in the most expeditious manner possible. The remains should not be touched, moved, or further disturbed, 3. The Jeffsrson County Coroner's Office will assume jurisdiction over the hurnan skeletal rernains and make a determination of whether those remains are forensic or non-forensic. [f the county coroner determines the remains are non-ficrensic, lhen they will report that finding to the Department of Archaeology andflistoric Prescrvation (DAHP) who will then take jurisdiction over the remains and report them to the appropriate cemeteries and affected tribes. The State Physical Anthropologist witl make a detennination of whether the remains are Indian or Non- Indian and report that finding to any appropriate cemeteries and the affected tribes. The DAHP will then handle all consultation with the affected parties as to the future preservation, excavation, and disposition of the remains. 4. DAHP will handle allconsultation with the affected parties as to the future preservation, excavation, and disposition of the remains if there is no federal agency involved. Conlldentiality of Information 5, Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative recognizes that archaeological properties are of a sensitive nafure and sites where cultural resources are discovered can become targets of vandalism and illegal removal activities, Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative shall keep and maintain as confidential all information regarding any discovered cultural resources, particularly the location of known or suspected archaeological property, and exempt all such information from public disclosure consistent with RCW 42.17.300, 6. Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative shall rnake its best efforts to ensure that all records indicating the location of known or suspected archaeological properties are pennanently secured and confidential. 7. Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative shall ensure that its personnel, contractors, and permittees keep the discovery of any found or suspected human rernains, other cultural items, and potential historic properties confidential, including but not limited to, refraining such persons from contacting the media or any third party or otherwise sharing information regarding the discovery with any mernber of the public. Pleasant Harbor Marina or CRC Proposed Plan for Archaeological Monitoring and lnadverlenl Discovery Protocol 1111.L, Pleasanl Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA Page 4 their authorized representative shall require its personnel, contractors and perrnittees to immediately notify the Lead Representative of Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative of any inquiry from the media or public, Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative shall immediately notiry DAHP of any inquiries it receives. Prior to any public information release, Pleasant Harbor Marina or their authorized representative, DAHP, and the Tribe(s) shall concur on the amount of information, if any, to be released to the public, any third party, and the media and the procedures for such a release, to the extent pennitted by law. lread Renresentative and Primarv Contact 8, The lead representatives and primary contacts of each party under this plan are as identified below, The parties may identiff other specific personnel before the cornmencernent of any particular project element as the contacts. Pleasant Harbor Marina 308913 Hwy 101 Brinnon, WA 98320 Prirnary Contact: Don Coleman, Maintenance and Security Supervisor, 206-714-1482 Pleasant Harbor Marina 7370 Siena Morena Blvd. S.W. Calgary, Alberta Primary Contact: M. Garth Mann, President & C.E.O, 403-256-4151 Jam$towu S'Klallam Tribe I033 Old Blyn Highway Sequim, WA 98382 Primary Contact: Gideon Kauffrnan Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 2851 Lower Elwha Rd Port Angeles, WA 98363 Primary Contact: Bill White, Cultural Resources Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe 31912 Linle Boston Rd NE Kingston, WA 98346 Primary Contact: Josh Wisniewski Ph.D. Skokomish Tribe North 80 Tribal Center Rd Skokomish, WA 98584 Primary Contact: Kris Miller, Cultural Resources Squaxin Island Tribe CRC Proposed Plan for Archaeological Monitoring and lnadvertent Discovery Protocol 11 111, Pleasant Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA Page 5 SE 10 Squaxin Lane Shelton, WA 98584 Primary Contact: Rhonda Foster Suquamish Tribe 15838 Sandy Hook Rd PO Box 498 Suquarnish, WA 98392-0498 Prirnary Contact: Stephanie Trudel Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation PO Box 48343 Olympia, WA 98504-8343 Lead Representative: Allyson Brooks, State Historic Preservation Officer, 360-586-3066 Primary Contact: Gretchen Kaehler, Local Government Archaeologist, 360-586-3088 Primary Contact for Human Rernains: Guy Tasa" State Physical Anthropologist, 360-586-3534 Jefferson County Coroner's Oflice PO Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Lead Representative: Scott W. Rosekrans, Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner, 360-385-9180 Jefferson County SherifPs oflice 79 Elkins Road Port Hadlock, WA 98339 Lead Representative: Tony Hernandez, Sheriff; 360-385-383 I Department of Community Development 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Lead Representative: David W. Johnson, 360-3794465 Cultural Resource Consultants, Inc. 710 Ericksen Avenue NE, Suite 100 PO Box 10668 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Lead Representative: Glenn Hartmann, Senior Archaeologist/Principal, 206-855-9020 References Cited Berger, Margaret 2008 Archaeological Monitoring of Geotechnical Explorations for the Pleasant Harbor Golf Resort, Jefferson County, Washington. Technical Memo 0804A-1, Cultural Resource Consultants, Bainbridge Island. Mather, Camille, Jennifer Chambers, James Schumacher, and Matthew Gill CRC Proposed Plan for Archaeological Monitoring and lnadvertent Discovery Protocol 111 11, Pleasant Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA Page 6 2006 Cultural Resources Assessment for the Proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County, Washingon. WSHS Technical Report #274. Prepared for Statesman Corporation. On frle at Cultural Resource Consultants, [nc., Bainbridge Island. CRC Proposed Plan for Archaeological Monitoring and lnadvertent Discovery Protocol 1 11'tL, Pleaeant Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA Page 7 I i Ig I[ a ryrtfila ::i' a i:1 :rr' r$.kl I qf 0.lG cdrA ll*ri Effi 1#SS' .E-r*I [. I .;. r*ry L548ffi $1,'* Flgure l. Previous testing (Mather et al 2006) identified high probability areas. CRC Proposed Plan forArchaeological Monitoring and lnadve(ent Discovory Prolocol 11111, Pleasant Harbor Marina, Jefferson County, WA page 8 ,!ilti IIrl ( -liilliia!l '!* L{i+{.tl:' 'Ilrtrr. l 'i: ' ', ' ,rrii' PLB\SANI H^RBOR MARINA & GOLF COURSE sBcnoNs rJ 4 21mwt{slm 2tN., RAf{gB zw, w M hrlc# .,1 | I'i:Ct< ABt-j:,l l C t':i'ii: {i i,!-.1 4 iri Flgurc 2. High probability areas idcntified for monitoring (outlincd in rcd) bascd on prcvious analyscs ofthe projcct area (Mathsr et al. 2006). CRC Propored Pl.n lor Archasological Moniloring and lnsdvorlont Diocovory Protocol 11'l lL, Ploaranl Hrrbor M.rina, JcfeBon Cgunty, WA Preo I 5 '.\ /i l,) -t r! MARINA & COLF Cuu4RSE r'' I. r) /i.'l 1".;l .T ?rN.. R./INOE?W,.v.M. miu Flgurc 3. Arcas lo bc monatored (ou{incd in rcd) includc wcdands, kctlles, and vantage points (afler M8&er ct al. 2006) CFC Proposod Plan for Archaoolo$cd Moniloring €nd Inad\cdsnt Oisooi/Bry Protgool 1 111L, Plaasent Hlrbor Mrrlnr, Jslfcrson Counly, WA Psgc 10 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PO Br.tx 47775 ,Olympia, Washinglon 98504-7775 . (360) 407-6300 711 for Washington Relay Servrcu , Pers'ons with a spoech disabil(y can cal! 877-833-6341 Letter 4 GeoEng. Peck January 5, 201 5 Mr. David Wayne Johnson Jefferson County Community Development Department 621 Sheridan Sheet Port Townsend, WA 98368 Dear Mr. Johnson: REcpl\rtr',[) JAll 0 5 m\ $ttt$::l: t'ttlii\ tlt\ Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort LLC Master Planned Resort Project (Case Nos. MLA08-00188, ZON08-00056) located at Pleasant Harbor, south of Brinnon .!s proposed by Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, LLC. The Depa*ment of Ecology (Ecology) reviewed the information provided and has the following comment(s): SHORELANDS & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCET Rick Mraz (360) 407-6221 Prior cornments were provided regarding wetlands on October 24,2007 (see enclosure). They included the following information: Placement of fill in wetlands may require an individual oi general (nationwide) pennit from the U.S. Anny of Corps of Engineers (Corps). We advise the applicant to contact the Corps to determine if a permit is needed. Should an individual Corps perrnit be required, a water quality certification will also be requirsd frorn Ecology, If the wetland is determined to be isolated and not subject to the Corps jurisdiction, it remains a jurisdictional wetland for Ecology, and will require permitting by this agency. For more information, please contact Rick Mraz, Wetland and Shoreline Specialist at the phone nurnber given above, WATER QUALITY: Deborah Cornett (360) 407-7269 Erosion control measures must be in place prior to any clearing, grading, or construction. These control measures rnust be effective to prevent stormwater runoff from carrying soil and other pollutants into surface water or stormdrains that lead to waters of the state. Sand, silt, clay particles, and soil will damage aquatic habitat and are considered to be pollutants. Any discharge of sediment-laden runoffor other pollutants to waters of the state is in violation of Chapter 90.48 RCW, Water Pollution Control, and WAC 173-20tA, Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington, and is subject to enforcement action. I 2 January 5,2015 Page 2 The following construction activities require coverage under the Construction Storrnwater General Permit: l. Clearing, grading and/or excavation that results in the disturbance of one or more acrcs and discharges stormwater to surface waters of the State; and 2. Clearing, grading and/or excavation on sites smaller than one acre that are part of a Iarger common plan of developrnent or sale, if the common plan of developrnent or sale will ultimately disturb one acre or more and discharge stormwater to surface waters ofthe State, a) This includes forest practices (including, but not limited to, class [V conversions) that are part of a construction activity that will result in the disturbance of one or more acres, and discharge to surface waters of the State; and 3. Any size construction activity discharging stormwater to waters of the State that Ecology: a) Determines to be a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the State of Washington. b) Reasonably expects to cause a violation of any water quality standard. If there are known soil/ground water contaminants present on-site, additional information (including, but not lirnited to: ternporary erosion and sediment control plans; stonnwater pollution prevention ptan; list of known contaminants with concentrations and depths found; a site map depicting the sample location(s); and additional studiesireports regarding contaminant(s)) will be required to be subrnitted. You may apply online or obtain an application from Ecology's website at: http://wrvw.egv.WA,gov/programs/wqistormrvater/constructio!r/ - Application. Construction site operators must apply for a permit at least 60 days prior to discharging stormwater from construction activities and must submit it on or before the date of the first public notice. Ecology's comments are based upon information provided by the lead agency. As such, they may not constitute an exhaustive list of the various authorizations that must be obtained or legal requirernents that must be fulfilled in order to carry out the proposed action. If you have any questions or would like to respond to these comments, please contact the appropriate reviewing staff listed above. Department of Ecology Southwest Regional Office (SM:14-s991) Enclosure cc; Deborah Cornett, WQ Rick Mraz, SEA Joyce Smith, HQ/WQ Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, LLC (Proponent) J Peck Peck 4 5 EA STATE OT WASHINGION DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOCY ?O gox 42725 . Olympia, Washiagton 985M-7775 o (360) 407-63N) October 24,2007 Ms. Stacie Hoskins, Planning Manager Jeffcrson County Community Development Dcpartnent 621 Sheri&n Street Port Tovmsend, WA 98368 Your address is in the Skokomlch- Dosmrallips watershed Dear Ms. Hoskins: Ttunk you for the opportunity to comrnent on the Draft Environmental Impact Statemefi (DEIS) for thc Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Courso, Master Planned Resort projcct (File No. MLA06-87) located south of Brinnon at Us Highway l0l and Black Point Road as proposed by Statesman Group of Companies, US Head Ofiice. The Departrnent of Ecolop (Ecology) reviewed the environmental checklist and has the following oomment(s): ILOODPLAINS: Kevin Fantll (360) 407-7253 Ecolory's Floodplain Managcment Program would like to remlnd Jeffcrson County of thoir obligation under the National Flood Insurance Program (IIFIP) to regulate developmant within the FEMA identificd 100-year floodplain. While this DEIS is bascd on a "non-prcject", furthe! rcvicw should bc oonducted in thc cvent the proposalmovrs into an implementation phasc to ersure any development vrithin thc 100-year floodplain rnests Federal, Statc, and local codes. SOLDWASTE & flNANCIALASSISTAFICf,: Al Salvi (3fi)407-6287 The applioaut slrould consider designing arrd constructlng the facility so opportunities to rccycle arc at least as convenient as waste disposal. Spaoe should be provided inside and outsidc the facility to accommodate cquiprnent and containcrs for processlng and storage of recyclablcs. Materials such as paper, glass, alurninum and other metals, cornrgated containers, and plastics should be rccycled. Please consider the use of low-toxio building products and finishcs, and incorporating building Eeteriels that have been salvaged or are madc from rccyclcd matcrials to thc grcatsst extetrt possible in the project. Please call Raohael Jamison at (360) 407-6352lbr rnore information. The applicant should consider desigrring the waste wster treatnent facility and golf course to uso thc treated water for irrigation on the golf coursc. TOI0CS CLEANUP: Chuck Cline (360) fi74267 If contamination is oununtly lmown oi observod during construction or soil reinoval (plaoerncnt), sarupling of the potentially contaminated media must be conductcd. If contamination of soil or . <EF $ Octaber24,2007 Page2 groundwoter is readily visiblc, or is revcaled by sampling, Ecology must be notified. Contact the Envirpnmental Report Tracking System Coordinator at the Southwest Regional Office at (360) 407-6300. For assistance and iafotmation about subscqucnt clcanup and to identi$ thc typc of tcsting that will be raquired contact Chuck Clinc, If contamination is identified, this issue may bc rcfcnod to yourjurisdictional health departrnent as a solid wasto concem. This sitc is prcsently undcrgoing rcview as a Voluntary Cleanup Program site. Scott Rose is the $ite manager and will provide an opinion lctter addressing Toxics Cleanup issues. Scott oan be contacted at (360) 407 -6347. WATER QUALITY:.Deborah Corrett (360) 07 :7269 The projcct mentions on pagcs iv and 3-10 that arr NPDES permit for construction is needed and will bc obtaincd. As notcd, a permit is required if the project is one acre or gre&ter, and therp is a discharge of stormwater. Dischargcs to zurface watcrs include, but are not limited to, rcadside ditches, possibly thc kctUes on site, wetlands, and the intermittent streams identified on the site as woll as Hood Canal. Sources of dlscharge can include traoking dirt offsite, which is often overlooked as a potential discharge. To apply forthc Construction StormwaterNPDE$ Gencral Pcrmit (Pcrmi0, the application, or Noticc of Intcnt (NOD shall be submitted on or before the date of the first public notice (a different notlce than SEPA) and at lcast at least 60 days prior to the discharge of stormwatcr from construction activities. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) devcloped for this sitc ruust be in compliance with Seotion S, 9 of the Permit as well as Jefferson County regulations. WATER RESOIIRCES: Phll Crsne (360) 407-023E Thc proponent starcs they havc existing watur rights of rp to 2E acrc-f€et that will provido wutor for the project up to Phase 2, There is no discussion ofthc cxtent and validity ofthe rights so Ecology cannot determine whetherthese rights are adequate for the initial phase. The proponents have filed new applications for both ground water and surfacc water that if approved, would be adequatc for the project. WEILAIIDS: Rick Mraz (t60) 401 -6221 Aftir preliminary review of the DEIS for the Brinnon Master Planned Resort (MPR) I note that the proposal includcs fill and possible hydrologic alrcration of wetlands dctermined to be isolatcd by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Howevor, thc DEIS document docs not refcrsnee the state wetlands permit process or acknowledge that stlte authorization is required for these wetland irnpacts. Any project that cetls for filling or altering a wetland determined by the Corps to bc isolated will still be subjcct to regulation by thc state. Thc state's process for reviewing projects that involve isolated wetlantJs will be different from the 401 Water Quality Certifioation process that is triggered by the Corps 404 permit. Rather, Ecotogy will use adsrinisuztivc ondcrs to regulate projccts that will have impacts to isolstcd wetlands. The sEndards of reviaw will rcrnain the sarne as undcr 401 water-quality ccrtifications - thst is, the state water<luality standards for surface waters (WAC 173-201A). October 24,2007 Page 3 To seek an administrative order for this project, which proposes to fill or impact isolated wetlands, tbe proponont should contact the Office of Regulatory Assistance (ORA), where thelr staffwill guide you through tle regulatory process. ORA staffcan bo reached at (360) 407-7A37, l-800-917-0043 or via e-mail at assistance(Aora.we.Bav. Ecology's commcnts arc basod upon information provided by the lead rigency. As such, they do not constitute an exhaustive list of the various authorizations that must be obtained or legal requirements that must be fulfitled in order to carry out the proposed action. If you have any questions or would liko o respond to these comments plcase contact the appropriate rcviewing staff listod abovo. Departmcut ofEcolory Southwest Regional Offico (Aw:07.72s0) cc: Chuck Cline, TCP Dcborah Comett, WQ ' Phil Crane, WR Kevin Farrell, SEA : Rick Mraz" SEA Scott Rose, TCP Al Salvi, SWFAP Kffsn Barrows, Jeffcrson Courty j Statcsnran Group of Companies, US Head Office (Proponen$ Statesman Croup of Companies, Corporate Head Office 'l{ '.: '::ri :fl :| 'i'I it ';, { ..1::rtl I .! .,: j ..,! lt a ,5 ,,t { i; ,t,I 't{ I, .: :t ,,'j ri { '.$ :I . .t fl ti :I : ,1 ,t _f, STATE OF WASHTNGTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SOUTHWEST DRINKINC WATER RECIONAL OPERATIONS PO \ox 47823, Olympia, Washington 98504-7823 TDD Relay l -800-833-6388 i-i,: .. ii IiVIE Letter 5 December 29,2014 David Wayne Johnson Jefferson County DCD Pleasant Harbor DSEIS 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, Washington 98368 i t]EC3120]4 . i.,.rtr,r ri(ruttft u.J Subject: Pleasant Harbor Draft Supplemental Environmental lmpact Statement, November 20]4 Dear David Wayne Johnson: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Pleasant Harbor Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS). The State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water (ODW) regulates Group A public water systems under state law and will, therefore, be responsible for approving the public water system proposed to serve the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort. Consistent with this responsibility, ODW offers the following comments: I. Page 3. I 6-4, Water System Ownership. It states, ". . . it is anticipated that a multi-purpose utility dishictwouldown,operate,andmaintainthenewwateIsystem.,'@!:oDWstrongly supports the idea of having the water system owned and operated by a public utility district or satellite management agency. 2. Table 3.18-1, Fulfilment of Jefferson County Board of County Commissioner's Conditions. This table contains the following information: ODW Comment: While the water ri$ht permit has been issued for the proposed project, approval of the water system by ODW has not yet occurred. Please discuss how and when this requirement will be met. 1 County I EA 2 Bender BoCC #Description Notes Status N Approval of a Class A Water System by the Washin$on Department of Health, and approval of Water Rights Certificate by the Department of Ecology shall be required prior to applying for any Jefferson County permits for plats or any new development. Water rights perm it G2-3 043 6 granted for (3) wells on the Pleasant Harbor site - (l) year round domestic & commercial, (2) summef irrigation - total of 300 gallons per minute, See Section 3.16, Utilities, of this.SEI,S for additional detail. Fulfilled '"@.at, David Wayne Johnson Deccmber 29,2014 PageZ r_; 3. Water Use Assumptions. The DSEIS includes a waler use assumption of 175 gallons per day per equivalent residential unit (gpdlERU) for the proposed Master Planned Development ODW Comment: Water system demands for new systems must meet r€quirements of Section 5.2 of the Water System Design Manual (WDSM). Average and maximum day water demandswill be approved based on design criteria presented at the time of the water system project approval submittals. 4. Setbacks for Drinking Water Wells. ODW Comment: Any new public d'rinking water well must maintain a 10O-foot sanitary control arpa (SCA) free of potential contaminants such as roads, buildings, and chemical applications. . 5. Page l-35, Existing Black Point Camp Water System. It states, "Because there is a limited rental housing marke! it is proposed that the out-of-town construction crews may use the existing on-site 60.unitRVfacility.''@!!:Thewatersystemservingtheexisting,inactive,on.site60. unit RV facility is not suitable for potable use. As described on Page 3.16, operation and maintenance of the aged water system has abated. The rystem is highly detqiorated and not fully functional. In order to reactivate the water system, ODW would have to review and approve a project report and construction documents describing how the water system would be upgraded to meet curr€nt requirements. 6. Table 3.1 1-5, Number of Employees to Serve dre Proposed Master Planned Resort (lvPR). This table contains a projection of rrquired "Waste Water" employees to serve the proposed development. OIIW Comment: The number of employees to serve the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort should include an estimate of staff requireil to operate and maintain the drinking water system. Sincerely, 3 5 Peck 4 Peck Peck 6 Peck /l^* V'r,"1.*Susan Clark Office of Drinking Water, Regional Planner cc: Jefferson County Departrnent of Community Dgvetopment Jefferson County Health Deparftrent Letter 6 From: To; Cc: Subject: Dates Attachments: David W. Johnson Garth Mann ; peEkASSgC@toCIfASlJeI Schipanski. Rich; Hollinoer. Kristv; David W. Johnson FW: Pleasant Harbor Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) Wednesday, January 07, 2015 4:42:48 PM imaoe003.ono Final DESIS Notice of Availability.pdf Comments from the Department of Transportation. Hi David, WSDOT is fine with the proposed DSEIS. As noted below from the DESIS the WSDOT requested intersection improvements at Black Point Road intersection are listed as a Phase 1 condition. So the WSDOT concerns have been addressed. Please be aware to build those intersection improvements a three party (WSDOT, County, and Developer) WSDOT Developer Agreement will be needed from my office since some of the intersection work will be on County right-of-way. The DeveloperAgreement is the construction document needed after the design has been reviewed and approved by WSDOT that then allows the developer Pleasant Harbor to build the US 101 highway improvements. lf utilities need to be installed and/or relocated a separate Utility Permit or Utility Franchise may be needed. Also, any private access / driveway changes to/from US 101. would need an Access Connection Permit from WSDOT. Thanks for letting us review this project. Dale C. Severson, P.E, Development Services Engineer - WSDOT Olympic Region (360) 357-2736 | dale.severson@wsdot.wa.gov I EA E,A/ 2 County From: Severson, Da le Imai lto:SeversD@wsdot.wa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 07 ,2075 4:39 PM To: David W. Johnson Cc: CarlSmith; Michael Read, PE Subject: RE: Pleasant Harbor Draft Supplemental Environmental lmpact Statement (DSEIS) PHASII{G The applicant proposes lo aamplete lfie Pleasant Harbor Manna and Golf Resorl otler lhe c&rrse of approximately 10 years, or in response to market demand. The phasing plan for development underAltematiw 2 is as follours (see Figure 2-9): Pfiase l: r Constuci U-S. Hwy 101 and Black Pnint Road intersection improrrements r Cons"truct Marina Acress Drive within SEIS site r Consffuct rehcated WDFW tsoat Access Raad r Consfirc* Water Storage Tank at Tee I with kansmission/distributbn ppng r RederaelopResortWell o Create Corstrudbn Materials Processirg Locaficn on Gotf Course Site r Constud Segic Tanks and Sandfihers on l/lItlVTP Site (Large &rsite S+tic System - LOSS) r Consfrud Orip Line Drainfield in Fainvay 14 {LOSS} r Set up Consfuuction Carnp r Gonstruct Madtime Vdlage Buildirq and Parkirq r Construct Transit Stop Parkirg From: David W. Johnson [mailto:djohnson@co.jefferson.wa.us] Sent: Tuesday, November t8,20t4 1:09 PM To: David W. Johnson Cc: Carl Smith Subject: Pleasant Harbor Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) lnterested Parties, Agencies and Decision Makers, At long last we are ready to release the Draft SEIS for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Master Planned Resort. Attached is the formal notice of availability which outlinesthe project alternatives and provides information and options on how you can view the documents, and when and how to provide comments. Volume ll Appendices includes a draft Development Agreement (contract between the County and Developer), and Zoning and Development Regulations in Appendix S. The documents can be viewed and downloaded beginning tomorrow morning the 19th at this link: htto://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/Brinnon_M PR.htm Please don't hesitate to forward this notice to parties of interest, or contact me for clarification. You will have 45 days to submit your comments as the comment period ends January 5, 20L5 at 4:30pm (January 3rd is actually 45 days, but it's a Saturday). Thanks for your interest and attention. Happy reading! David Wayne Johnson - LEED AP - Neighborhood Development Associate Planner - Port Ludlow Lead Planner Department of Community Development Jefferson County 360.379,4465 Mission: To preserve and enhance the quality of lfe in Jffirson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities and a healthy environment. gt SlVe PAPER - Pleose do not print this e-moil unless obsolurely necessory All e-mail may be considered subject to the Public Records Act and as such may be disclosed to a third-pafi requestor. Coumy B*prnmeni of CommunQ P.ielopmsnt SWUAREffiWM$ffi Eettff Surtding Start3 Hrru. 3rll,hddmlqMhrurq fAtflta I t*r}7trta!a I ddrrelritr{,lme LEET} AP iln Letter 7 David W. Johnson From: Sent: to: Subfect: Attachmenta: Barbara Moore-Lewis <brinnongroup@gmail.com> Friday, January 02,2015 11:1'1 AM David W. Johnson Fwd: Brinnon Group Comrnents on DSEIS DSEI S s u m maryBG (61'1227 .Nf; Destination_Resort-l m pact_Stu dy ( 1 ). pdf; waterworksConsultantsWaterReview ( 1 ). pdf; Si lver Tip Solutions. pdf ; walmart. pdf David, Attached are Brinnon Group comments on the DSEIS. Comments are organized . 1) issues in the DSEIS,. 2) mitigation proposed in the DSEIS that is inadequate, and. 3) recommendations for adequate mitigation. lRT,'IF,ir rur-D . -rs *r_. {/ mto JAN 0 2, fr1+ JElii;;,: i,.,;,;ir i:;l Also attached are supporting docurnents to our analysis of the DSEIS. All of the attachments are part of the public record and must appear there entirely. Attached are . the Brinnon Group summary. The Destination Resort Impact Study. The UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment study on the impact of Walrnart stores. Water Review by Waterworks Consultantso Water Review by Silvertip Solutions We'd like to state for the record that DCD refused to extend the public comment period despite requests from a number of citizens, giving the developer 5 l/2 years to prepare the DSEIS and the public 45 days (with 3 major holidays) to analyze and respond.. The county has a goal of improving tourism revenue in south county. This proposed resort does not meet that goal. r It will pay mainly poverty level wages and will drive down the level of wages in the surrounding area.. It will cost the few taxpayers (many on fixed incomes) in this small county more in taxes for infrastructure, life safety services, and social services than it returns in revenue.. It may raise utility rates for south county.o It degrades tle unique environment that is economically important to the whole peninsula. . It damages or depletes the entire Black Point aquifer. If the preferred "no action" alternative is not selected, any approval of this project should be conditioned upon a complete analysis of the ascertainable and potential economic irnpact of the proposed MPR during and after constuction. I EAI Fis. Before construction begins, the developer should be required to 1 l) deposit the amount of all ascertainable direct and indirect costs regarding services and infrastructure into a fund available to local govemment to cover the costs as they are incurred, and 2) furnish a performance bond issued by a highly rated insurer to cover all potential costs that cannot be ascertained beforehand, including repairing any environmental damage incurred over a 50 year period because of the development and the costs of cleanup and restoration if the project is started but abandoned. In this way, local government will try to assure no net economic loss to the cornmunity. Thank you, Barbara Moore-Lewis Secretary/Treasurer, Brinnon Group 2 EA 2 Rncni\inttD JAlt 0 z 2t11 Jlfr:::;; [i-;i'i:, 2 cont. EA BRINNON GROUP ISSUE SUMMARY Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort DSEIS The DSEIS proposes a Master Planned Resort (MPR)on a 231acre slte, There are 3 options: 1, 18-hole golf course, 890 residentlal units, 49,772 square feet of commercial space and resort amenlties, 33 acres of natural area, and 2.2 million cubic yards of earth rnoved, 2. 9-hole-golf course 890 residential unlts, 52,650 square feet of commercial space and amenities, 80 ac res of natural area, and 1 million cubic yards of earth moved. 3. 3, No action. We would recommend no actlon at this tirne until the followlng proposed mltigation is accornplished When approprlate, this summary will break out the plan into issues when constructlon is in progress and issues after construction is complete. lssues presented apply to both of the action choices. Construction forthis particular project ls projected as being at least a 10year process!There is no guarantee that the construction won't last longer, as the approval process for it has stretched out. Problems during construction include out of town construction workers and contractors, unstable ground, county and taxpayer debt and increased taxes, traffic bottlenecks, more trucks on the road, and chemlcals and d sent into all Black Point wells DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION The developer to prepare a separate document listing the conditions from the ordinance and the ways they are being addressed in the DSEIS. This will allow both the public and local government to track compliance with the conditions, ORDINANCE 01-0128{8 lists a number of conditlons about actions the developer needs to propose in the DSEIS It is unclear the way the DSEIS is written whether the conditions of the ordinance are being met. ln several instances, such as allowing other residents access to resort wells when there is salt water intrusion in the private well, the DSEIS appears not to meet the conditlons. 3 EA DSEIS ISSUE INSUFF!CIENT DSEIS MlT!GATION PROPOSED MITIGATION Although the marina is included in the MPR area and ordinance, construction, traffi c, water usage, and waste water treatment for that site are not described in this document. The DSEIS covers 231 acres of the development and the Development Agreement covers 256 acres of development,. Local governments and citizens cannot understand the entire impaa of the development with only part of the inforrnation about it. Developlng marina under existing site plan without local government or citizen review and input. Developer to revise DESIS to include all relevant plans for marina included in the MPR. Both local Bovernrnents and the public have the right to know the actual impacts of the additional development, There is a "no action" optlon in the DsEls. This option is not developed in the document in the way the two options for building the resort are developed. lt appears that it is not actually being considered. There are insufficient details about the no action option in the DSEIS to be able to make a reasonable compa rison of options. Developer to prepare DSEIS document to include fulldetails of no actlon option. ECONOMTC TSSUES State taxes are9Yo ofsales. 6.5% goes to Olympla and2.5% comes to Jefferson County, faxes received can be spent anprhere ln county, while the brunt of traffic and fire district costs are born by south county. We will pay levies attached to property taxes for school, fire department, and sheriff costs. Full tax revenue will not be available until Phase 4 and Full Build Out, whlle the costs will be present during the whole construction period, The developer and a few business owners are the only ones who will experience economic benefit, Local Sovernment and all county taxpayers will experience higher taxes/fewer services, Developer does not pay sufflclent taxes to cover costs of infrastructure and public services needed by the resort itself, resort members, and resort employees. Developrnent agreement specifically says that the county will not ask for more economic mitigation than is in the MOUs. Developer to identify true costs of infrastructure and public services during and after construction and arrange to pay those costs, above what ls paid in taxes, to local and county government, A study in Oregon of simllar destination resorts found that the standard model for a golf-course subdlvislon- oriented destination resort presents local governments and taxpayers with a substantial net burden (in the mlllions of dollars) that will resuh in either higher overall taxes or a decrease in the quallty of basic services. 4 EA 5 EA 6 Fiscal DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DsEIS MITIGAT!ON PROPOSED MITIGATION Construction jobs llke this are done by large companies who have out of town sub contractors, and out of county suppllers. The only Jobs typically available to local people are minimum wage day laborers. Profits from the companies and wages from most of the workers will leave the county. Conditions set for the DSEIS require as much employment of county residents as possible, as much use of county contractors as possible, and sourcing construction materia Js from within the county. The DSEIS states that 1750 jobs will be created, but this is the number for all four phases and many of the jobs will be the same for all four phases Set a 20% threshold for contracts given to county resldents and employment of county residents. Developer to calculate actual number of construction jobs over the 4 phases. The average median income (AMl) in Brinnon is $42,579. The number of direct jobs created at or belowS0%of AMI are223. Construction and lndlrect jobs with an income of S34,143 equal 342. 83Yo are considered poverty level by u.s. Department of Health and Human Services standards. o 48 jobs are above AM], ranging frorn S36,0fi) to Ss2,9tqr 108 lobs are 510,593 to St+,38tt l?t fobs are from 519,2+1 to s28,ooo 2014 Poverty Guldesllnes of USDHHS: r Family of 5: 527,910o Family of 4: 523,850o Family of 3: 519,790o Family of 2: %15,730 Creation of substantial number of poverty levelJobs in south county and an increased need for taxpayer funded health and social services. Developer to prepare a report of the services uses by employees with wages below the Brinnon AMI and an estimate of the cost of those services, Developer to pay for costs of servlces to these ernployees provided by tax funded entities, A report prepared of minlmum wage jobs at walmart estirnated that Walmart costs surrounding communities S13 million in economic actlvlty and S14.5 million in lost wages over 20 years, 7 EA 8 Fiscal DSEIS ISSUE INSUFF!C!ENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION Taxpayers will subsidize life safety servlces ln 2013 there were 249 EMS calls for about 800 Brinnon residents. Add the estimated 2000 resort resldents and there will be about 520 calls a year. The MOU with the fire department is for S3,333/month. This is not enough to hire another EMT. The Inadequate funding can go for 10 years or more. Also, local fire departmenl is responsible for all training costs and upkeep of used ladder truck Statesman will provide...all rneaning hlgher local taxes for fire department. The developer says if the resort has trained EMT staff, they wlll be available to surrounding community. For police, the developer will provlde a 500 square foot room (smaller than aZ car garage) but no bud8et to supply and staff it...meaning higher,taxes for all county resldents. The Sheriffs Depa4ment says no addltlonal county resources will be needed if resort has private security. Developer to prepare analysis of true costs of life safety services and to make provisions to pay for those servlces to local governrnent entities. Developer to present plan for trained EMT staff. Developer needs to describe role and training of private security that will replace county sheriff staff, What will be their authority? Willthey be able to ha nd le traffic accidentsfatalities and other emergences involving resort residents and/or Brinnon resldents? Taxpayers will subsidize road improvement and repair for heavy equiprnent None Developer to prepare analysis of true costs of road lmprovement and repair and rnake provisions to pay for those services to state and local government entities lnternet service to localarea is inadequate because of volume of use of existing equipment; resort use will compound internet access problems. None Developer to pay to upgrade internet infrastructure to the same speed consumers receive in the metropolitan areas. 9 EAI County 10 Fiscal ll EA/ Peck DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION 280 jobs are projected, with the majority low income or minirnum wage. lt's not stated how many of these jobs are part time, Developer must build low income housing or provide land or money for lt. Developer to state how many jobs are part tlme. Developer subsidize rents for low income workers in the housing constructed or present evidence that wages will allow these workers to rent this houslng. . Developer to pay for costs of services to these employees provided by tax funded entities. Developer will provide a 500 square foot clinic for use by medical personnel; use by resort members only. Developer to use local rnedical and hospltal resources but to provide mitigation only for resort members. Developer to prepare analysis of true costs of life and safety services and to make provisions to pay for those services to local government entitles, including local hospitals and medical services subsidlzed by local taxpayers. MOU with Brinnon schools specifies SZ per tee tlme to Bo to schools and scholarships to be given to Jefferson County school children. No estimate of real revenue frorn tee times. No dedicated fund for scholarshlps; no detaih of who will be eligible. Developer to prepare report on incorne to Brinnon school and on scholarships to Jefferson County children. For example, are home schooled children eligible? Money needs to be placed in dedicated account before construction begins that will cover scholarshlps TRAFFIC Data used for the traffic study is totally inadequate. Highway 3.01 on the east slde of the Olyrnpic Peninsula is the only non toll direct connection to the l-5 corridor and is used for all rnajor shipments of goods, as well as for resldentlal and tourist traffic. When serious accidents occur, 101 is shut down for long periods of time, affecting both commerce and quality of life. There are serious economlc, health, and safety costs for the entire Peninsula. The Loss of Service data is frorn 2000. The actual car trip count is from 2006. The data does not count accidents that do not occur at intersections (leaving out collisions wlth anlmals, McDonald Cove, and the tanker truck that exploded on the Duckabush hill. Consultants paid by the developer have consistently minimized both the effects of unsafe drlving and unsafe drlvlng condltions on 101 in their reports and ln response to comments on their reports. The developer to do an up to date traffic report with data from 201,4 or later. This will include all accident reports between Olympla and 104. (The Penlnsula Daily News reports that touristtrips increased 25% durlng 2014 and the Olympic National Park has similar data). Developer to present adequate mitigation for current traffic. Developer to pay for mitigation for projected add itional traffic. t2 EA i Fiscal l3 Fiscal 14 EAI County / Fiscal l5 TENW Afldtrohstrustion DSEIS ISSUE !NSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGAT!ON PROPOSED MITIGATION HeaW equipment on highway, increasing congestion and accldents Developer says earth will be moved within resort area because it will be used for construction materials; no evldence gravel fits specifications Developer to present evidence that the earth moved from the site qualifies for construction use and provldes data on the amount that will be moved on the site vs what wtllbe moved on the highway. Developer proposes mitigation for increased truck traffic and pays for mitigation, Machinery used will be scrapers, excavators, bulldozers, wheeled front loaders, a portable screening plant, feed-hopper, portable gravel crusher, flnlshing crusher, water trucks, conveyor belts systems, and vibratory/sheep-foot compactor rollers, This will be 1200 feet away from the closest exlsting residence, None Developerto present report on nolse impact on other Black Point residences and to propose mltigation. Developer to pay for mitigation. Afurtolii{rsE$on There will be up to 41@ added daily trips from resort trafflc on state and local roads; there was a 25% increase in tourist traffic in 2013 alone on the Peninsula; there will be bottleneck in Hoodsport Buses will run to Seatac and vlsltors will take a route to resort that includes lengthy ferry waitlng and heavy Seattle traffic instead of the easier ; traffic volumes calculated with out of date and incomplete data Developer to do traffic analysis with recent data on traffic volumes and wlth all accident data. Developer will calculate road improvements needed from accurate traffic data and make provislon to pay for those lrnprovements. Developer to hold local meetings discussing traffic lmprovements with local residents before proceeding. Developer to provide proof of estimates of bus usage. The increased traffic along Hood Canal will increase the nitrogen problems and dead zones ln the Canal. Buses will run to Seatac and visitors will take a route to resort that lncludes lengthy ferry waiting and heavy Seattle traffic instead of the easier ; traffic volumes calculated with out of date and lncomplete data, Developer to do an analysis of the envlronmental impact of the increased traffic on the health of Hood Canal, using current science, and propose mitigation. t6 Peck / TENW 17 EA l8 TENW l9 TENW DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION WATER The water rights were awarded, but additionalwells were never drilled. A pump test was attempted on an existing well, but was aborted after equipment failure, so draw down rate and avallable volume was never proven. Usage amounts have not and will not be determined untilfull build out, with the caveat that for each phase durlng the 10+ years of construction adequate water must be proven. For each phase during the 10+ years of constructlon, adequate water must be proven. Developer must test the existing well and provide adequate data on drawn down rate and available volume, Developer rnust show adequate water supply not only for resort but for all Black Point wells, existing and future, Computer models which have been used are not acceptable. Developer must define what mitigation will be provided if volume is not sufficient and the aquifer is depleted for allwells. The water supply well is developed below sea level and will always be susceptible to salt water lntrusion or cause intrusion to the wells along the south and east coasts of Black Point. This is not a well used for testing sah water intrusion Yearly monitorlng Require the developer to test the water supply well monthly for salt water lntrusion and to submit the reports to the county health department. The salt water intrusion samples are taken from 3 Statesman wells that are not located where salt water intrusion is likely to happen Yearly monitoring Require the developer to test all water supply wells monthly for salt water intrusion and to submit the reports to the county health department. The developer is requlred by the ordinance conditions to provide access to the resort water system by any neighborin8 parcels if saltwater intrusion comes an issue for them. Restrictive Neigh borhood Water Policy that requires 3 years monitoring of private wells before a claim can be made and the developer to decide if claim is valld. County health department to decide if well has salt water intruslon. lf so, developer gives access to resort system at standard county hook up and monthly usage rates. 20 Bender 2t Bender 22 Bender Peck 23 osEts rssuE INSUFFICIENT DSE!S MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION Statesman's tests for salt water intrusion are to be collected quarterly, but to be submitted to the Department of Ecology once a year, This rneans residents with neighboring wells may have to wait up to a year to start the process of proving salt water intrusion is due to the water use of the resort. Yearly rnonitoring Require the developer to test the water supply monthly for salt water intrusion and to submit the reports to the county health department The pumping plan for the supply well wlll influence salt water intrusion None Require the developer to submit a purnping plan that will minimlze salt water intrusion in resort and neighboring wells, There ls one aquifer on Black Point, recharged by rainwater. The resort wells could deplete the aquifer. Water studies are done by computer modeling. Developer to do actual water studies on the property to be developed and to prove the availabllity of water for all residents. lnclude wells that already have salt water lntruslon (not in DSEIS). Require a bond to compensate other residents if aquifer is depleted. Developer to prepare report about how resort will be mothballed or environment restored in case of aquifer depletion. Developer to provide a bond to cover costs of rnothba lling and/or restoration. There already is salt water intrusion in Elack Point wells; resort wells could cause more salt water intrusion not only in adjacent wells but in resort wells as well. Put up a bond that would cover a desalinization plant. It is unclear how much water is projected to be used. Figures from70 to 175 (standard usage) are in the docurnent. Forcing waste water down wells to recharge the aqulfer. Developer to do water plan with consistent nurnbers that fits wlth historical supply and not recharging the aquifer ln this way, 24 26 Bender 25 Bender / Peck Bender 27 Bender 28 Bender DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION The aquifer is recharged by rainwater. There are exlensive changes to the land that will affect the amount of permeable land. There is no information on how low rainfallyears would affect the assumptions of the water model. Because everythlng is based on a computer model, there is no real proof that recharge will take place as described with the development of the land, Recharge may be significantly less. None Developer to present a plan for drought years, taking into account the changes in the landscape to be made by moving at least 1 million cubic feet of dlrt and rock. Developer to demonstrate that recharge rates will be as proJected in DSEIS. Statesman has put several restrlctlve conditions on what an individual well owner has to do to prove thelr potable well water was lost due to Statesman's actions. This is in conflict with the DOE conditions on the water rights, including Statesman conditions that they can demand additional evidence that they are at fault. lf the developer does accept fault, the owner may hook up, at Statesman's cost, to their water system and then they will have to pay for it's use. This is also in conflict with the conditions DOE placed. Developer to rewrite Neighborhood Water Policy in concert with owners of local wells so that local owers' concerns are answered, County health department to facilitate this rewrite. The utility district created for the operatlon of the Water System and Sewage Treatment Plant has to make enough profit to cover malntenance and future replacement of deterioratln g equipment. Sometime in the future the entire Sewage Treatment Plant will have to be replaced. Owners of prlvate wells that are compromised by the water use of the resort and want to hook up to the resort water system will have to pay unspecified fees. The developer to clarify fee structure of utility district, includlng hook up fees and monthly fees for owners of private wells who use the utility district system. 29 Bender Bender 3l Peck 30 DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION WASTE WATER No Class A water treatment system removes soluble chernicals. This means that the medications people use dally wlll not be removed from the water. Statesrnan plans to use the water in irrigation, fire suppression, and to recharge the aquifer. The water will be forced down wells into the aquifer, where it will contaminate any water drawn from the single aquifer. None Prohibit the developer from contaminating the aquifer with chemicals left from the water treatrnent or require water treatment that removes all chemicals. OTHER All storrnwater runoff from new pollution generating impervious surfaces must be treated before discharge to on or off site locatlons to comply with Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. This does not indicate how they are going to treat the water. Mitigation can help with stormwater runoff, but not eliminate it. Developer to prepare report on ways to mltigate the storrnwater runnon. These can lnclude a stormwater fihers (which go onto the stormwater entrances and filter out oils and other pollutants; they should not be used by themselves for they don't always work), tarps (which will trap water while allthe earth is being moved; th'rs will help keep the water from running off and glvlng the construction workers time to filtrate the water into storage containers to be cleaned). and controlllng the erosion (controlling how workers are move the soil around the work site may save water from running off lnto the Hood Canal). a a 32 Peck / Esvelt JJ Peck DSEIS ISSUE INSUFFICIENT DSEIS MITIGATION PROPOSED MITIGATION Storing stormwater in holding pond or allowing lt to go into the Canal. Various methods of treating pollutants in water. Lack of infonnation on chemicals (herblcldes, pestlcides, or fertilizerslthat will be used for golf course grass maintenance or any dlscussion of how the developer plans to protect groundwater or stormwater runoff from the use of these chemlcals. Movlng soll releases the stability of the ground. Moving at least 1 million tons of earth at the site will affect the stability of rhe ground. lt wlll also affect the storrnwater, all surface waters from rain and snow. This is runoff that does not collect ln the ground. The plan to rnove stormwater to a retention pond. That pond will let the water sink into the aquifer, transferrlng the pollutants of construction to the aquifer, Less stability of the site will cause more stormwater to run off, be absorbed into the aquifer, or go in Hood Canal, Pollutants include oils, antifreeze, and other liquids from construction equipment, pesticides, a nd fertlllzers. Developer to provide evidence that plans ln the DSEIS treat stormwater to remove pollutants are reallstlc, The BMPs (Best Management Plans) for golf course maintenance needs to be explained in detail. Natural wetlands ln the resort area will be cleared and used as retention ponds, These wetlands are pollutant removal systems and clean the ground water. Destroying wetlands will destroy the natural systems now intact and the wetland willno longer be able to help in natural flltration of stormwater. Wetlands mitigation plan has not been done. Developer to revise plan to leave wetlands as wetlands. The kettle with the wetland needs to be left as it is because this will help the project to clean some of the stormwater runoffthat will be caused by this project. Developer to do wetlands mitigation plan before approval of DSEIS. Biosolids will be sent to Shelton for processing No proof of agreement about disposal of blosolids, lnadequate information on amount of biosollds. lncreased truck traffic for the biosolids, Unclear lf thls ls included ln the trafflc analysis. Developer to prepare a report on biosolids, including proof of a plan to dispose of them and an estimate of truck traffic that will be generated, Mason County PUD S1 has agreed to supply power for the first phase. Lacking in details about PUD services to be supplied and how they wlll be funded; no mention of possible rate increase for all rate payers in PUD #1 from increased ener8y usa8e, Developer to present agreement with PUD for public review, including possibility of rate lncreasesfor all rate payers. 34 Peck / EA 35 Peck / Geo.Eng. 36 Peck / Esvelt / TENW 37 Letter 8 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Gc: Darlene Schanfald <darlenes@olympus.net> Monday, January 05, 2015 4:10 PM David W. Johnson Darlene Schanfald Pleasant Harbor DSEIS/c/o Jefferson County DCDSubject: PLEASE CONFIRIA RECEIFT OF THIS EI,IAIL Friends of Mlll,er Peninsula State Park P0 Box 2664 Sequim WA 983E2 January 5, 2015 Below are comments regarding the Pleasant Harbor DSEIS prepared by Frlends of Mll.ter Penlnsula State Park, a 20 year, federatty recognized non proflt on the North Otympic Peninsuta. We know that these are like and simitar to other comments being sent, but want to underscore that these are issues of concern to many that need to be addressed. We are disappointed that this DSEIS was released over holidays and the response time could not be extended, especially since years of extensions were given to the developer. POPULATION The poputation of Brinnon is about 818 and maybe half this number of homes, Expanding the number of tiving quarters by 890 residential units (Options 1 e 2) witt have an enormous impact in the area in many respects, inctuding potabte water, storm water, sewage sotids and effluents, retease of CO2 into the atmosphere and loss of COZ soiI and tree sequestration. ECONOMtCS Few of the buitt units are intended for year round occupancy. ((The majority of this housing (67%) woutd be for short- term visltors and33ffwoutdbeforpermanentresidents.)) 67%orabout54Sunltsarehopedtobefitted,butmostliketythetargestpercentage of PT occupanry witt be in the warmer time of the year. The impacts to the area calt for showing an economlc anatysis that this resort is financially viabte. We reguest this be done. Has the resort company factored in the new WA State minimum wage for emptoyees? Where wilt construction workers (80. 5% out of the area) be housed? Feasibitity of housing them close to the site? Wi(t atl construction works be from WA State? How witt their traveting during high tourlst season affect nonnat traffic? Opt'ions 1&.2 details are described but the No Action, which is to build a few hundred homesltes, is not detailed. lt seems, then, that this No Action ls not being seriousty considered. Yet, it ls an Option and it shoutd have comparative detaits so the costs can be seen, You ask for the pubtic to weigh in and the public shoutd have this information to consider. Thls is an omission and shoutd be corrected. 1 EA 2 EA 3 EA/ PA 1 Pleasant Harbor DSEIS/c/o Jeffercon County DCD 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend WA 98368 dwiqhnson@co. iefferson. wa. us The information should be combined with that of the marina so one grasps an overall picture of the costs and potential impacts of the entire operation. What costs witt be put to the area and state citizens? For instance, road repair from additiona[ traffic the resort witl bring. Utitity costs. lyledicat facitities. Taxation. This estimation shoutd be made pubtic up front. GLOBAL WARMING Stripping this targe area of trees and its natural grasses, solts and wetlands wl[[ release lmmense amount of greenhouse gases lnto the ambient alr. Earth removal Mlt have a large affect on the microblal soll communlty. A study needs to be done on how this GHG release and resutting changes affect both the harbor tife and the surrounding Brinnon community. Appendix M doesn't quantify the GHG reteases and effects of the reteases, and the mitigations are hardty thatt For seguestration to work, even for the reptanted trees, the amount witt not balance out. lt takes years to regain that sequestration, whether repl.anted trees or new grass. EFFLUENT Ctass Aeffluent discharge from the proposed seu.erage treatment plant is ptanned to be stored and recycled. Do not use this to recharge the aquifers. Do not use this for flre protection and irrigation. lt witt make firefighters ill. There are many studies that determine recycting of wastewater treatment pLant (WWTP) efftuents are unsafe. There are thousands of chemicals and many pathogens that cannot be tested for, nor thelr cumulatlve impacts. lt ls known that: . microbeads from personat products pass through WWTPs into effluent . IIRSA and other pathogens remain in the sludge and the efftuent . antlblotic bacteria can be created in the WWTPs . triclosan minimizes WWTP treatment . efftuent contains fire retardants . effluent and wetl as the solids contaln thousands of chemlcats lncludlng chemlcats of emerglng concern and POPs More reason to not recycle the effl.uent: htto: / /www. eo-a. qo_vlole/ reoorts/201 4/201 40929- 1 4-P-0353. qdf [{ore Action ls Needed to Protect Water Resources From Unmonltored Hazardous Chemicalr EPA does not hove mechanlsms to address dlschorge ol hazardous chemlcols into woter resources httJl://*r,qlywJsonllne.-cqm/lLerys/heglth/common-diabetes-medlcation-amone-druss-found-ln-laf,e:michiean- boqarzr rszr-e8zer85nr.hEd Common dlabetes medlcatlon amonS druge found in Lake Mlchlgan There is more than one way to measure prescriptlon drug use in modern soclety. The most direct method is just to count up prescriptions fitted by America's pharmacies. That woutd show, for instance, that more than 180 mittion prescriptions for diabetes drugs were dispensed in 2013, Or you coutd test the treated water comjng out of sewage facititles such as the South Shore ptant ln Oak Creek. That approach reveals that in the Lake Michigan waters outside the ptant, the dlabetes drug metformin was the rnost comrnon personal care product found by researchers wlth the School of Freshwater Sctences at the University of Wisconsin-Mitwaukee. More importantly, according to their latest research, the tevets of metformin were so high that the drug coutd be disruptlng the endocrine systems of fish. Last month, a Joujnat Sentinet/MedPa[e Todav investiqatlon found boomlng sates of dlabetes drugs, which in 2013 had grown to more than S23 bltlion. Metformin is a flrst-line treatment for type 2 diabetes and is the most commonly prescribed medicine for the condition. ln 2013, about 70 mittlon prescriptions were dispensed, according to IMS Heatth, a drug rnarket research firm. It is so ubiquitous it can easity be found in water samptes taken two mites off the shore of Lake Michigan, "l was kind of a surprise," sald Rebecca Klaper, a professor of freshwater science at UWM. "lt was not even on our radar screen. I said, 'What is this drug?' " 2 4 EA 5 Fiscal 6 EA 7 Peck/ Esvelt The drugs get lnto the sewage and eventually the lake because they are not broken down completely aftcr they are consumed and then excreted. The metformin concentratlons are [ow, compared with the amount taken by peopte, For instance, coming right out of the treatment ptant the tevets are about 40 parts per bitlion. About two mites away, they drop to 120 parts per trlltion. Other commonly found substances include caffeine, sutfamethoxazole, an antlbiotic, and triclosan, an antibacterial and antifungal found in soap and other consumer products. Ktaper co-authored a 201 3 science journal paper on the finding as wetl a: another one thls year. The more recent research suggests that metformin in take water is not Just a curlous artlfact of everyday life. The study looked at the effect of metformin on fathead minnows in the tab that were exposed to the drug at levels found in the take for four weeks. It found gene expresslon suggesting disruptlon of the endocrlne system of male fish, but not females. ln essence, the males were produclng blochemlcats that are assoclated wlth female mlnnows. The btochemlcats are precursors to the productlon of eggs, Klaper said that because the mlnnows are a stand-ln for other flsh, the changes atso could be affecting other species such as perch, watteye and northern plke. The UWM research confirms what others have found regarding prescription drugs showlng up ln Amerlca's lakes, rlvers and streams, said Metissa Lenczewski, an associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences at Northern ltlinois University. For years, it was assumed that the volume of water ln the Great Lakes was so enormous that any drugs that got through treatrnent facilities would be dltuted to the point that they woutd not pose a probtem, said Lenczewski, who was not a part of the UWM study. That theory itsetf now ls being diluted. Even more concerning are the much hlgher levels of antlblotlcs that are being put into rivers and streams near plg farms where the drugs are used to produce larger animats, she said. ln additlon, stralns of antlblotic-resistant bacterla atso have been found ln water nearthose farms, she said, "lt is very atarming how much we are putting drugs out there in the environrnent," she said. ln that this resort ptans to establish a medical clinic for resort members (& workers?) there will be medicat wastes in the WWTP, let atone frorn what goes down the drains from the residential untts, TRAFFIC One of the most worrisome issues with this project is traffic. Hwy 101 is a thoroughfare used by those traveling between Ctattam County and more southern polnts to Olympia. Additionatly, the traffic is greatty increased during the summer season. Roads are narrow. Much of the route is on btuffs which fait, as some lust have thls Dmember 2014 creating one way traffic for weeks, Landstides are common on thls route during the ralny season, Trafflc accidents happen. One can lmaglne that this resort traffic needs witt be expensed to the State, hence the citizens. Thls resort area ls an inhospitabte site for a large resoft. WATER Very worrlsome is the avaltabitity of water over a [ong term and the affects on communlty water needs. lf this becomes probtematlc, what responsibilities witt the resort owner be hetd to? Once it is used, it won't be regained. Water is going to be the "gotd" as weather warms and snow tevets are minimized and rainwater runoff increases. 5U[,1A4ARY Thls comment covers onty some of the problems wlth the ptanned resort and the DSE|S. Clearly, lt ls not aPproprlate to approve thls project. Dartene Schanfatd, Ph.D Presldent 7 cont. Esvelt 8 TENW 9 Bend. l0 EA 3 Letter 9 HOOD CANAL ENVI MENTAL COUNCIL trique Heritage BECK, WASHINGTON 98380 December 30, 2014 trG tr IV tr David Johnson, Associate Planner iefferson County Department of Community Developrnent 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, Washington 98358 JtrTEitsgii rl0UitIY Re: Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort Draft Supplemental Environmental lmpact Statement Attention; Mr. Johnson: The Hood Canal Environmental Council (HCEC) has been involved in the decision-making process regarding the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort (MPR) project since early 2006 - submitting written and oral testimony to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD) at every opportunity. As the process has dragged on for the last eight years we have remained consistent in our opposition to the proposed MPR and our support for the local citizen organization, the Brinnon Group, whose members would be the most directly affected by the construction and operation of the proposed project. Our position has not changed. The following comments are based on a revlew of the Draft Supplement Environmental lmpact Statement (DSEIS) for the proposed MPR. We respectfully request that they be entered into the public record. GENERAL COMMENTS Environmental lmpacts to Hood Canal Watershed The still largely undeveloped rural character of the Hood Canal watershed is what sets it apart from the more densely developed and urbanized greater Puget Sound region. The public's perception of the unique and environmentally sensitive character of this watershed is evident in the State's designation of Shorelines of Statewide Significance for all of the shorelines of Hood Canal and numerous projects and programs aimed at protectint water quality and related natural resources. Unfortunately, over the 45 years since the creation of the HCEC, we have seen a gradual "piecemeal" chipping away of the natural landscape from rapid growth and development in rural areas. Consequently, there are fewer open spaces throughout the Hood Canal region. We now join with local residents and visitors alike in placing the highest priority on protecting what is left of our natural undeveloped areas. The proposed MPR must be evaluated with the potential cumulative impacts to the broader Hood Canal watershed in mind. There can be no question that, under the preferred ahernative cited in the DSEIS, adding another mega resort that includes a golf course, 890 residential units (including 52 units for staff housing), 56,608 sq. ft. of commercial area, and resort related amenities spread over 231 acres (not including the Pleasant Harbor Marina area), leaving very little natural, preserved area and allowing 1 million cubic yards of cut and fill for golf course grading, poses significant unavoidable environmental impacts to the Pleasant Harbor/Black Point area. The HCEC fully supports the Brinnon Group, other organizations, and many local residents in rejecting the project-level development alternatives (1 and 2) and choosing the No- Action Alternative 3. Auer P,O,BOX 87 r S 1 EA 2 EA J EA JAN - 5 2015 Page 1 :i1 JAN - 5 2qi5 DSEIS Alternatives The DSEIS describes in detail the so-called environmentaland other beneficlal and 2. Hof,rever, there ls very llttle discusslon of impacts under alternative 3 other than to repeat orer and over that "the site will continue to develop as a single farnily residential area based on the existing rural zoning and as described in the 2007 Final EIS'. With very few exceptions, the document fails to demonstrate benefits to the environment of the No-Action Alternative wlth an estimated 30 new resldents (pg. 1-11, Volume 1, DSElSlwhen compared to the others. Our letter dated 10-14-07 to the Jefferson County DCD commentlng on the 2007 Draft ElS for the Count/s Comprehensive Plan AmendmenVPleasant Harbor Golf Resort details the many benefits of that document's No4ction Alternative. These include significantly lower densiU, fewer intensive uses, minimal topographic alteration, least demand on groundwater and protectlon of the aquifer from saltwater lntrusion, least trafflc impacts, least potential for contamination of marine resources, least impervious surfaces, significantly lower demand for services, increased probability for maintaininB the rural character of the Brinnon community, retention of more open spaces, least disturbance of wetlands. and better protectlon of wildlife habltat. qe nefits of Alternative. 3 Much is made throughout the DSEIS of secalled "improvements" to water and other resouroes from upgrades, e.g. sewer, stonnwater plan, etc. if the proposed MPR project ls constructed (pg. 3.2-7 Volume 1, DSEIS). However, there is no mentlon of the fact that most of these purported lmprovements could result in the same or higher levels of resource protectlon when the varlous regulatory and other tools currently available are utilized and enforced. Existing buffer, setback and lot design regulations, county health department sewage disposal approval process, the Shellfish Protection Oistrict response plan, upgraded requirements for existing roadway deficlencies, bulldlng permit requlrements, shoreline permltting process, stormwater control plans, local state, and federal project review and habitat mltlgation reguirements and wetlands protectlon regulatlons are Just some of the numerous tools listed in our 1G,14-07 letter that are still available. The notion that water quality, water quantity, and other natural resource protections can be irnproved by allowing the kind of intensive development resulting from another mega resort in the Hood Canal watershed is ludicrous. Adding language describlng the benefits to the environment of Alternatlve 3 throughout the docurnent would go a long way toward demonstrating non-biased comparisons of the three alternatives. SPECIFIC COMMENTS The DSE]S presents a clearer picture of the preferred alternatirre and offers some improvements from the origlnal plan, e.g. movlng the Maritime Village away from the Pleasant Harbor shoreline and consolidating some housing units to allow for more pervious surfaces- However, it still presents unacceptable impacts to the Pleasant Harbor/Black Point area. EDylto.$.rle_E_tal Review of .P]pa_$nt Hafbgr A.rg-q The northern poftion (Pleasant Harbor) of the proposed project is being evaluated under a BSP (Binding Site Plan), a separate process which does not require involvement by the public and makes it very difficult to get a clear picture of the impacts of the project as a whole. We support the Brinnon Group's posltlon that thls area should be subject to a full environmental revlew under the State's EIS process. Proiect Construction Phases The proposed projecl is planned to be constructed in three phases over a 10 year perlod. 4 EA 5 EAI Bender / Peck 6 EA a 7 EA/ County a 8 Page2 EA , :. ,.,.]l\it :il IAt\l -; l'r'fi i,tii-,ir l .t a However, there is no guarantee that this plan will be followed. According to the DSEIS (pg. 2.3. 5, Volume 1l the schedule may change dependlng on market conditions. There are othef - circumstances that could resuh ln delaylng constructlon, e.g. the dorelope/s financial situation, contract andlor labor problerns or any number of unexpected lssues. Unfortunately, the construction phase poses the biggest threat to natural resources, including groundwater, which will undergo the greatest demand at that time (Subsurface Group Memo dated 2-22-10). The issue of nolse pollution may apply here, slnce activltles llke rock crushin& are extremely loud. lrnoact Cost Deoos.lt and Performance Bolrd Leoulre-Bent lf the preferred "no bulld" alternative is not selected, any approval of such a potentially harmful proJect ln thls fragile environment should be conditioned upon a complete analysis of the ascertainable and potentialeconomlc impact of the proposed MPR durlng and after constructlon. Before construction betins, the developer should be requlred to (1) deposit the arnount of all ascertainable direct and indirect costs regardlng seMces and lnfrastructure lnto a fund available to local government to cover the costs as they are incurred, and (2) fumlsh a performance bond issued bV a hishly rated insurer to cover all potential costs that cannot be ascertained beforehand, including repairing any environmental damage incurred over a 50 year period because of the development and the @sts of cleanup and restoration if the project is started but abandoned- ln this way, the responsible govemment is attempting to assure no net economlc loss to the communlty, although the HCEC asserts that the "no build" alternative is superlor because thls proposed MPR lacks assurance of no net environmental loss. Threats to Groqndwatef , and.louifer There ls only one aqulfer which would serve the entire project area, lncludlng local residents. The dareloper plans to use an elaborate system of water management in an effort to protect the water supply. According to State Department of Ecology (DOE) documents, aquifer recharge primarily comes from direct infiltration of precipitation (pg. 3.z-z,Volume 1). However, there is no plan for preventing drawdowns in the event of prolonged dry perlods whlch, lf sclenttfic predlctlons of extreme weather events due to climate change (changes in the timlng and lntenslty of ralnfall! prove accurate, groundwater and the aquifer could be at risk. The dweloper's plan to inject treated wastewater into wells poses the possibility of the introduction of pharmaceuticals and other pollutants into the aquifer. The greatest danger to the Black Polnt aquifer ls the threat of saltwater intrusion. Due to lts sensitivity to saltwater intrusion, this area is designated as a Critlcal Aqulfer Recharge Area and also an SIPZ (Seawater lntrusion Protection Zone)- Residents living in this area need to be aware that according to the Pleasant Harbor Neighborhood Water Supply Program Application dated 2-24-10 (pg. 2, Appendix F) if their wells show saltwater contamination, the burden of proof as to whether the resort's water demands are responsible for the intrusion lies squarely on their shoulders. The Appllcation reads, ln paG The well owner prorides conclusive evldence that, over a statlstlcally relevant period of time, chloride levels have lncreased over chloride levels in the well prior to Pleasant Harbor's use of groundwater, including but not limited to, evidence that the increase in chloride levels is from the Pleasant Harbor groundwater use and not from the construction of the well owner's well . . ." (emphasis added). The dweloper also can "reguest additional evidence ftom the resident showing that the resort groundwater withdrawal is the cause of the increase in chlorides. . . ', Placlng the burden of proof on well owners ?i'{;+t-'- -r 10 Bender / Peck 11 Bender / Peck 9 EA o Page 3 a a saddles them with a long and expensive process. We responsible for supplying water to the resident in the responsible for the costs involved ln the determination of culpability. A DOE Hydrologic (Revised) Memo from John Pearch dated 1-1tl-10 shows that there is reason to believe that wells in the Black Point area are already experlencing sattwater intrusion. Two wells have already been found to have saltwater intruslon. Under the heading of Domestic WgIt the statement ls made that ". . . nearby domestic wells are at rlsk of seawater intrusion due to their proxlmlty to the coast ..." Alsq "Additional pumping of the ACG well and additional proposed wells by Pleasant Harbor could cause this sattwater interface to move further inland, thereby increasing the risk of seawater intrusion in these wells." Further, these wells were in the area where, according to the memo, saltwater lntrusion would likely be found. Seyen wells were not tested as required by Jefferson County building permitting. lf any wells have been decommlssloned due to sahwater intrusion, that information must be contained in the DSE|S. The DSEIS needs to clearly establish the develope/s responsibility for provlng that there is enough water supply for both the resort and nelghboring residents. This includes using updated well data and a monthly monltoring program at the deuelopcr's expense. Field sampling is preferable to relylng on computer models. The Neighborhood Water Pollcy should be revlsed to asslgn the burden of proof to the developer. Wetland Mitigallon There are three "Kettles" and associated wetlands on Black Point - A, B and C. The developer plans to convert Kettle B, which has a high rating of category lll due to its habitat value and moderate to high value for water quallty functions (pg. 3. 7-2, Volume 1) to a control pond for holdlng treated wastewater from the wastewater treatment system to provide recycled water for reuse and for golf course irrigation and fire protection. To offset the conversion, the DSEIS states that Kettle C may b€ "enhanced". Since the wetland mltigation plan has not been done, it ls imposslble to know how the loss of the Kettle B wetland wil! be compenseted. We feel strongly that in order to meet the state's no-net-loss of wetlands policy, Kettle B and associated wetlands should be kept in their natural state. The DSEIS should also state that the proposed MPR project should not be allowed to encroach on wetland buffers. Golf C_ourse We failed to find a listing of chemicals (herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizerslthat wall be used for golf course grass maintenance or any discussion of how the developer plans to protect groundwater or stormwater runoff from the use of these chemlcals. The BMPs (Best Management Plans) for gotf course maintenance needs to be explained in detail. Also, the recommendations relating to golf courses contained in the WRIA 16 Watershed Management Plan should be noted and a plan for how the developer will adhere to the recommendatlons discussed in the WRIA Plan. Under the preferred alternative (2) the statement ls made that 88 percent of the site would be retained in open space ln the form of golf course, natural areas and buffers (pg. 3. 2-12, Volume U. We would argue that golf courses do not count as open spaces as they do not have natural landscape, habitat or other environmental values. t2 Bender 13 Bender t4 GeoEng. l5 Geo Eng. Page 4 - i ?!"i i!;';.ilY l,t t-i5 /,;4 ri-=lii (! ,,, ri:.', n ii n i? rF-'v'ii,: I r- iI 1,ll I ll I! _ F. 1t'.1rl/ 11 iY ..' : i .-l OTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN While the HCEC's primary area of interest is potentialenvironmental impacts, concern to the HCEC relating to the proposed MPR project. e a a Economic lmoacts on Local Comnry$ity The developer has a responslbility to reveal the true lrnpacts on the local economy from the proposed MPR during construction and operation. Of the estlmated 225 permanent operationalJobs that could be created, (pS. l-11 and 1-12, Volume 11, the majority would be low paying jobs. According the DSEIS, these jobs would pay 80 percent or less of the AMI (average median incorne) for the Brinnon area. Constructlon jobs would fluctuate durlng varlous phases of construction. Many jobs would be seasonal and part time, including food service, maintenance security, etc. lt is difficult to say who will benefit economically other than the Brinnon business cornmunity, the Canadian based developer, and possibly real estate developers. A study of fiscal and economlc lmpacts of destlnatlon resorts in Oregon concluded that, after subtracting the costs for services from the gross property and room tax revenue generated by the study resort, only a modest net surplus remained. When the cost of capital frcilities includlng roads, schools, fire and police stations, and others is also accounted for, the net cost to localtaxpayers is substantial even after acounting for all known payments the resort would be requlred to make (Fiscal and Economlc lmpacts of Destinatlon Resorts in Oregon by Central Oregon LandWatch - March, 2m91. Traffic lmoacts to Hlehwav 101 The irnpacts to Highway 101 from the increase in vehicles traveling to and from the airport would be substantial. The developer's plan to rely on two shuttle buses does not take into account that most visitors willtravel by car to and from the resort along highway 101. lncreased traffic congestion in towns like Hoodsport ls already a problem ln the summer rnonths. The HCEC is also concerned about vehicle-related non-point pollution, stormwater runoff entering Hood Canal and more greenhouse gas emissions resulting from increased traffic. The data used to assess traffic volumes ln the DSEIS appears to be outdated. ln addition, during the construction phase, the increase in trucks and other heavy equipment on Highway 101 would likely lead to costly damages. Further, the questlon of who wlll pay for the additional hlghway repalrs and the extenslon of Jefferson County's transit service needs to be addressed. Jeffeqsgn Countv Resources The HCEC remains concemed about whether Jefferson County has sufficlent staff and other resources that would be required to handle the additional workload of monitoring the proposed project for compliance and/or dealing with unexpected problems. Addltlonal Costs to Mason CounW P.U.D. 1 It is not clear whether the Mason County P.U.D. # t has the capacity at the present time for providing power durlng construction and operation of the proposed project (pg. 3. 8-2, Volume 1). According to the DSEIS, the P.U.D. has only agreed to supply pourer durlng the flrst phase. The questlon of who would pay for a new substation, distribution feeders and englneerlng studies and designs needs to be answered well before approval of the proposed MPR project is considered. lt would be helpful to know how much of a future P.U.D. rate increase can be attributed to the increased energy demand frorn the proposed MPR, t7 EA/ Fiscal 18 Fiscal t9 TENW TENW 2l County / EA Peck 20 o )) Page 5 Naval Base Securitv There is no mention of the proposed MPR's proximity to the U.5. Naval Station Bangor Subase and whether this might be considered by the Navy to present a national security issue. Miscellanous Pages 1-6 and 3.2$-1 in Volume 1 refer to "Rainier" elk populations. The proper name is Roosevelt elk. The HCEC appreciates the opportunity to express our concerns and provide comments on the DSEIS for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort We look forward to continuing our involvement and receiving further lnformation as part of Jefferson County's public review process. Res pectf ul ly submitted, a a 23 EA 24 EA I-E r.i 6' fi 1,,7L-l=='iJ; i:.:-.: ll \v.r' D Pvv\4c- v4, i'-'r,r,,,-u,.-,, '-o Donna M. Simmons, President Hood Canal Environmental Council JAN - 5 ?ijlt ;..i -i;,:,., ;l:tj,i1 iii,-rli"it irlit;Iltil:ri1il,r,ri1J_ l Page 6 F--r it'' Letter 10 Northwest Watershed lnstitute '-*,i. .!1'ti '"C'!il' JAll 0 5 ?0" Jtttt$tt$t'ttiit't uti 3407 Eddy Street I Port Townsend, Washington 98Q$8. voice 360.385.6786 fax 360.385.2839 l|t* emai, peter@nwwatershed.org I www.nwwatershed,org January 5,2015 David Johnson, Planner Jefferson County [by email to dwj ohnson@co j efferson.wa.us] RE NWI comments on DSEIS for proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resorld-evelopment Dear Mr, Johnson, Please add the attached letter from Dr, Richard Horner, dated December 6,2007. Dr. Horner is a stormwater expert that raised many significant issues and concerns regarding this project during the FEIS review for the comp plan amendment. In reviewing the DSEIS, I see that the issues have not been addressed or mitigated, For that reason, the DSEIS is not adequate, Sincerely, Peter Bahls Director 1 EA frrL RtcHlno R. Honxnn, Pn.D. 230 NW 55rH Srnner SEATTLE, WesxncroN 98107 TeLepuoNB t (206) 7 8Z-7 400 E-varL: rrbrner(@rnsn.corn December 6,2007 Board of County Comrnissioners Jefferson County P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 To Whom It May Concern: I was requested by Northwest Watershed Institute to review the Brinnon Master Planned Resort (MPR) proposal regarding the potentialeffects of stormwater runofffrom the project on the water quality of Hood Canal and the groundwater in the vicinity. I present my findings after stating my qualifications to perform this review. BACKGROIJND AND EXPERIENCE I have 30 years of experience in the urban stormwate r management field and I I additional years of engineering practice. During this period I have performed research, taught, and offered consulting services on all aspects of the subject, including investigating the sources of pollutants and other caus€s of aquatic ecological darnage, impacts on organisms in waters receiving urban stormwater drainage, and the full range of rnethods of avoiding or reducing these impacts. I received a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington in 1978, following two Mechanical Engineering degrees frorn the Universiry of Pennsylvania, Although my degrees are all in engineering, I have had substantial course work and practical experience in aquatic biology and chemisry. For 12 years beginning in l98l I was a full-time research professor in the University of Washington's Department of Civiland Environmental Engineering. I now serve half time in that position and spend the rernainder of rny time in private consulting through a sole proprietorship. Serving as a principal or co-principal investigator on rnore than 40 research studies, my work has produced three books, approximately 30 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, over 20 reviewed papers in conference proceedings, and approximately 100 scientific or technical reports. My consulting clients include federal, state, and local government agencies; citizens' environmental groups; and private firms that work for these entities, My full curriculum vitae are aftached. FINDTNGS Gelreral Fin-4ings As stated by section 3.3.7 of the Brinnon MPR Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), the basis of the stormwater management program is the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (Washington Department of Ecology [WDOE] 2005), together with the Low Impact To Whom It May Concem December 6,2007 Page2 Development Technical Guidanoe Manual for Puget Sound (Puget Sound Action Team [PSAT] 2005). The proponent goes on to state that the stormwater management plan will be designed to meet the project's requirement for zero discharge of water to the Hood Canal from the golf course resort area and the full treatrnent of all site water frorn the marina area before discharge to the harbor. I now give rny general impressions of this basic plan, to be followed with more detailed observations on each point. It is first necessary to recognize that application of the WDOE stormwater manual in no way guarantees reaching a goal ofzero discharge. That rnanual does not feature management practices having strong capability to achieve zero discharge. The PSAT low impact developrnent (LID) rnanual shows how to design drainage features that could reach zero discharge. However, that manual has none of the prescriptive requirements of the WDOE manual and is just a "how to" guide to employ once the components of the stormwater management system are selected. Hence, it does not appear at all that the zero-discharge goal for the golfcourse resort has any force behind it. Even if the resort can be held to zero discharge, the FEIS presents insufficient information, even for the level of a rezoning application, for a reviewer, and the public at large, to judge wellthe prospects for achieving the goal. While I recognize that rnore detail will be presented at a later stage of project development, the public needs some more information beyond that given in the FEIS to have any confidence that the project will funclion as advertised and to countenance a major nezone. The marina portion of the project will not be held to the zero-discharge standard. While the FEIS states that its discharge will reoeive "full treatment," it gives no information at all on what that treatment might be and what is meant by "fuI!." As with the plan for the resort, the pubtic must be given a more complete basis upon which to evaluate the quality of the plan at this point in project development. Outside of the immediate project area, the FEIS does not assess the water quality impacts of anticipated traffic additions associated with the development. The Transportation Impact Study indicates increases on a number of local roads and highways of hundreds of cars a day on average , Automobiles emit or mobilize numerous pollutants that enter water bodies and degrade aquatic ecosystems. The FEIS is inadequate as long as it does not give the public a rneans by which to understand the full environrnental impact before being willing to see rural zoning changed to accommodate th i s proj ect. Further Obs-ervations kro Discharge from Resort Achieving zero discharge depends on effective implementation of the types of site design and stormwater management practices presented in the PSAT LID manual. Fundamentally, these practices come down to infiltrating rainfall into the ground or harvesting water from roofs and other surfaces for a use such as landscape irrigation or "gray water" system supply (e.g., toilet flushing). The FEIS states that both of these methods will be used but not the role each would play. The intention is to store runofT in existing "kettles," use it to meet "water demands" , and direct the excess into the ground (by To Whom It May Concem December 6,2007 Page 3 what means is not revealed). Even though I did not have much information to go on, I feel safe in assuming that the project will have to make substantial use of infiltration to reach zero discharge. Successful water quality protection by infiltration depends of having soils that will percolate water rapidly enough to drain surface holding areas in time to prevent various problems that can occur with excessive ponding times (generally, within 72 hours), but not so fast that contaminants will reach groundwater and pollute it. The natural soils do not neoessarily have to possess desirable soil pore storago space and hydraulic conductivities themselves, but can be amended (usually, with organic compost) to function well. However, clays cannot be sufficiently amended to provide enough pore storage and hydraulic conductivity to percolate rapidly enough; and, conversely, coarse sands and gravels cannot be amended to slow percolation enough to ensure groundwater protection, The authors of Chapter 3 of the FEIS made no reference to the site soil and hydrogeologic data in Appendix 4 and did not use it to assess tn even the most rudimentary way what it means for the prospective success of their plan. The data are very sparse, with the soils informalion consisting of only the U,S. Department of Agriculture soil survey results. Soil survey data are generally not site- specific enough for conclusive determinations of infiltration potential, which often varies considerable in quite small distances. The reported data show very gravelly loamy sand predominating, which if actually the case would tend to encourage the betiefthat water could be infiltrated successfu[y but could penetrate too rapidly. Nevertheless, an informed judgment requires more site-specific data. The public cannot be expected to accept a major rezone in their county until they are told enough to gauge potential success. Insuffrcient soil storage and hydraulic conductivity will render zero discharge an illusion. Overly rapid percolation willthreaten groundwater, a potable supply source in a rural area, and reaoh streams on the site and other nearby surface waters as seepage. There is heightened concem about groundwater quality when a golf course is involved. Golf courses are large consumers of fertilizer and pesticide chemicals, as well as irrigation water, The comrnon water pollutant least capable of interdiction in soils is nitrate-nitrogen, which is introduced to the surface in large quantities with fertilization, from where it can be carried along with percolating irrigation or rain water to the water table. Nitrate is the agent causing methemoglobinemia, generally in infants, when consumed with drinking water. Pesticides reaching drinking supplies are obviously also a major health concern. Treatment of Marino Discharge The term "full treatment" as promised for the marina is simply meaningless. Different treatment systems have varying efficiencies in treating different pollutants. In addition to terrestrial runoff from upland areas, marinas are sources of all the pollutants associated with engines and petroleum products, cleaning agents, and household chernicals, used right on the water. Their potential for release and in what quantities depend on rnarina activities, particularly how much maintenance is performed, but they are always a factor, Also, it can be expected that a resort ofthis size will lead to greatly increased use of the existing marina, which would itself increase pollutant loading. Some treatment systems oan do an excellent job in capturing these various pollutants, others are poor overall, and some are mixed depending on the pollutant in question. The project proponents must state how they would handle and treat marina discharge before the public can oonsider their plan. To Whorn It May Concern December 6,2007 Page 4 Potential Trffic Impacts Table I I of the Transportation Impact Study shows the "Statesman" altemative to increase traffic by 6 to 89 percent on the various roads and highways in the project vicinity, with a 4l percent rise at one point on highway U.S. l0l (near Woodpecker Road), However, the origin of these figures is unclear and probably in error. My calculations do not agree when comparing the cited "Statesman" alternative traffic volumes with either the "Without Project" or "No Action" colurnns. For exarnple, I got increases of 875 and 225 percent comparing "Statesman" Black Point Road traffic with "Without Project" and "No Action," respectively, I found the "Statesman" increase on U.S, 101 near Woodpecker to be 69 or 5l percent with the same respective comparisons. I was likewise unable to reproduce Table I l's percentages for the "Brinnon" and "Hybrid" alternatives. It would be inappropriate, in my opinion, to go forward on this major action with such anomalies in key infonnation supplied in its support. Motor vehicles are responsible for water body contamination from rnany sources. Brake pad and tire wear introduce copper and zinc, respectively, both highly toxic to aquatic life. Wear of engine parts contributes these and other toxic metals, like lead, cadmium, chromium, and nickel. Peholeum products leak from engines, transmissions, and braking systerns. Sediments drop onto roads from chassis and undercarriages, These pollutants wash immediately into receiving waters during rainy periods but also stay on and around roads for later wash off when rains come. It is reasonable to assurne that the roads around the resort and marina complex would experience the most elevated traffic in the summer months. Even though there is not much rain then, the remnants would be in concentrated forrn in the first flush of fall rains. Concentration of toxic rnaterials, such as the various metals in road runoff, is the condition rnost dangerous to aquatic life, The FEIS is an incomplete and thoroughly inadequate document in not addressing these potential irnpacts at all. SUMMARY The Comprehensive Plan amendment application should be denied unless the Brinnon MPR proponent can provide convincing evidence that; (l) zero discharge from the golfcourse resort can be achieved; (2) soils are conducive to the intended infiltration either in their natural condition or after amendment; (3) infiltration will not contaminate groundwater or result in below-ground delivery of pollutants to surface receiving waters, with particular attention to golf course irrigation and rain water discharge; (4) marina discharge will be treated with a specific system to reduce harbor contarnination frorn that source to the greatest extent possible; and (5) increased trallic will not degrade the water quality of Hood Canal and its tributary waters or threaten the survival and well being of their resident and anadrornous aquatic organisms. This evidence must be made available to the public for another review ofthe proposal before its official consideration. I would be please to discuss my comments with you and invite you to contact me if you wish Sincerely, '?*LA*,LP, t*L,**-,--- Richard R. Horner Letter I I David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: joe breskin <joe.breskin@gmail,com> Monday, January 05, 2015 4:08 PM David W. Johnson OEC Black Point Pleasant Ha6or MPR DSEIS CommentsSubject: David, In addition to the concems raised by The Brinnon Group in the Jan? submittal by Barbara Moore- Lewis, Olympic Environmental Council (OEC) would add the following concernsl POPULATION The population of Brinnon is about 8 I 8 and maybe half this number of hornes. Expanding the number of living quarters to 890 residential units (Options I & 2) will have an enonnous impact in the area in many respects, including potable water, storrnwater, sewage solids and effluents, release of CO2 into the atmosphere and loss of CO2 soil and tree sequestration. ECONOMICS Few of the built units are intended for year round occupancy. (The majority of this housing (67%) would be for short- term visitors and 33% would be for permanent residents,) 67Yo or about 548 units are hoped to be filled, but most likely the largest percentage of PT occupancy will be in the wanner time of the year. The impacts to the area call for showing an economic analysis that this resort is financially viable. We request this be done. Has the resort company factored in the new minimum wage for employees? Where will construction workers (80.5% out of the area) be housed? Feasibility of housing them close to the site? Will all construction works be from WA State? Options l&2 details are described but the No Action, which is to build a few hundred homesites, is not detailed. So it is not being seriously considered. Yet, it is an Option and it should have comparative details so the costs can bs seen. You ask for the public to weigh in and the public should have this information to consider, This is an omission and should be conected. The information should be combined with that of the marina so one grasps an overall picture of the costs and potential impacts of the entire operation. What costs will be put to the area and state citizens? For instance, road repair from additional traffic the resort will bring. Utility costs. Medical facilities. Taxation. This estimation should be rnade public up front, GLOBAL WARMING Stripping this large area of trees and its natural grasses, soils and wetlands will release imrnense amount of gteenhouse gases into the ambient air. Earth removal will have a large affect on the microbial soil community. A study needs to be done on how this will affect both the harbor life and the surrounding Brinnon community 1 EA 2 EA 3 EA I Appendix M doesn't quantifu the GHG releases and effects of the releases, and the mitigations are hardly that! And for sequestration to work, even for the replanted trees, the amount will not balance out. It takes years to regain that sequestration, whether replanted trees or new grass. Too, please factor in how this would affect the marine life, EFFLUENT Class A effluent discharge from the proposed sewerage treatment plant is planned to be stored and recycled. Do not use this to recharge the aquifers! Do not use this for fire protection and irrigation. [t will make firefighters ill! There arc many studies that determine recycling of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents are unsafe. There are thousands of chemicals and many pathogens that cannot be tested, nor the cumulative impacts. It is known that: . microbeads from personal products pass through WWTPs into effluent . MRSA and other pathogens remain in the sludge and the effluent . antibiotic bacteria can be created in the WWTPs . triclosan rninimizes WWT? treatment . effluent contains fire retardants . effluent and well as the solids contain thousands of chernicals including chemicals of emerging concern and POPs More reason to not recycle the effluent: http://www.epa. gov/oie/reports/201 4/20 I 40929-14-P-036.J.pdf NOISE: There is an inadequate discussion ofconstruction noise resulting from stated nced to orush vast amounls ofgmvel as site is developed. Presumption is lhat crushing would occur in batches, based on the combination of site development, related land disturbing activities and projected needs for each development stage. Noise abatement means should be providcd in a noise abatemenl plan that inoludes hours of operation and noise abatemenl means and County should require developmenl of computer models to predict noise impacts at receiving properties and ongoing monitoring to insure that projections are accunte and that noise abatement provided is in fact effective, and should includes clauses calling for immediate remedies if abatrment fails to delivpr promised SPL. Continuous monitoring at receiving property that records both peak and average SPL to be reoorded during periods when crushing equipment is in operation and available for public review, SUMMARY This comment covers only some of the problems with the planned resort and the DSEIS. Clearly, it is not appropriate to approve this project at this time. Joe Breskin (Treasurer) for Olympic Environmental Council Jan 5,2015 3 cont. 4 Peck / Esvelt 5 EA 6 EA 2 Letter 12 R ii'il) JAN 0 5 2014 5 January 2015 JffrffiI[8ii;ilY0[0 Jefferson County Department of Community Development Attn: David Wayne Johnson RE: Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort DSEIS 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend WA 98368 dwj o! ns o n (4)c o j e ffe rs on. wa. u s On behalf of Sierra Club North Olympic Group and our hundreds of members, activists, and supporters, we are writing to submit comments on the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort DSEIS. Please include these comments in the administrative record. Sierra Club feels there are serious omissions in this Draft Environmental Impact Statement that must be corrected. Our comments on different aspects are listed below. GLOBAL WARMING: An assessment needs to be done and presented on how this project will affect global warrning and the microbial soils community due to extensive plant and soil removal. Appendix M doesn't quantify the GHG releases and effects of the releases, and the mitigations are clearly inadequate. It takes years to regain sequestration of carbon,and the DEIS also fails to factor in how this would affect marine life. ( 1 EA 2 EA EFFLUENT: Class A effluent discharge from the proposed sewerage treatment plant is planned to be stored and recycled. This is a dangerous practice that should not be used due to inevitable pathogen transfer to aquifers. There are thousands of chemicals and many pathogens, (microbeads, MRSA, antibiotics, fire retardants and chemicals of emerging concern) that cannot be tested, nor are clearly known for their cumulative impacts, and that will be introduced in a recycling system. TRAFFIC: One of the most worrisome issues with this project is traffic. Hwy l0l is a thoroughfare used by those traveling between Clallam County and more southern points to Olympia. Additionally, the traffic is greatly increased during the summer season. Roads are naffow. Much of the route is on bluffs which fail, as some just have this December 2014 creating one way traffic for weeks. Landslides are common on this route during the rainy season. Traffic accidents happen. This resort area is an inhospitable site for a large resort. WATER: Another very worrisome issue is the availability of water over the long term and the effects on community water resources. Water will become a key resource as weather wanns and snow levels are minimized and rainwater runoffincreases. The DSEIS does not address this truth. SUMMARY This comrnent can only cover some of the problems with the planned resoft and the DSEIS. Clearly, it is not appropriate to approve this project. Respectively submitted, Monica Fletcher Chair North Olympic Group, Sierra Club monicaflet@gmail.com 4 3 Peck/ Esvelt TENW Bender 5 6 EA Letter 13 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Jefferson County Department of Cornmunity Development Joe Baisch, 3485 Dosewalllps Road, Brinnon, WA 98320 Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort SEIS RECm,nvlEID 0Ec08ad Jffrtn$lil[0llilil 0tE ln response to your request for community input on the subject referenced above, I submit the following comments: I have lived in Brinnon, Washington slnce 1992. I am small business owner operating Elk Meadows Lodging and Farm and Mt Jupiter Water System Management. I have been an active citizen in Jefferson County for 23 years. I was on the team who established the North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce and Emerald Towns Alliance, (Sponsor of ShrimpFest). I was a member of Team Jefferrcn, County Economic Development Council and establlshed Big Quil Enterprises, a WSU 4H youth run shellfish business. ln addition to these activities, I worked for WSU Extension from 20O3 to 2010 on two projects: 1. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Connecting Schools and Community Grant as Coordlnator 2. Northwest Area Foundation, St PaulMinnesota's Horizons Cornmunity Develop Program as a Community Coach THE STATESMAN CORPORATION's PROPOSED MPR ON THEIR BLACK POINT PROPERTY 15 THE COUNW'S MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SINCE THE PORT LUDLOW MPR. Government Policy has dramatically curtailed County timber revenue and short sited zoning and bullding codes have not only discouraged commercial development but forced a large percentage of Jefferson County citizens to both shop and work in adjacent Counties. Present County Leadership has offered no plan to turn the trend around. The lack of attention to Economic Development (Private Sector) has lead to an exodus of Families with school age children. All four County school Districts have experienced falling enrolment numbers. Brinnon School had 131 Students in 1993. lt started 2013 with 25 students. Of the remaining school age students in the County, over 50% qualifu for free/reduced meals. (Poverty!) Jefferson County has also maintained its lead in keeping its unemployment rate above 8% in Western Washington. The 30 conditions put on the developer have been answered. I urge the County to move the process fonrrard and deal with issues sounding questions on these responses. The developer has already invested a few million dollars in bringing the marina complex up to current codes. Jefferson County desperately needs to diversify and increase lts revenue streams, One of the main community concerns is how the resort's water requirements will affect neighboring wells. The Nelghborhood Water Policy that requires Statesman to provide access to their water systern will be a requirement. lt is an asset to a land owner to have a public water system supplying water to their property. Joe Balsch, Brinnon, Washington 1 EA 2 EA 3 EA TO: FROM; Ioy Baisch,3485 tlosarallips Road, Brinnon, WashirEton 98iil20 Prolect Proponent SUBJECT: Fleasant Flarbor Draft Supplemental EIS Departm€r$of C-omnunity DevehpmentJeffiersonCountyWashin*1$ 11l-,f;ll}'r r i[i' il ATTN: Carl Smfth Director Letter 14 Bender 4 EA 5 TENW 1 EA 2 3 EA The required Supplemental EIS fiorthe proposed Brinnon project h an extraordinary document. The Statesman Corporation is obviously serious about the development and has gone to great lengths to address the issues/conditions put forth by the Jefferson County Commissioners. I have spent the Iast few months communicaUng with Deschutes County, Oregon officials and reading documents that Deschutes County has generated in regards to Destination Besort Development in Central Oregon. The issues of WATER, CCOMMUNITY IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, TRAFFIC all top the concerns list in their ongoing evaluation of the 5 Major flesort Properties in the region. t have anached a document titled nBenefrts of Destinatlon Resorts to Oeschutes County." WATER: The Duc*abush Water Shed-.. Accoriding to the USGS, a 3O year study of average cubic foot per second flow rate of the Duckabush River is 415 CF/Sec. (8.!14 gallons in a Cubic Foot) 416cuf/sec calculates lo 299,759,616 gallons e\rery 24 hours- This flow rate measur€s only the surface water in the valley and does not take into account the volume of water that makes it way to Hood Canal underground. Pleasant Harbor Resort could replace its 390,000 pllon reservoir every 24 hours by pumping water directly out of the Duckabush Rlver and only take .fi)2 percent of the 24 hour average 30 year flow rate. The proposed engineered water system seruing the reson represents "state of the art" future technology design. Jefferson County has an opportunity to become a leader in water and wastewater design by moving the Resort Proiect forward. COMMUNITY IMPACT: Currently, almost all of our school age children live in poverty. {Brinnon School Free/Reduced lunch population is 87}6 of the student hody... Quilcene is over 5oi6) The food bank has tripled in residents served since 2007. Federal Forest Policy has eliminated most of the local timber jobs. The County's adoption of the Growth Management Act in the early 90's has made it expensive and time cortsuminB to develop even the smallest building proiect. The list goes on... Statesmank proposed Resort is a sign of HOPE for the residents South Jefferson County. ENVTRONMENTAL IMPACrS: I've tried to find a "Development Project" in Washington State that has higher Environmental Standards'n than this Resort Development... There are none. TRAFFIC: According to our Washlngton State Department of Transportation our Highway 101 experiened 1.6 million travelers in 2011. During the Supplemental EIS introduction meeting in Brinnon, the issue of Highway 101traffic was discussed at length. At no time during that discussion was the potential of both air and water travel offered. Nelther was the fact that in 2011 tlosewallips State Park hosted over 4@,000 visitors- lf more traffic means work for South County residents ... we will deal with m94e traffic. - -,,.F5#g?t*n,1fi/ashinston January1,201s BENEFITS OF DESTINATION RESORTS TO DESCHUTES COUNTT A REPORT TO SLINRIVER RESORT ELESCO, LTD. P.O. Box BS39 Sunriver, OR gTToT FEBRUARY zoog BY POSSITIVE IMPACTS OF DESTINATION RESORTS ON DESCHUTES COUNTY . 2,500,000 annualvisitors to CentralOregon. . $470,000,0fl1direct visitor spendlng (2007). . $189,000,fi)0 addltlonal indirect relatad spending (2007) . 5,440 direct vlsitor industry lobs (2007). . 1,088 additional indirect lobs (2007). . $154,000,000 tolalwag€s attributed lo the visitor industry l2w7). . 1469 Hesort fobs in CentralOregon (2007). r $4o,5(Xl,00o Resort payroll (average wage= $27,586/yr or $13.25/hr. in 2007). , t?,700,000 transient room tares collected (2007/08). r $20,fi10,000 paid in propefi taxes (county and cities only 2007/2008). . Prlmarlly lranslent owners (only 13% of Sunriver ovyners are year round residents). . $74000,@0 payroll for Resort constructlon and supporl servlces (2007). . $25 BILLION Resort current Real Market Value crested by constructlon. . $tlmulates economic development of nearby communities (La Pine, Sisters, Redmond). . $2.5 BILLION Resort current Real Market Value fuels supporting lndustrles, n Promoles and exposes Central Oregon to natlonal markets. . Funds and support local charltles with money and volunteer time. . Provldes markols leading to expanded commercialair service. r Attractlon lor buslness recruitmsnl to rsgion. . Enhances avrareness ol Central Oregon ae a great place to live, . Attlacls home based buslness professlonale. . Actlve promotion of envlronmental protectlon and educallon (Sunriver Nature Center) . Protects and promotes the region's hletory and culture. . Provldes direct fundlng for regional lransportatlon improvemenls {Hwy s7, S. Oentury), . Expands regionalflre and pollce services and lacilities (Sunriver, Black Butte service districts), 1 A BENEFITS OF DESTINATION RESORTS TO DESCHUTES COUNTY DETAIL REPORT Destination Resorts provide important benefits to Deschutes County, both as a major component of its economy as well as enhancing quality of life for all its residents. This paper describes those benefits and how they conffibute to making Deschutes County a better place to live, work, and do business. A DIRECI ECONOMIC BENEFIS Destination Resorts are a "primary'' sector of the local economy. That means they pull outside money into the region, which then gets circulated throughout the economy as secondary spending. Without new money coming in, the local economy would shrink as dollars flow out to purchase goods and services from other regions. Primary sectors have hlgher economic muttipliers than the secondary industries that clrculate rnoney that is already here. 1, Deschutes County is a maJor beneficiary of the Oregon visitor industry. Deschutes County's Gross Domestic Product {GDP) in 2006 was measured at 56.011 billion by the U. 5. Bureau of Economlc Analysis according to a report released on September 25, 2008. That was an increase of 11.5% from the GDP figure for 2005 in current dollars. By comparlson, the increase for all U,S. Metropolitan Areas was only 6.350/o over that one-year period. The Leisure and Hospitality sector of the economy, which includes Destination Resorts, contrlbuted 5% of that year-to-year growth in Deschutes County while nationally It contributed only 3.4%. The Central Oregon Visitors Association (COVA) estimates in their 2008 Annual Report that approximately 2.5 million people visited Central Oregon in 2005. That was about 12% of the roughly 21.2 million people who visited the whole state of Oregon. About 60% of those who visited Central Oregon, or 1.5 milllon people, indicated the reason for their visits was destination-oriented vacation travel rather than family or business related. That component was 16% higher than the state norm ol 44%. Total direct visitor spending in Deschutes County was 5470.7 million in 2007 according to preliminary flgures from Dean Runyan Associates for the Oregon Tourism Commission. These expenditures went for a wide variety of products and services: 2 /\M Srre.r million Alts, Entertainm ent, RecreationAccommodatlons $ Sg.Z million $rea.a miltion RetailsalesFood & Beverage Sery1gg!_S sg.o million S qo.g millionp66d gtsres Air Transportation (visitor only)S r,+ miilion 5 66.2 millionGround Transport & Motor Fuel Total Spending at Destination $+zo,z miilion Table l:2CIO7 Travel lm in Central O Commod Purchased 2007 2. Multiplier effect increases visitor spending in Deschutes County Direct spending by visitors is increased by the "multiplier effect" as those dollars are circulated throughout the economy. According to the IMPLAN model from the Minnesota lmplan Group, lnc., the total output multiplier for this sector is approximately 1,4x, which means every direct dollar spent has a total value to the economy of 1.4 dollars. Under that formula, the $qlO,l million spent directly by visitors in Deschutes County ln 2007 had a total value of S0Sg mtllion. 3. Visitor spending creates employment in Deschutes County The 2007 Travel lmpacts report showed that 5,440 direqt jobs in Deschutes County were attributed to the visitor industry that year. This figure includes both full- and part-time positlons of wage and salary workers and proprietors. Because of the seasonaland part-time nature of this sector, the number of full-time equivalent workers would be less. For that reason, the multiplier is also less. A multiplier of 1.2x results in total employment of about 6,528 workers in 2007. Direct employment in this sector was nearly equal to the entire Manufacturing sector in Deschutes County in 2007, which totaled 5,551workers. lt was larger than the Financial Services sector (3,859) or the Professional, Scientific & Technicalservices sector (2,737). 4. Travel spending generates industry earnings (wages & salaries) in Deschutes County An estlmated S121.6 million of direct visitor spending ln 2007 was classified as industry earnings, which includes all wages, salarles, and proprietor incomes after the costs of sales are taken out. These were distributed as shown below: Table 2: 2007lnd Earnin Generated TravelS end S 85.9 millionAccommodations & Food Service Arts, E ntertainment, Recreatio n S 17.8 miltion S 14.1million Auto Rental, other ground trans.Retait (includes gasoline)$ o.s mittion $ o.z million Other TravelAir Transportation (visitor o4yl $ z.s rrrillion 5121.5 millionTotal Direct Earnings 3 These dollars stay in Deschutes County and enable local workers to pay their bills. They are supplemented by the share of vender sales from local firms that are also used to pay wages, salaries and proprietor incomes. The IMPLAN wage multipller is about 1.35 in Deschutes County, so the total impact of the direct visitor spending on industry earnings was about S164 million in 2007. 5. Destinatlon Resorts attract visitors to Central Oregon; they are not "sagebrush subdivisions" lnquiries to the Sunriver Owners Association revealed that there are 4,205 home sites in the resort community with a current buildout of 94c)6, which translates to about 3,954 residential units. Of these, the Sunriver Owners Association estimates that about 500 homes, or 12.6% of the total, are occupied full-time by about 1,000 permanent residents, That is down from an estimated 700 homes in the year 2000. Another t/3rd of the homes, or roughly 1,320 units, have non-resident owners who come to Sunriver for vacations and do not rent their homes to visitors. The remalning 2,134 units, or S{Yo, are on the rental market and are used by tourists vacationing in Sunrlver. These statistics show that Sunriver is primarily a visitor-oriented resort community rather than a residential subdivislon. lt is believed that other Destination Resorts in Deschutes County follow a similar pattern, 6. Destination Resorts provide the hlghest economic benefits in Deschutes County's visltor industry Exclusively for this report/ data were obtained from the Oregon Employment Department to update a 2OO7 study comparing the economic irnpacts of Destination Resorts in Central Oregon versus the overall Leisure & Hospitality industry, That study gave figures for 2005 that have been updated to 2007 in this report" Both the 2005 figures and those for 2007 show that Destination Resorts pay signlficantly higher wages than the overall industry of which they are a part. Statewide, both the original study and the updated ZOOT numbers cover eight Destination Resorts in Oregon, of which five are ln Central Oregon. The statewide trends for these eight resorts are shown for both employment and payrolls from 2001to 2007 in Table 3: Table 3:Annual Em 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 18597842 1895 1939 2078 2208Destination Resorts 2348 149700 151600149600 155100 159100 154900 172300Leisure & HospitalltY 27700 21300 21300Accommodations 21400 21200 21300 21400 4 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072001 13633 14053 14206 14535 15099 15555 16104Leisure & HosPitality 22586 23420 23093 26134 27132 2652720632Destination Resorts 33585 34446 35627 36591 38070 3956433202TotalAll lndustries Employment in Destination Resorts increased 275% statewide from 2001 to 2007, while it increased by only 15,2% in the whole Leisure & Hospltality sector" ln the subsector of accommodations, the growth rate was a negative 1'4%. Table 4:Annual Pa dolla These figures show that the average annual payroll per worker in Destination Resorts statewide in 2007 was 64.7% higher than the averag€ payroll in the overall Leisure & Hospitality sector, While it was only 67.1% of the average payroll for all industrles, that was due largely to the seasonal emPloyment factor. It is also significant that the average annual payrolls at Destination Resorts increased by 28.6% from 2001to 2007, while it increased only 18,1% in the overall Leisure & Hospitality sector and by tg.2% in the All lndustries total. These figures indicate that workers at Destinatlon Resorts have been able to keep pace with inflation better than workers in other sectors of the economy. Central Oregon shows even better results for Destination Resorts than the rest of Oregon. The numbers from the Oregon Employment Department show that the five Destination Resorts in Central Oregon employed 1,469 workers in 2007 with an annual payroll of 540,494,37O. That equatesto an average annual payroll per worker of527,556. Table 5: Destination Resort Em in :2AA7 The three Destination Resorts in the rest of Oregon employed 879 workers in 2007 with an annual payroll ol52!,791,78lfor an average payroll per worker of $24,790. That put the Central Oregon Destination Resorts al LL.296 higher than the resorts in the rest of the state, The llst below shows average annual payrolls for severa! industry sectors in Deschutes County in 2007 for comParison; 5 Locatlon Resorts Employment Payroll Ave. Pay Central OreSon Rest of Oregon 5 1,469 S4o,ag4,37o $22,s66 3 879 521,79O,78L $24,790 Total I 2,348 $62,295,151 s26,527 /L ^VN Destination Resorts (Central Oregon) Agrlculture & ForestrY SuPPort Food Manufacturing Retail (Total) Air Transportation Real Estate Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Accommodation & Food Services Other Services s27,566 S28,04B 525,412 526,4z4 522,799 529,415 SlB,tgs S1o,gt4 524,318 100.0% 98.3% 108.5% LO4.396 720,go/i 93.7Yo 151.5% 769.A4/o 113.4% Converted to a full-time work year of 2,080 hours (52 weeks X 40 hrs/week) the average annual payroll at Destination Resorts in Central Oregon of 527,566 in 2007 translated to an average hourly wage of S13.25. This was notably higher than the equivalent minimum wage and does not include the value of benefits such as health lnsurance, sick leave, Social Security and Medicare taxes, and other employer contributions. An obvious conclusion is that, on average, the average annual payrolls at Destlnation Resorts in Central Oregon are significantly higher than the lower wages paid in some other sectors, plus benefits, 7, Destination Resorts generate ernployment in construction and other service industries Construction workers and their payrolls are also benefits of Destination Resort development, as are the workers and payrolls associated with private buslnesses located on or near the Destination Resorts. Figures for construction trades associated with Destination Resorts are not broken out in the data but it is assumed that they represent a significant percentage of the total because of the residential housing component of Destination Resorts along with the construction of resort hotel units. ln 2007 there were 2,040 workers employed ln the construction of buildings in Deschutes County, plus another 5,034 specialty trade contractors. Total annual payrolls of these two groups were $265,264,4L7 and average annual payrolls per worker were 537,540. Estimating that 75% of those jobs were in Destination Resorts, their share of total payrolls would have been right at $40 mlllion in 2007. The 2007 OED study also showed there were 219 firms in 14 industry sectors supportlng Just over 1,300 jobs in 2005 within a two-mfle radius of seven of Oregon's Destination Resorts and within a three-mile radius of Sunriver Resort. Sectors included construction, real estate, health care services, recreation services, restaurants, retail trade, and more. Those firms supplied more than Sgt.s million in payroll to their workers during 2005. 6 Sector Average Pavroll DR as % Addlng together the direct Destination Resort Jobs, direct construction jobs, and lobs ln supporting industries produces an approxirnate total direct impact of about 9,800 jobs ln Deschutes County in 2007 and payrolls of about $112,000,000 based on the assumption of trS% of total construction employment- 8. Destination Resorts provlde significant translent room tax revenues to local governments According to CQVA's 2008 Annual Report, transient room taxes paid from all sources have added millions of dollars per year to County and City budgets. Table 6: Transient Room Tax Revenues in Deschutes Co These payments totaled $28,+60,1C8 over the four-year periods shown above. An addltional $2,108,575 of transient room taxes were paid to the City of Prineville and Jefferson County over that period. The share of these transient room taxes paid by the Destination Resorts is not available because information on specific properties is not disclosed, These transient room taxes are used to benefit all of the citizens of Deschutes County by paying directly for essential services. ln particular, the Deschutes County Sheriff's office has been a major beneficiary of funding from transient room taxes. The Sheriff's Department has been receiving about 52.6 million annually from the County's general fund and transient room taxes. Translent room taxes are also a major funding source for COVA and are used to promote tourism marketing that benefits Central Oregon, A portion of the County's general fund, which includes room taxes, is used to support the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. 9. Destination Resorts provide significant property tax revenues to local governments According to an analysis of property tax revenues in the 2005/06 tax year, three Destination Resorts owners in Deschutes County paid $t,67t,121 in property taxes that year. These were: 7 FY 04/05 FY 0s/06 FY 06/07 GY OTIOE $3,034,742 s3,273,272 $3,310,502Deschutes County $3,535,309 Sg,ogq,SazSz,7763za $3,295,810 s3,477,237City of Bend 5406,115 s463,267 s486,121 s509,031City of Redmond $ IB3,786 $212,9s7 $zzz,lso S238,789City of Sisters $6,400,962 $7,044,038Total $l,3,,4,tgl 97,700,360 & Destination Resort Value Taxes Pronghorn 577,778,720 S 67L,245 Eagle crest $ 51,686,942 $ 548,477 Sunriver 542.72A24A S 451,399 $176,195,902 $1,671,121 These figures from the Deschutes County Assessor's Office only include taxes paid direaly by the resort owners and do not include the taxes paid by individual property ownets in those resorts. Total tax contrabutions from o// properties including private residences located in Destination Resorts are shown below: Destination Resort Real Value Taxes Su n river/Crosswate r Eagle Crest Resort Pronghorn Resort $LL,t74,961 $ +,096,4s8 s 1,384.64s S19,658,068 These three resorts in Deschutes County contributed almost $20 million in property taxes to the County in the 2005/06 tax year alone, Those figures only represent what the individual cities and the County assessed; they do not include other assessments from other government agencies or special districts, That means the total property tax impact of the Destination Resorts in Deschutes County was significantly higher. Property taxes paid by the resorts and on-site property owners were used to fund school districts, public safety services, roads, health and welfare seruices, and a wide range of other public services. However, the resort visitors and property owners generally place lower levels of demand on those services than do property owners outside of the Destination Resorts, in part because of the transient use of their properties as well as generally having older permanant residents. That means these property taxes not only pay for the services required to suppoft the Destination Resorts, but they also are used to subsidlze the services required by the population outside ofthe resorts. These property taxes are increasing as additlonal lots are sold and homes are built. For example, real market values and property taxes at Sunriver will increase rapidly as the recently- developed Caldera Springs is built out. Caldera Springs will ultlmately have 320lots with privately-owned own homes plus 45 cabins. The total real market value for all residential units is expected to be about 5450 million in current dollars at full build-out. At the time this report was written, Caldera Springs was built out to about 30% - 35% of its potential. I Real S1,7os,060,g05 5 449,779,290 s 142.894,880 52,357,735,065 B SEcottoRRY Ecoruorrltc Berue rrs Destination Resorts in Deschutes County provide other economic benefits that are not directly measured but are also lmPortant- 1. Destination Resorts provide an economic stimulus for nearby communities Destination Resorts in Deschutes County are in sub-urban or rural areas near cornmunities that have depressed economies because of the decline in tlmber and other resource industries. The Destination Resorts provide a much larger market for businesses ln La Pine, Sisters, and Prineville than would otherwise be available without them, 2. Destinatlon Resorts rnake nearby communities more viable for economic development Smaller rural communities such as La Pine lack the modern housing and other amenities to compete effectively for new businesses and their management staff. Destination Resorts such as Sunriver/Crosswater/Caldera Springs provide the upscale support facilities that make those communities more competitive. 3. Destination Resorts promote Deschutes County and Central Oregon to national markets Events such as the Tradition golf tournament on the Champions Tour are heavily promoted in golf magazines and other media before and during the events. Most of those natlonal events take place at Destination Resorts. The markets for those promotions are people who are attracted to Central Oregon for those events and spend their discretionary dollars with local businesses. 4. Destination Resorts'events help fund local charities Most of the major events hosted at Destination Resorts contribute financially to local charities. For example, the Pacific Amateur Golf Tournament in 2008 raised more than $tZ,O00 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon. ln addition, the resorts themselves help to fund non- profit and charitable organizations, At Sunriver, these have included the 5unrlver Music Festival and Wonderland Express, Care for Kids, Helping Hands, and numerous others. Property owners at these resorts also support Jocal arts and charities, schools, environmental enrichment prograrns. and other worthwhile activitles and organizations, I 5. Destination Resorts help provide the markets to expand local air services passenger boardings at Redmond Municipal Airport have risen steadily as new flights and new airline services have been added. Destination Resorts attract visitors who fly into the area from throughout the country in addition to those who drive In from Northwest cities. As a result, Central Oregonians now enjoy dlrect jet service to/from Salt Lake City and all points east as well as direct service to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Eugene, complementing historical service to Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. 6. Destination Resorts support economic development through business recrultment Destination Resorts expose executives to business opportunities available in Central Oregon by providing venues for conventions, conferences, seminars, and other business meetings. The resort image is a strong attractlon for catching the attention of companles being recruited to locate facilities in Deschutes County. 7. Destination Resorts create awareness of Central Oregon as a great place to llve lrr 2005, about 61% of vacant lot sales in Deschutes County were valued at $200,000 or more. ln Destination Resorts, however, the percentage was 78%, The difference shows that Destination Resorts are effectively attracting residents with higherfinancial resources. That means greater spending in the Deschutes County €conomy. L Destination Resorts provide a home base for business professionals A major trend ln the U.5, economy is the growth of "lone eagles", defined as business professlonals who provide services in wide markets by operating from a home base that represents where they want to live. Many of the residents of Destination Resorts fit that description. A survey in Sunrlver found that about 400 residences had a home office that served either a fulltime or part time business. These professional businesses bring outside money into the local economy without requiring the services needed for on-site employees, custorners or vendors. 10 /\,cV\ C Quaurv or Urr BEruerrs ln addition to direct and secondary economic benefits, Destination Resorts make significant contributions to enhancing the quality of life in Deschutes County and Central Oregon. 1. Destination Resorts have been leaders in developing healthy forest initiatives, wildland fire protection plans, noxious weed removal, habitat protectlon and restoration, and other environmental initiatives. Destination Resorts have environmental mana6ers and staffto ensure these programs are adequately supported and effective, 2. Destination Resorts create greater awareness of environrvrental needs and issues through education and proactive programs. fhe Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory is an example of how an activity in a Destination Resort practices outreach to the community in support of environmental awareness, ln addition to lts member and visltor services, it hosts school groups and provides community education and information. 3. Destination Resorts protect the region's history and culture, Unlike some residential subdlvisions, Destination Resorts focus on the amenities that attract visitors as well as residents. They develop their properties in ways that protect and enhance the historical and culturalfeatures of the region as natural amenities. 4. Destination Resorts provide community resources for local resldents in the surrounding areas. These include restaurants, hotels, and other resort-type facilities but some also include a library, post office, and public recreation and entertainment venues. 5. Destination Resorts contribute to improved transportation systems. When the Oregon Department of Transportation has required local participation in funding important highway and road improvements, Destination Resorts have stepped up to meet those requirements. Without the participation of Destination Resorts, some of those projects might have been shelved because of laek of local funding. For example, Sunriver and Crosswater contributed seed money to enable ODOT to proceed with the construction of the Highway 97 interchange at 5. Century Drive, and Caldera Springs paid 100% of the costs to construct a new roundabout on 5. Century and Abbot Drive atthe entrance to Sunriver (the first in CentralOregon). 11 6. Destination Resorts provide essential public safety support services and facilities. For example, the airport at Sunriver is used as a base for forest fire air support, Air Link ambulance access, and even as a reliever airport for the Bend and Redmond airports when they experlence below-minimums weather conditions. Those services ane not limited to the resort but are provided to residents throughout southern Deschutes County. These are some of the benefits of Destination Resorts in Deschutes County and Central Oregon that highlight their importance to the economy, the region's economic development, and the quality of life for local residents. There is no question that Destination Resorts have put Deschutes County "on the map" for attracting new capital investment and new buslnesses that have enhanced economic opportunities and generated substantlal revenues for local governments. 12 Letter 15 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: J Hal Beattie <jhalbt@gmail.com> Monday, January 05, 2015 2'.44 PM David W. Johnson Bekah Ross Brinnon MPR DSEIS comment Cornment DSEIS Brinnon MPR 05Jan15.docx Mr Johnson Attached and Included in the text of this email are our comments regarding the proposed resort on Black Point. Sincerely J Hal Beattie Rebekah R Ross Comment on the Statesman Master Planned Resort located in Brinnon, Washington From J Hal Beattie and Rebekah R Ross, Brinnon, WA 5 January 2015 Ow property shares a boundary with the proposed resort. As such we have several concerns with its development. Our main concems are as follows: l. Well water quality 2. Traffrc 3. Noise 4. Rwal character The proposed resort puts our water supply at risk. What happens if our water supply dries up or is contaminated or tums salty? Our water presently is not salty as confirmed by Department of Ecology testing in 2009. However our well draws water from appx 50' below sea level, making it vulnerable to 1 I Esv salt water intrusion if the head produced by the overlying freshwater aquifer is sufficiently reduced by resort use for the freshwater/saltwater interface to rise. Traffic. Assuming only one trip out per unit per day would add nearly 1800 vehicle trips per day in and out of the resort and the entrance onto 101 from Black Point Road. That will be a significant rise over present flow. Use of the boat ramp at pleasant harbor. Present use includes recreational boating fishing and tribal fishing boats. On a busy day all available boat trailer parking is taken. Will the resort supply overflow parking or require their boating clients to park their rigs elsewhere? Noise. Black Point is at present very quiet. The addition of 2000 plus more people as resort residents and employees will add significant noise pollution. ln addition there is a possibility of float plane service to the resort. There is currently one privately owned float plane that occasionally flies out of Pleasant Harbor. Even though we cannot see Pleasant Harbor from our house, we know from the noise when that plane is landing or taking off. lf the MPR operates like other time shares, exchange of clients would come on Saturday and Sunday. Even moderate float plane service would raise airplane noise to unacceptable levels. For example if even 10o/o of the resort population were to choose to fly in and out on a Saturday or Sunday, that would mean 30 to 50 flights each day. That is a lot of noise. Rural Character Brinnon is a pretty sleepy and laid back place. The development of a resort on Black Point will undoubtedly change the character of community. There will be more people, more transitory people. The resort will not be self contained. I envision a demand from the resort cllents for services that the community does not now have, or at least in volume. I see things like a strip with fast food, souvenir shops, and other cheap stores that are ubiquitous in coastaltowns nearly everywhere. Other Comments and concerns The Draft SEIS is full of typos and inconsistencies; too many for me to list here. We would hope a better review and editing of the final will take place. I cont. ) TENW 4 EA lt"* EA 5 6 EA 2 Many jobs at the resort will be seasonal. Will those workers become part of the permanent population of Brinnon? What happens to those seasonalworkers during the off season: unemployment or welfare? What happens if Statesman cannot make a go of it? Willthe next owner be able to maintain and operate the resort in the manner proposed by Statesman (ie low use of pesticides and herbicides, low water use protocols, energy efficiency)? What if there is no next owner. Can the resort be bonded to cover expenses to deconstruct if the resort fails? 7 EA 8 EA 3 Letter 16 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subjact: Dear David Johnson, I would like to weigh in on the master plan for the proposed resorVgolf course proposal for Hood Canal area South of Brinnon. Option 3 seems the best option in light traffic impact, fresh water (wells) concerns, and other environmental factors, Option 3 provides recreational access for a variety of people as opposed to a golf course which seems rather elitist. Let's look at the big picture, not just the lSth hole. Bonnie Beaudoin Using stories, artifacts, and experiences to teach, connect, and inspire beaudobj@plu,edu EDUC.412: Social Studies Methods Outreach Education Coordinator Bonnie BeaudoinPLU <beaudobj@plu.edu> Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:09 PM David W. Johnson Master Planned Resort (MPR) l; I Letter 17 David W. Johnson From: Sont: To: Subject: Bonnie Beaudoinjj <beaudoinjj@yahoo.com> Sunday, January 04, 2015 5147 PM David W. Johnson Proposed ResorUgolf cource master plan Dear David Johnson, I would like to weigh in on the proposal for the resort/golf course plan on Hood Canal just South of Brinnon. Option 3 seems the least disruptive considering traffic, well water, and other community/environmental concerns, Option 3 offers resort/wilderness access for a variety of people while the golf option seems rather elitist. Let those golfers trade in their clubs for a nature vacation, Please add me to the email list regardlng thls concern. Bonnie Beaudoin Beaudobj@plu.edi Sent from my iPhone I EA 1 Letter l8 Davld W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subject: CarlSmith Monday, December 01,201410:14 AM David W. Johnson FW: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort FYI From: jeffbocc Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 9:23 AM To: John Austin; PhilJohnsou David Sulltvan Cc: Philip Morley; CarlSmith Subject FW: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort From: Barba ra Buchma n lmailto: ba rbara bbuch ma n @gma il,coml Sent Monday, December 0t,2Ol4 6:20 AM To: John Austin Cc: jeffbocc Subfect: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort As a Brinnon resident for 25 years, I have great interest and concem for the well being of our town. I am a former Brinnon School Board member and my husband is a retired physician. We have worked to help make Brinnon a beautiful place to live. Our town is in dire need of more job opportunities. Our school is losing enrollment every year. We very much need Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort to be developed in the way Statesman have proposed. Their design, quality of construction and overall plan is of the highest standard. They have a track record for quality projects with great attention to environmental impact for the community, We have been great supporters of this project since its inception.....2008! It is very disappointing that it has taken it this long to get to this point. We have had boats in Pleasant Harbor for rnany years and the improvements that have already been made are substantial. With this development, new residents will be attracted to our beautiful South County town of Brinnon with employment and recreation opportunities. Additionally, this will be clearly of great benefit to the coffers of Jefferson County. This project will provide a positive impact in every way for our community. This is development and growth at its very best. Please support Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. EVERYONE will benefit from this great addition for Jefferson County. Respectfully, Barbara Buchman 256 Wildwood Shores Brinnon, WA 98320 I EA 1 Letter 19 Davld W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subiect: CarlSmith Tuesday, December 02,201412:05 PM David W. Johnson FW: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort Project FYI From: jeffbocc Sent: Tuesday, December 02,207410:57 AM To: John Austin; David Sullivan; PhllJohnson Cc: CarlSmith; Philip Morley Subfect: FW: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort Project From: Barbara Buchman [mailto: barba rabbuchma n@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 0L,2074 5:13 PM To: John Austin Cc: jeffbocc Subject: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort Project As a retired cardiologist (SwedishlProvidence Honorary), I am very interested in supporting the Statesman Project for Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. This project will be a positive inlluence on the overall well being of the entire community and Jefferson County. It will provide much needed jobs and raise the standard of living for the area. I have been a 14 year Brinnon resident, have given financial support to meet all stated needs of the Brinnon Food Bank and many other project for the area to improve the quality of life for this beautiful area. We very much need the type of quality development that this project will provide. Sincerely, Joseph G. Buchrnan, M.D. 256 Wildwood Shores Brinnon, WA 98320 1 EA 1 5eNa,=o"\ cou,r\"D"T oQ Grnrn. rlq )-lr.l+-<^)+Re Rrn>ra^rt '*,+b*.c >5 ( r 1 ) Dac- 3, Zor{ Lener2o To tr)hsrn tt rna\ conlcz,cal tls Q^tt -**L rearla+3ts \ercu ..6r B^^do,-\1 EAUJAb.'+)1 &-L??otd rantb €*J e-L ?*fff,f !?z,qa,a..)t +\*.\o.. tAe- \e"-\,T t,t)(( b- oaJto +- cornyt^"^S bdth a:r!le.Ic,, \ AN) T.n +nscrrr\ \ J. ,J e- qrle- \\L C-ontnt rj5 to{ -tro RTPror/e- -rl^e- ?arydt M) rv\or/e- it TcrrsnzurN A rcvre-\ r'v\n^.t^renR , RIB.EI*ED tr3 o I2oll rtlffifi$0il[0tlffilrtr Fl*r," Ai>r+>eq A 5er=,.lte-1,$t C.^\nJor{ da \C 1 65Zo a\w-'t Letter 2l David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Sarah Clawson-Schuch <saclawso@gmail.com> Sunday, January 04,2015 3:57 PM David W. Johnson DSEIS proposal for a Master Planned Resort (MPR)Subject: Dear Mr. Johnson: I am writing to voice my opinion regarding the DSEIS proposal for a Master Planned Resort (MPR)just south of Brinnon on the Hood Canal/Black Point peninsula. I am endorsing "no action" because of issues about traffic, lack of available well water to the proposed development, public safety, lack of a bond if the project should begin and fail, infrastructure, and the massive size given the locale, I also feel this decision is being rushed considering the brief window from Thanksgiving to New Year's. I live in Port Ludlow but have hiked extensively in the Brinnon area and south of there. lt would be a shame to spoil the natural beauty of this area with large-scale development. Sincerely, Soroh Clowson-Schuch socloWs.o@omoil.com (360)215-4065 home (765)776-6839 cell 1 EA 1 Letter 22 David W, Johnson From: Sent: To: Subject: Ruth DiDomenico <intheharbor@msn.com> Friday, November 21,2014 5:20 PM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor Project Jefferson County Committee : The coming meeting re: the Plsasant Harbor Project is so very important to our "sleepy" community. I am surprised that Statesman Group is still interested in investing millions of dollars in our area that would put so many of our idle people to work and give our young people some hope of being able to stay here in Brinnon when they graduate from high school. I understand why the long standing local comer grocery store that has one or two cans of most things on their shelf or the local actors guild would not want to see a sizeable competitors rnove in, but do not believe that this vocal few should rnake the difference in making this comrnuniry come alive and contribute so much to a prosperous (taxable based) and mature improved quality of life that a resort with all their amenities would allow for the rest of living here. Ruth DiDomenico l7 Quiet Place Brinnon, Wa, 98320 360 796 0156 I EA 1 Letter 23 Pleasant Harbor tlaster Planned Resort Draft Supplemental EIS DRAFT SEIS OPEIT HOU$E, 12.0,3.14 PUBLIC GOTTE]ITS O]tI DRAFT SEIS Name DALILA DOWD Addl?ss P. O. Box 142, Brinnon, 98320 Telephone/e.lngil 36G796.4001 Gomments: Please make cornmonts as specific as possible and referenca the Draft SEIS page number, table number, etc. I retired from Brinnon School District in 2013. The enroltment has dropped by about 75olo since tts peak of over 135 students in the late 80's - early 90's. More than 70% of the students are on the National School Lunch Program that qualiftes.students for free/reduced meals based on household income. This is clearly an indicator of the economic health of the Brinnon community. The Statesman Group is the only signilicant hope for an economic boost to come to the Brinnon community in the last half century. The Master Planned Resort (MPR) proposal has been studied and scrutinized for years and it is clear that it would be positive for the economic tealth of the Brinnon community while keeping with the rural character of this tourisUretirement area. I EA fir.lt/* [)'*,.Q-- Comments m the DEft SEIS may bo glvun in writing d any tirne durlng thc comnrent pedod, which cndr at4:30 Pt on Januulr 5,2015. Written commonta can be sentto: tlavld W. Jdntgon, Associata Planner Department of Cornmunty Developnent, Jdferton Counly 621 Shsklan Sfreel PatTownrcnd, WA 9&ng Comnenta mey alco bc rubmltbd by qnall to: diphnsp.n@cojgfferson.wa.us m trG r=lr_OVtr DEC 1 I 2014 JTFFIRSOii COUNTY Letter 24 Pleasant Harbor ltlaster Planned Resort Draft Supplemental EIS DRAFT SEIS OPEI{ HOUSE, 12.Ot.14 PUBLIG COTTET{TS ON DRAFT SETS Name JOHN DOWD Address P.O.Box 142. Brinnon,98320 - Teleohonelemal! 360.796.r+001 Commcnts: Please make commmts as specific as pcsible ard referencs the Drefi SEIS poge number, table number, e{c. Jefferson County and the Brinnon area in particular need the economic boost that the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort will provide. The resort is wellthought out with yearci of studies and public hearings. !t will provide jobs and additional tax base in a that is othenrvise quite stagnant. lt is planned in a way that is keeiing with the rural character with which the people ol South County are comfortable. The Brinnon commun wasi onoe supported by a thriving timber industry, but is now largely a popular retirement area with tourism being the bulk of the eoonomy. The master planned resort would be a good fit for a tourist oriented retirement community. Due to the exhaustive process that Jefferson County DCD, the Brinnon community, and the Statesman Group have been involved with over the past several yeafti, I am confident that either Supplemental Environmental lmpact Statement Alternatives 1 or 2 would be appropriate and that it be best if the ProponenUApplicant were to decide which altemative would be best suited the site from a business perspective. lf the business is successful, then Jetferson County and Brinnon will benefit. 1 EA H=to^^A- Commonts on the Dril SEIS mqy be given ln wriUng at any tkne durlng the comment perlod, wlrlch ends et4:3O Pt on January 5, 2015. Wrtlten cornments can be rent to: Davld W. Johnson, Associab Planner Department of Cornmunity Developmenl JeilIerson Counly 621 Shsidan St Eet PortTovnsend, WA 98368 Connnenb nuydro bccubmitted byemail to:tr(G jii D EC__l i 2p1q_ i[;", l iS0i,i ilr\l C0rlltry i:=:. li Lf\,lT=t-g Letter 25 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subject: Donna Frostholm Monday, January 05, 2015 4:36 PM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor DSEIS Comments David As a follow up to your March 10, 2014 email, I have the following comments on the Pleasant Harbor DSEIS: 1. During my previous review of the submittals, it appeared that the applicant was intending to use the created wetland as part of the water treatment system. Based on a quick review of the documents, I did not find a drawing that shows the connections for the on-site water system, Wetlands created as mitigation for critical areas cannot be used to meet other code sections (such as the stormwater stora8e and treatment). The applicant should clarify that the mitigation area is separate from other water infrastructure to operate the reso rt. 2, The JCC allows for mitigation performance bonding and, given the number of mitigation plants proposed, I would suggest that the applicants be required to post a bond to ensure funding for mitigation, including contingency measures, and to ensure that annual monitoring reports are submitted. 3, The wetland mitigation plan states that reclaimed water witl be directed to the existing wetlands, which presumably means Wetlands C and D (and is sometimes referred to in the document as "enhanced" hydrologic patterns). ln the JCC, alteration of wetland hydrology is a regulated activity. The EIS prepared for the re-zone was clear that these two wetlands would not be impacted, one of which extend offsite and is in close proximity to a steep slope, The existing vegetation and wetland functions at these two wetlands are based on the current hydrologic regime. Any modification to the hydrologic conditions will affect the vegetation and should be considered a wetland impact. 4. The area of impact for each lmpact Class lD in Figure 3,3-1 should be quantified to support the statement in Section 3.3-4. Removing approximately 89 percent of the vegetation is inconsistent with the conclusion that there will be no significant unavoidable impacts to plants, The applicant should provide more information to support that statement. Let me know if you have any questions. Donna frostfiohn As s o c iat e ? tanner /W e t [and Sy e c i a [is t Jefferson County Deyartment of Commrmity Devetolnwnt 6zt Sfreridan Street ?ort (o"*tns end'Wasfitngton g gG I 36o-379-4466 dlro st li o (mrh:'c o.i effb rson.v a. u s - DCD is open from 9t00am - 12:0opm and 1;O0pm - 4l30pm Monday through Thurtday; DCO ls cbsed on Frlday, All emalls sent to and from this address will automatlcally be archtved by lefferson County and emailr may be rubiect to Public Disclosure under Chapter 42.56 RCW I Geo. 3 2 Geo. Geo. 4 Geo. 1 Letter 26 David W. Johnson From; Sent: to: David Galle <viniferaman@yahoo.com> Monday, January 05, 2015 12:10 PM David W. Johnson comments on Statesman/Black Point DSEISSubject: January 5,2015 To: Mr David Wayne Johnson, Project Planner, Jefferson County, WA (sent via email) Dear Mr Johnson, This message contains my comments regarding the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort Draft Supplemental Environrnental lmpact Statement (DSEIS)that was published on November 79,20L4. Would you please verify that I've sent these comments to the correct address (ie, you), or else tell me where they should be sent instead? I live near Hoodsport in Mason county. Even though l'm not a resident of Jefferson County, this proposed resort will have enormous impacts on anyone who lives in the Hood Canal region. The 'improvements' contalned in the DSEIS over the project plans presented in previous documents rante from miniscule to insignlflcant, and it's readily apparent that no serious attempt has been made to mitigate the numerous serious impacts this project will foist upon the area where I live. Further damage to the Hood Canal ecosystem, removal of wetlands, increased traffic and progressive saltwater infiltration incurred by this project are among the most glaring issues that have been essentially ignored by the developer in this and previous documents, among a host of others. Furthermore, the developer should not be allowed to withhold from public view project plans for the Pleasant Harbor marlna area or any other parts of the project that don't contain proprietary or otherwise confidential information. I urge you in the strongest possible terms to not permit this project to go forward until the developer offers a complete mitigation plan for ALL of the potential project impacts, and is fully transparent regarding plans for existing facilities such as the marina. Thank you for your consideration. /s/ David Galle PO Box 428 Hoodsport, WA 98548 I EA 2 EA 1 Saturday, January 3. 2015 About two years ago as a property owner on Black Point with a well on my property I was very distressed to have the county tell me I would no longer be able to use ANY water outside the walls of my home. Not even for the flower pots on the door step. We have a 5 acre property located at 104 Rhododrendon Lane, we raise fruit trees, berries and grow a large garden each year for our subsistence. We have large lawns which we do not try to water as we know the lack of water availability on Black Point as we watch the decrease in our water table since this well was originally drilled. We have also had extremely detailed and expensive water tests performed at that time to set a base record for our well condition and quality. Knowing the existence of these environmental conditions when we purchased this property we installed a weather monitoring station of the same quality and brand as used by many municipalities in this country. lt is set to maintain and store a record every 30 minutes and has been doing so since 10-11-07 @ 6:12pm, recording heating degree days, cooling degree days, solar radiation, ET, wind, rain, etc, I would like to ask a couple of questions about the Quilcene weather station on whlch ALL of your weather data for Black Point is based upon. 1. What agency owns and maintains this station? 2. What make and model is it? 3. When it was last calibrated? 4, The frequency it records to record its data and how often it has failed to make its recordings. 5. Do you have an unbroken data set since 2006 as you say? 6. ln all these years why has the county not placed a monitoring station at this project site on Black Point? 7. Does the county plan to rely on the developer for all of its future data or will the county monitor the collection and testing of samples? From past dealings with the DCD I can say without a smile I have little trust or respect for the county but I must also say I have much less for the developer of this project. This lack of trust in the county commissioners, the developer, the unsustainability of this project and the unrepairable environmental damage that will be caused result in my total opposition to this development in any form. Slncerely, Terry Germaine 104 Rhododendron Lane Brinnon, Washington 98320 Letter 27 Bender I EA 2 3 EA Letter 28 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subfect: Belinda Graham <sgraham002@yahoo,com> Friday, November 21,2014 6:10 PM David W, Johnson; David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort To: Jefferson County Department ol Community Developmenl My wife and I are very fortunate to haye a vacation home in Brinnon that will be our full-time home in early 2015. We love the area's scenic beauty and splendor. Vfih that being said, r,'re nolice that Brinnon and its surrounding area is in need of economlc growth to sustaln the communl$ for future generations. As our nation's economy starts to dig out of its most recenl economic downturn, the proposed Pleasanl Harbor Marina & Golf Resort project would be a excellent economic slimulus for this reglon of Jefferson County and would generate positive impac{s for years to come. ln addition, my wife and I have always slriven to do be good citizens when it comes to environmental impacts in our Brinnon area, After reading the cunent Drafl SEIS we continue to support th6 proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort project and ask for the support ot Jefferson County. Thank you for your time. Slncerely, Steve & Belinda Graham 7O4 Point Whitney Road Brinnon, Wa. 98320 Mailing Address: 2173 Fielding Road Rlverslde, Ca.92506 I EA 1 Letter 29 David W. Johnson From: lo: Sent: Eric and Joan Hendricks <overbrookfarm@embarq mail. com> Saturday, January 03, 2015 9:39 AM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor comments on EISSubJect: Eric Hendricks 1592 Duckabush road Brinnon, Wa 9832 January 2,2015 To: Jefferson County Planning Commission Subject: Opposition to Black Point Resort Please consider a concern that I have to offer in opposition to the development of Black Point Resort. In the past, I have worked adjacent to a golf course and am familiar with the ferilizing and pesticide use that is used to maintain the greens. Red thread is a fungus that is common and is controlled by regular nitrate and fungicide applications. The greens also need seasonal nitrate fertilizer and other pesticide treatments. The plan that was presented by the Statesman group was that they would be using organics to teat the golf course. The maintenance of the golf course would be nearly impossible with just organics (manure spreaders on a golf course? not likely). It is also possible that the nitrates and pesticides could run off onto the clam beds or run down into the aquifer. An informal measurement of the rainfall in this area was over 10" or rain in 3 days, Nitrates contribute to low dissolved oxygen and the "dead zones" that are now in Hood Canal. In the aquifer, nitrates are very harmful to human health if found in drinking water. The Hood Canal area has been used and enjoyed by tourists for over 100 years. Surely a different location that is not above some of the Pacific North Wests best clamming beaches could be found. Hood Canal is also notorious for the slow water flushing and replacement back to Puget Sound. This is just the wrong place for a resort. Thank you, 1 Geo. Erg. 2 Geo- Eng' 3 EAI Geo- Eng. Eric Hendricks I Letter 30 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Gc: Subject: E ric and Joan Hend rickg <ove rbrookfa rm@em barqm ail.com> Saturday, January 03, 2015 10:06 AM David W. Johnson overbrookfarm Pleasant Harbor DSEIS comments Joan Hendricks 1592 Duckabush Road Brinnon, WA 98320 January 3,2015 Dear Mr. Johnson, Jefferson County Planning Commission and Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing with concerns about the proposed resort at Pleasant Harbor. I do not believe that all of the issues that would impact our natural environment and our community have been sufficiently addressed. I would support choice number three on this issue, no action, and urge you to follow the thoughtful mitigation proposed by the Brinnon Group before proceeding. I am 55 years old, educated in the biological sciences, and have reasonable common sense. I have read most of the EIS and these are the problems I see with it: r No matter how "environmentally safe" a golf course is, there is bound to be run off into Hood Canal that would impact recreational and commercial shell frshing, and water quality. r Moving from I to 2.2 million cubic yard of earth from the hillsides around Pleasant Harbor would make the area highly susceptible to erosion; we often get 3-5 inches of rain in24 hours. Also, there is no way they would be able to yank the undergrowth from the ground on the building site, put it in a holding area, and get good survival so they could later replant it. o The 890 condominium units and commercial area will create too great an impact on our highways, community services, and existing residents' wells. o The promised jobs for new and old residents would likely pay poorly, and not enable workers to be financially independent. We would end up supporting them through our community services. Thank you for your consideration of my opinions, 2 I EA Peck Peck 4 EA 5 Fiscal /EA J I Joan Hendricks Joan and Eric Hendricks Brinnon, WA 2 Letter 3l |ennings Heins & Associates, Inc General Contractors Jennings Heins & Associates, lnc PO Box 2198 Poulsbo, WA 98370 Pleasant Harbor DSEIS c/o Jefferson County DCD 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368. Rtrcrcnvp[; il0t, 2 g gtt Jffff.ffl]ffii,Xil0ffi November 25,2074 To Whom it May Concern; Jennings Helns & Associates, lnc, as the 6eneral Contractor for the Pleasant Harbor Bistro, would like to express our support and hopes for future success of the Pleasant Harbor Marlna and Golf Resort. We believe the whole of Jefferson County wlll beneflt frorn the cultural and economic growth brought to this area by this development. The economic inflow from the Stateman Group is already bringing work to this area. Even now, at this early construction stage, there are benefits being felt by the local communities, Our project itself employs 10-15 persons each day. While at work on the Bistro our employees become aware of the general area and the businesses where they go for their lunches and gas, stop for coffees, and chat with staff or owners. These workers will consider this area for their famllies and homes now that they are working there. This will provide stable real estate values and broaden the tax base for the county, The Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort will contlnue on and grow with more workers and more long time jobs being available to the residents of this county. As the construction moves to future phases more workers will see and feel the beauty of this area. This is a just one of the early benef its of this project. The long lasting benefit for those of us living and working in Jefferson County will be the full time jobs and skllled workers who will work, manage and live in Brinnon and the surrounding area because of the resort, golf course and surrounding homes, From entry level to highly skilled workers this project will bring jobs to this area and pay taxes to our county, Sincerely, and with high hopes for the future of Jefferson County, Jennings Helns & Assoclates, lnc General Contractors Serving the West Sound Community 1 EA Phone: 366297-2895 www.jen n in gsheins.com Fax: 360-297-2891 1 EA I arn * ti+.,g fu say 1vlg.+ Letter 32 {nc Feq:on+ Harbo r Aevckpmenl yhns *vc fio Vi1 .fv a- s{a+c/ covntb Who 1c frY'19 to- ho.re( *o fY" *ve fhc luaitY Yt - Hooilcaqnl llrgct so u:!-'.tt1vs* 5vcvn5 aSarnat 1lnc bcst i',twe*- of iv' stacltfish mdvstt n} noo b:n ;wugg\ng L ,,irin , &,n'nY wqgc lobs'- Thsn F- Yot,t , f:ffi;;\rs (ur\cenc' NA ' fi31b REcprvE[) IIEB O 5 2$1[ l[rffiHllllttfilil ttts Letter 33 To: Diane Colemanfdiane@pleasantharbormarina,comJFrom: Genene G. KluckSent Tue 121212014 3:02:06 PMlmportance: Normal Subiect Request MAIL_RECEIVED: Tue 121212014 3:02:11 PM Diane: I have been concerned about Brigadoon weather. Doug (my husband) was going to come check on the boat & start it....would that be relatively easy to get to the E Dock? DIC,;.-_, & the cold up this weekend to a good time e is it How can we best support the improvements of the marina. . . . Doug would not be able to do the attendance at the night meeting & I am here in California. . . . I am hoping that Kris or Scott Uren will- be present at one of the meetings...Although I am a new member, I am most supportive & that is one of the reasons I chose Pleasant Harbor to moor the boat there is absolutely nothing on Hood CanaI which is an adequate marina for our type of boat or recreational needs....all that is being done for marina & its mooring members/guests is an investment in the Puget Sound Boating Community....this is a win-win projectl Best regards, Genene Kluck 916-955-8757 1 EA Letter 34 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subject: Laurie Mattson <lmattsonT2@yahoo.com> Wednesday, December 03, 2014 10:20 AM David W. Johnson Opposition Comments: Pleasant Harbor Marina and Resort - Draft Environmental Statement Thank you for the opportunlty to comment on the draft environmental statement for the proposed development, Pleasant Harbor Marina and Resort. I have owned a home and resided in Brinnon for over 24 years. I moved here for the peace of the surrounding wilderness and Hood Canal area and am opposed to the expansion of Pleasant Harbor Marlna and Resort. I am very worried about further contaminatlon of Hood Canal, which is already negatively impacted by pollution caused from insufficient septic and sewer systems, and run-off from pesticides and herbicides. Low oxygen levels in Hood Canal are already a serious impact to this valuable body of water. lf the proposed development comes to pass, it would have a disastrous effect on water quality and marine life. Further, it would take water from the acquifer at an amount that may exceed capacity and will do so in the long term, We must think of the long term negative effects of this development, and not allow greed to harm this pristine area -- an area that is already being adversely effected by current operations. Would I let my family fish or swim in Pleasant Harbor at this time? Definitely not, And the situation will get much worse if the development goes forward. The road system in this area is quite heavily traveled, especially during the summer months during heavy tourist season. Additional vehicles traveling to and from this proposed resort would put a strain on Hlghway 101 that is already inadequate and often dangerous with curves and long stretches where passlng slower vehicles is not a safe option. Too rnany accidents and lives have been lost already. lt would be a serious mistake to add to this existing problem without a plan for an enhanced and safer highway, There are those who believe that a development at Pleasant Harbor would provide jobs for people who live ln the area. I believe that jobs for local residents f rom the proposed development would most likely be those with minimum wages, not enough to provide for a family. Unless there is a mentorship program where local people are hired and trained to move up a specific career track, a minimum wage job is unlikely to ralse the standard of living for people who live in this area. Again, thank you for allowing my concerns to be documented on your list of people opposed to development of Pleasant Harbor Marina and Resort. Laurie Mattson 1811 Dosewallips Road Brinnon, WA 98320 360 796-4416 lmattsonT2@yahoo.com Sent from my lPad 2 Esv. I EA Peck rfENW 3 4 EA 1 REcuvlt':'D 0EG 1s n$ rr$[l$ll[']slB Letter 35 atikbhe,nA number, Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort Draft DRAFT SEIS OPEil HOUSEr 12.0,3.14 PUBLIC GOMMEHTS ON DRAFT $EIS l'Jame Address Telephone/emailjov /rl. LJh_ Fo,6ox?b sq_s6u2oort Q-ui lce'ie-rl}tt7 ?firb felattdMfouseo Gomments: Please make comments as specific as possible and reference the Draft SEIS page table nu etc. t t o r.d."rQl a-s re-14 J.ff..*n A nn{ u . I EA I E,J.@4.bo c. / Ln- L.- or.o-tL. ol ,ol" €n .t ,r/l "t-{TC ,v f /- nj b-l'oru *1"- /,*,"t 'tlo tZ saLsL*t ;/2 EA/, 6**.r/lr-. Brintnrz ta ,r* **-l anl@ou/J. flof be- ov*+ *h.l-r* J o to/t )oro{ raft SEIS may be g in wrltlng any time durlng the comment period, which ends at 4:30 PM on January 5, 2015. Written comments can be sent to: David W. Johnson, Associate Planner Department of Community Development, Jefferson County 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 9E368 Gomments may also be submitted by email to: djohnson@co.jefferson.wa..us a Letter 36 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: ffi <mckayshrimp@hotmail.com> Sunday, November 30, 2014 10:02 PM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor DSEISSublect: Mr. Johnson, We have been waiting a long time now for the Black Point resort to come into being. Too much 'red tape' dampens productivity general community well being. I am looking fonivard to seelng reasonable community development and the Pleasant Harbor resort project will benefit Brinnon. I also believe in a free market and development has been strangled by minority NIMBY's using environmental concerns as an excuse to keep people from expanding our community in reasonable ways. A greater tax base might afford us cheaper waste management leading to cleaner backwoods roads. 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Jefferson County Planning Commission Public Commentary on DSEIS Nov. 19 2014 Rob Mitchell 4246 Duckabush Rd Brinnon, Wa, 98320 R.ECNNVED JAN O5 M$ Jtrrffi3ll lrt1f rIll 4a\lri t r .rtr.; J Irt Letter 38 TENW TENW I protest the fact that the developer was allowed 5 % years with no deadline to produce this massive document and delivered during the holidays when many county residents are away and unaware of it's existence. Furthermore, the Public Commentary Period is inadequate. I ordered and pruchased a hard copy at my own cost of $71.67 which was not available until I lns/14 Many of the Brinnon Residents do not have adequate intemet service to view this document or can afford to buy one. The DSEIS for the proposed Black Point MPR is inadequate therefore Alternative 3 or No Action must be preferred. A) The Traffic Study is highly inadequate. Highway l0l on the East side of the Olympic peninsula is the only non toll direct connection to the I-5 corridor and is used for all major shipments of goods, services as well as residents and tourism both on and offthe peninsula. When serious accidents occru along this highway it closes it down for many hours affecting both comrnerce and quality of life for residents. This has large real monetary costs and in some cases health and safety to not only Brinnon residents but, the entire Peninsula. In the 2007 EIS P.34 Transportation it states. "The County identified 5 specific issues to be addressed as part of the Transportation Review." The very first requirement is the most important. 1,) US HWY r01 The Loss of Service (LOS) data was from the year 2000. The actual car trip count data dates back to 2006. Neither of these are currant in 2014, Transportation Engineering North West LLC states in Responses to Transportation- Related Public Comments received on SEIS Nov.2009 to an HCEC comment, pg. l8 paragraphs 6-7 "There is no evidence of unsafe driving or roadway conditions through review of historical collision records or review of general geomeffic conditions in the general vicinity." "While collisions do occur along roadway segments there was no evidence noted to suggest specific review along roadways. If WSDOT or Jefferson County had identified specific "high accident coridor" in the vicinity then a review of roadway segment collision statistics would have been conducted. Absent this determination, this analysis was not warranted." Transportation Engineering of North West LLC did not count accidents in non intersection highway segments. t EA 2 3 Three of the most notoriously dangerous sections of roadways are in the immediate vicinity of the MPR . l.) South bound, l/10s of a mile from Black Pt. Rd. the sharp down hill rt. Turn prior to Duckabush Rd. 2.) At 2.8 mi. Southbound is McDaniel Cove. 3.) Northbound 6.4 miles frorn Black Pt. Rd. is Mt.Walker Pass. These 3 locations are sources for hundreds ofvery serious accidents, including our own Sheriffs Dept. which shuts down this vital comrnercial route for as long as 6 hours. (See Traffic's Financial Impact Study www.wsdot.wa, gov/... I June20 12 lmpact_Freight_Congestion.pdf ) The traffic analysis shows that out of 4100 car trips aday 30o/o or 1230 cars a day will pass the first two dangers southbound,65% or 2665 cars a day will negotiate Mt. Walker Pass. On the two side arterials of Duckabush and Dosewallips Roads it will be 3%o or 123 cars a day or over a l0 hour period 12.3 carVhour. The 2 public trail heads up the Duckabush have a combined parking area of @36 vehicles. The response from Transportation Engineering North West LLC is that "this increase in traffic is comrnon with developments of this size and with the rnitigations proposed (the shuttle bus and passengff van) no adverse impact is expected." This is inadequate mitigation. B.) In a2013 meeting at Department of Ecology while clarifuing the awarding of water rights to Statesman Corp. John Pearch, LHG informed us that "No class A water treatment system removes soluble chemicals" The MPR proposes to re-use this water in irrigation, fire suppression and aquifer recharge. This would mean that hundreds of medications people use daily will turn up in the single aquifer under Black Point. The water rights were awarded but additional wells were never drilled. A purnp test was attempted on an existing well but was aborted after equipment failure so draw down rate and available volume was never proven. Usage amounts have not and will not be determined until full build out with the caveat that for each phase during the possible decade long construction adequate water must be proven. If the development is stopped who pays to moth ball it or restore it to natural conditions? There is physical evidence of saltwater intrusion having occurred on the edges of the Black Point Aquifer. DOE has conditioned that rnonitoring must be done and for as long as l0 additional years after build out completion. Statesrnan has put several restrictive conditions on what an individual well owner has to do to prove their potable well water was lost due to Statesman's actions. This is in conflict with the DOE conditions on the water rights. Statesman condition's that they can demand additional evidence that they are at fault. If they do accept fault the owner rnay hook up, at Statesman's cost, to their water system and then they will have to pay for it's use. This is also in conllict with the conditions DOE placed. (See Pearch Hydrology Memo Part I ) C.) Dwing part of the l0 year construction period there will be a full scale gravel and rock mining operation. "This will include excavation, screening of gravel and rock 4 TENW 5 Bender / Peck 6 Bender / Peck 7 Bender / Peck 8 EA crushing." (The) " machinery used will be scrapers, excavators, bulldozers, wheeled front loaders; a portable screening plant, feed-hopper, portable gravel crusher, frnishing crusher, water trucks, highway/of-road trucks...conveyor belt systerns and vibratory/sheep-foot compactor rollers." This will be 1200 feet away from the closest existing residence. This is inadequate mitigation. D.) There is no estimate of the tonnage of Bio Solids the treatment plant will produce although, there's mention of it's transport ofI site that will increase heavy truck taffic. It's stated that it will be processed at the proposed Shelton Plant yet there is no evidence of this. E.) This resort will also contribute l4l 5 tons of refuse per year to be trucked off site to land fills. F,) The reduction of the resort structure's foot print results in construction savings for Statesman yet raises the elevations of the buildings visible from 101 to as high as 70'. The reduction of the cut and fill necessary while being "Greenef' also creates construction savings. The Green Washing of this resort does nothing to mitigate the enorrnous negative impacts on the local roads and community due to the massive scale of the project. Garth Mann and Statesman group state they can build the resort to this scale Iegally but the real reason is to increase the profrt margin, G.) Direct negative impacts on Brinnon and Jefferson County were to be mitigated by Memorandums Of Understanding (MOU's) but achieve little for our citizens. l.) EMS: In 2013 there were 249 EMS calls per the 797 people of Brinnon (2010 Census) which is 3l %. Add the estimated population of 2000 Resort people means that there would be 620 calls per year. While Statesman will pay the Fire Dept $10,000. per quarter or $3,333 per month only during constnrction that amount is less than it would cost to hire an additional EMT. After full build out the collected taxes are estimated to be enough for increased services and calls but now the estimated construction time is vaguely as long as ten years depending on the economy. Statesman will supply a used ladder truck so our volunteers can fight fires in buildings as tall as 70'. However the Fire Dept. is responsible for all training personnel for it's use and upkeep and mechanical maintenance. 2.) Police: Due to budget shortages the Sub Station in Quilcene was closed. Statesman will supply a 500 sq. ft. room (25'X'20' or smaller than a 2 car garage) but without the budget to supply and staff it. 3.) Employee Housing: Since most of the employees will be from out of Brinnon and probably Jefferson County Statesman will build "Affordable" housing for them and collect rent. 4.) Schools: Basically get nothing until collection of taxes after full build out, use of an on site space for lectures on how green the MPR is. The only money they will receive is 2 8 cont. 9 Esvelt / Peck 10 EA 1I EA I2 EA 13 Fiscal / EA t4 EAI County 15 EA t6 EAI County dollars per tee time and spa use will be paid to the school district as wefl as I dollar per hour for students hired by statesman for part time, minimum wage jobs. How much this amount will be is not supplied, 5.) Health: Statesman will supply 500 sq. ft, clinic (25'X20') for an LNP or GP for use by resort rnembers. t7 EA 16 cont. 18 EA 19 EA 2l Fiscal? 6.) Construction Jobs: A project of this magnitude is done by Multi National Commercial Company which means that the principle profit will leave town, Sub Contractors would be required to have the commercial level of insurance and usually have worked with the General Construction company before. The only additional workers needed will be Minimum wage day laborers. In the EIS 3.1 I -5 Construction Employment it states that 1750 jobs will be created but this number is the total for all four phases when in fact many of the jobs will be the same for all four phases. For example the site prep, excavation, foundation, framing and finish crews will remain the sarne so this nurnber is false. In 3.11-16 vague promises are made such as the new-employment-CoUlD-lower the Jefferson County unemployrnent rate- depending -on whether the individuals reside there. And, it's POSSIBLE nearby businesses will experience and increase in business. In Appendix N, pg. 29 is the conclusion ofjobs created. The Average Median Income (AMD in Brinnon is $42,679. The number ofjobs created which are At (80% of $a2,679.: $34,143.) or Below the AMI arc223 people. The conclusion found in Appendix N page 28 based on tables 3- l through 3-4 (pages 8- I I ) is that "Construction total and indirect jobs at or below the Brinnon AMI is only 342 jobs with an income of $34,143.00 7.) Finished Resort Employment: While 280 jobs are predicted the majority will still be low income or minimum wage and it's not stated how many of those are part time employment. It's estimated that "Walrnart costs surrounding communities $13 million in economic activity and $14.5 million in lost wages over 20 years " (see http://oueetsoundsage.org/do.wnloads/\Lalmart-Fowler-Report-2012-04-06-l - l.pdf) In Tables I -20 for all phases of construction these are the total jobs created and annual mcomes. 48 jobs are above the AMI ranging in income frorn $36,000. to $52,914 108 jobs are from $10,593. to $14,381. l2l jobs are from $19,241. to $28,00, The 2014 Poverty Guides from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services are; Farnily of 5 annual income of $27,910,4 23,850. 3 19,790. 2 15,730. 20 EA 22 EA In conclusion out of 280 jobs created an incredible 83o/o are considered Poverty level. See http://aspe.hhs. gov/POVERTY/ I 4poverty,cfm 8.) Public Use: Is limited to the bike and walking paths. Tee times are restricted and a lirnited number of the Resort's features can be used and paid for by the local cornmunity Many amenities such as use of the pool and tennis courts are for Resort residents only. 9.) Tax Revenue; State taxes are collected of 9% and sent to Olympia of which 6.5% stays there and the leftover 2.5% is returned to Port Townsend the County seat, Both of these entities have free reign as to where and how it's spent while the citizens of Brinnon and those communities along Hood Canal bear the brunt of traffic and safety. Levies attached to our property taxes will go to help our school, fire dept, and County Sheriff These funds will not be available until Phase 4 and Fult Build Out are achieved. This is a development of rnassive scale. If allowed to go ahead with these multiple inadequacies in the DSEIS it will require a large investment but also reaps very large short-term profit for the developer and that revenue leaves. Ifthe developer stays on as the Property Management Co. or contracts to another multinational company In either case property management is still profit driven, Up keep of the MPR's infrastructure will be paid for by user fees and Home Owner Association fees, which will rise as deterioration begins and operational costs rise. The PUD created for the operation of the Water System and Sewage Treatment Plant has to make enough profit to cover maintenance and future replacement of deteriorating equipment, Some time in the future the entire Sewage Treatment Plant will have to be replaced. Who and how is that paid for? See http://www.fqdqrandasq_ocj31es,com/Reports/Destination Resort_Ir_nnact Studv.pdf lmpact of Destination Resorts in Oregon Fodor & Associates March 2009 page 85 lf Thornburgh Resort is successful, ils developer could make $300 million on lot sales, almost doubling its investment. The lucrative profit potentialfor developers creates a formidable incentive for them to pursue resort projects on Oregon's cheap rural lands in beautiful natural settings. They can afford to spend liberally to make their resort projects possible. Economic lmpact Conclusions Many of the economic impact studies provided by developers portray an overly optimistic picture of the development project's benefits by ignoring the costs associated with 23 EA 22 cont. 24 Fiscal / EA Peck 25 providing public services, public inftastructure, and the potential adverse impacts on the community and the environment. The "leisure and hospitality' sector (that includes destination resorts) paid average annualwages of only $16,096, the lowest of any employment sector in Deschutes County and about half as much as the average annual wage in the County of $31 ,492 in 2006. Even if two members of a household worked full time at the Thomburgh Resort, they would still make less than the median household income in 2004 and the effect of the resort will be to depress median wages in the County. Household incomes below $21,200 represent the Federal poverty level for a family of four. a Most jobs created by the resort will be temporary and when construction is completed, 1,471 jobs will be lost, causing ripple effects in the local economy. The addition of more than 2000 peak new jobs to Deschutes County will have a very significant impact on the local housing market, especially when the temporary jobs are lost, a Low-wage jobs created by the resort will increase demand for atfordable housing. *n,," the Peterson Housing Report estimates a peak of only 133 new households generated by the resort, it is more realistic that a peak of 978 new households will need to find housing in Deschutes County. After the resort is completed, there will be an estimated permanent demand for 347 new housing units in the County Letter 39 Commissioners We are writing to voice our oplnlon on the "Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort". We whole heartedly support thls project and have for the MANY years it has been going through the process. lt is clear to us and should be to anyone that look at the proposal and the mitigation for the minimal impacts that the developer has gone the extra mile to make this a very positive action for the County. The Brinnon/South county area is slowly dying because of a lack of good jobs and meaningful opportunities. This project will go a long way to bring about positive changes for this area as well as spill over to adjacent communities. We have a very active community that does wonders with what is available but it just can't do it all. This project not only will provlde good paylng permanent jobs ln the long run, the construction phases wlll generate a tremendous input of income to the county and the completed Resort will provide a much needed increase to the tax base, This process has been ongoing for a very long time. lt is now time for the Commission and those ln the decision line to GET ON WITH lT and approve the developement. Thank you, December 3,2OL4 Board of County Commissioners Jefferson County, Wa. Richard and Sheila Moore 313094 U.S. Hiway 101 Brinnon RECE$,"E,ID oEE 0 B nlt sffigflnIl I EA 'fi/-(ny^<- Qlrl-rYrliolLb Letter 40 To the Jefferson County Plannlng Commisslon Jan. 2, 2015 My husband and I have lived in Brinnon for almost 40 years. We have seen many comlng and goings in this area with resorts and few have thrived; consider Port Ludlow, Discovery Bay, Lake Cushman, and Alderbrook. They have all gone through owners and changes in plans to try to succeed. We have concerns about the proposed resort and its enormous size of almost 9fi) units. Our concerns are around the trafflc lt wlll produce on Hwy 101 and surroundlng roads, the actualJobs and pay, water, chemlcals being used and habitat. Brinnon ls a very rural community. The 900 units and the people llvlng even lt part time wlll have a huge lmpact and change the character to belng more Port Ludlow than Brinnon, Even when Garth Mann starts out with 250 units the intent and possibility is the almost 900 even if he sells the resor! the potential is almost 900. That is a lot of people and employees during peak use. ls there a contingenry fund for if the resort does not bring in money and fails-what happens to the land and vacant buildings- left to decay as with past owners? Can the size of expansion be reduced if the property is sold down the line? The other concern is who is going to come to Brinnon more than once? You visit it on the sunny day and think lt is lovely (which it is but it has more rainy days) but I do not really see than coming back during the ralny weather whlch is more often than what Port Ludlow or Port Townsend experience. Rain is not conduclve to golf. Brlnnon ls several hours away from the airport and is only accessible by Highway 101 unless they go by boat. There are resorts that are much closer wlth nice amenitles; especlally, when you consider the time it takes to get to Brinnon. People might come for shrimp and crab and that witl deplete that resource even more. The traffic concerns were seriously, not adequately addressed in the DSEIS. The statistics are out of date. They only looked at intersections and not where the accidents usually occur which are corners and Mt. Walker. Hwy 101 is blocked for several hours or more depending upon severity of accidents. lt can be totally closed. lt is a two lane windy, twisty, narrow road with few turnouts or passing lanes if traveling south. Travellng north ls Mt Walker with severa! twisty turns and then going south to Brinnon is a bad stretch for accidents. Havlng the road blocked for several hours has a severe impact on local people who travel for groceries, medical reasons and for work. Putting traffic lights will not address these a reas. Who will pay for the road maintenance and trafflc congestion relief? I suspect that the local taxpayer will bear the burden for unforeseen changes caused by the resort. As for busses frorn the airport, wealthy people do not wait for a bus. I don't think they travel by bus. The traffic study is still uslng old data for it statlstlcs of how many people will lncrease travel on the highway. My other concern is the increase of traffic on the Duckabush Road where there are several hiking trails. It ls now the only access point to the Olymplc Mountains since the Dosewallips road slide. The county has never fixed the problem correctly and it appears to be a costly project to do so. We have experienced hearry traffic on weekends and nice weather months. lt is an even narrower road in spots EGFiivii,;: I EA 2 EA 4 J EAI Peck TENW 5 TENW i I I I JAN - 5 2"115 i.-i:, :-:il')rr il,riiliY and speed limit signs do not seem to be notlced. _..jgil :. trl As for Jobs, the study is very clear that the applicant must be qualified. I am sure that there are local people lnterested in working but may not be qualified so many local people will not be hired. Training dld not seem to be offered. Most of the jobs listed will be below family wage jobs so that there will still be a high rate of poverty. I also think most of the jobs are seasonal, minlmum wage, and part time. lt could leave more people added to the community in poverty, on Medicaid, and straining the limited local resources. Most construction jobs willgo with the large company that ls hired to bulld the resort. They might not hire locally. Who ls going to flx and repalr the highway after allthe trucks-remember lt ls a million cubic yards of dirt belng moved; have traveled it multiple times? Who pays for that? Water is a huge concern as it is one of our most precious resources that developers have little concern. We have seen enough floods and dry months to know how fickle weather is in our almost 40 years living here. With the almost 900 units, think of how many toilets wlll flush, showers, laundry, and the golf course usage-how rnany gallons of water will it take before the aqulfer is depleted and salt water intrusion occurs? The salt water lntrusion burden ls upon the well owner and costs will probably be on the well owner to use the resort water. Will it also give the resort access to their property if the water lines are theirs? I can't imagine wealthy people wanting to ration their water usage but the property owners will due to having to pay for water and limited water due to depletion. Water quality for the Hood Canal is also important. lt was said that there were going to be holding areas for affluent but what happens when that overflows during a heavy rain? What happens to the contaminated water? 6olf courses and surrounding grounds are able to use nastier chemicals than non business people can get. Craig Peek stated that they would be natural but that is extremely VAGUE. The potential to have these run off lnto the Hood Canal are possible. And the Hood Canal also offers many family wage jobs in seafood industries. lt is a livelihood for many and recreation for others. Who will oversee this? The MPR has a lot of amenities but limited use or none at all for locals. Tralls are accesslble but where can a local person park? They would want you to use thelr store and restaurant but the prices are llkely not affordable to locals and that is what they need to succeed durlng the wet weather months. I think there is the potential that local businesses might lose business to the resort. The health clinic is behind the locked gate so it is not accessible. Where will the trucks with trailers park on shrimp days since the parking is now a resort? They will probably park along Highway 101 and cause serious congestion. The only saving grace is that the resort is starting small with 250 units but the potentialto grow to the full capacity is always there unless you can change that. Perhaps maybe the almost 900 units ends with this MPR and lsn't part of a future sale, lt ls f ust out of character for such a rural area. Other lssues should stlll be addressed before this goes forward. Also there is in the plan to have a road to the rnarina through the Harbor House which has a trail use only due to thelr septic system belng there. What will happen there? 6 7 Fiscal Bender Peck 9 Peck / EA 10 Peck? 8 Wlth still rnany concerns. Slncerely; William and Roxianne Morris po B ox 4qT B r,-"L.,Lo,L W A t rE-[-Vtrtrc t---'* JAN - 5 tilt:, i:. ::.,,J'.1 .',li;u;iiY -. - .i!j] hi.lliil i jr i,!, I y fr I,ji- r ;-1 u1,, ip1 1 1qg* D li-i lil,UU Letter 4l David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Miriam Murdoch <m iriam claire@em barqmail. com> Monday, January 05, 2015 10:52 PM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor Master Planned ResortSubJect: To Mr. Johnson; I have been a resident of the South County for 11 years, having moved out from the east side of Bellevue to live in a quieter environment, Many people I have met out here have done the sarne, appreciating the pristine beauty and lack of noise and pollution. I don't have any scientific data to give you, Barbara Moore Lewis has covered much of that, but I can tell you that everyone I talk to about the resort feels it is too big of a plan for this area, taking in traffic and environmental issues, and the fact that it will be of little benefit to our community, serving mainly to put money in the pocket of Statesman Corp. I know you feet economic development is good for the south county, but the size and scope of this resort does not fit. The traffic already gets congested in the summer months on 101, a road that has no room for expansion, and a resort of this size will only complicate matters. I ask you to consider some of the conditions outlined in Ms. Lewis' letter. Thank you, Miriam Murdoch P.O. Box 33 Brinnon, WA I EA 1 TO CC: Letter 42 David f ohnson, f efferson County Department of Community Development FROM:Gary & Pam Myhr, 4030+ NW Brown Dr, Woodland, WA 9867 4; mvhrs@icloud.com; 360 560 7 61,6 cell - DATE: December 17,2014 RE:Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort Draft Supplemental EIS - Public Comment Period We are property owners with address - 560 Rhododendron, Brinnon,WA., in the Pleasant Tides subdivision. Recently, I [Pam) spoke with you briefly at the open house held Dec. 3.d at the Brinnon Community Center regarding the proposed development. Our comments/concerns with respect to the development: We are in favor and look forward to completion of this planned resort and believe it will benefit the larger Brinnon area. We have two concerns: 1) Black Lake Rd is a rural road that is used frequently by people walking and bicycling (most from Pleasant Tides subdivision) There will be substantial traffic increase from the development as its main entrance is very near the entrance of Rhododendron Rd and the subdivision. We request: As part of the Black Pt. road upgrade that will occur anyway, the road between the resort main entrance and Hwy 101 include marked and adequate firm/wide to keep car/walkers/ bikers safely separate. No need for a fancy separate trail - - just need for well-defined road vs. shoulder and adequate firm shoulders and width. EA 2 TENW 2) There is no access allowed for guests of the resort to access the beach. It is our understanding that the local tribe requested this restriction to protect the Duckabush estuary. We assume their concern is difficulty of keeping people out of their shellfish beds. However, complete "no beach access" is extreme and impractical. There exists a very large development in Mason County? called Hartstene Pt. It too is near tribal shellfish beaches, is a very large development with steep cliffs, and has beach access that has been compatible with the environment. Accessing a true beach and being able to walk along it is a huge draw for a resort and its guests. Having the beach and no access is an attractive nuisance. Because Pleasant Tides subdivision is the only community beach within walking distance of the resort, it could become a nuisance policing issue for the subdivision. Neither the subdivision nor the community park/beach are gated. Other adjoining beach property owners may find themselves affected. "No beach access" creates a safety issue as well. Resort guests will find their way down to the beach by forging makeshift trails. It is completely impractical to expect the resort to barrier the entire upland frontage. We propose the county with the developer address the attractiveness of the beach in a pro-active manner that considers the tribes and other beachfront owner concerns. The most southeastern resort shoreline is largely outside the estuary/shellfish area. Within this area, our suggestion is that a walking path be cut down to the beach with "no further beach access" controls denoting end points of allowed beach frontage use. A return loop path exiting the beach back to the upland could join internal resort walkway or path and be an attractive addition to the resort. This proposal doesn't have to be elaborate but it could make for a nice, interpretive path regarding the canal and environment. Please allow for an attractive, safe access to some portion of the resort shoreline. The marina can't provide this. Where there is a beach - - access is a huge tourist draw and expectation. Limit, control, and allow is best for all parties. David, would you please confirm you have received these comments. Thanks - ) E,AI County CP Letter 43 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Cc: Sublect: Newsom, M iriam B < m i ria m. newsom@provid ence.org> Tuesday, December 02,2014 9:34 AM David W. Johnson diane@pleasantharbormarina.com Pleasant Harbor DSEIS DearJefferson County, My family and I just purchased a boat slip in Pleasant Harbor Marina. A major part of our decision to moor our boat there permanently was the incredible consideration for the environment, management of the marina and the proposed growth in the resort/golf course. We currently reside in Tigard Oregon. We have a vacation rental in Hoodsport that one day would like to retire to. During our quest to purchase a boat we have visited many marinas. We can wholeheartedly say that Pleasant Harbor was the cleanest, friendliest and well managed marina we have come across. lt is a beautiful setting and a great place to be. The growth potential for Pleasant Harbor willgive it even more appeal and provide enjoyment for all that vlslt and live there. I truly believe that the proposed growth will not take away from this beautiful setting, but will add some extra perks that will enhance the environment and enjoyment for all who visit. I am usually not a fan of large resorts and enJoy the smaller, quainter settings, but the way this marina is approaching this expansion is incredible to see. The attention to detail, the concern for the environment and the incorporation of the surroundings gives this project our full support. We truly believe that Pleasant Harbor can expand, enhance the local economy all while keeping the feeling of a quaint harbor. lt will keep us coming to the marina and we look fonnard to enjoying a few rounds of golf, do a little shopping and enjoy some Breat food soon. We would have liked to attend the December 3'd community meeting, but due to residing in Tigard, Oregon, we were unable to take the time off work. Please share our comments with all at the meeting. lf you have any questions feel free to contact us Joe and Miriam Newsom 10500 SW 71n ave Tigard, OR 97223 503-575-6255 Mlrlam Newsom RN, MSN RN Coordinator-Clinical Education Neonatal lntensive Care Unit Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 9205 S.W. Barnes Road Portfand, Ofl97225 t:503.216.5430 p:503,301.O095 f: 503.216.3304 miria m. newsom @ providence.org ThiE message is intended for ttrg role uE€ of thr addrocsro, and may contain information lhal is privileged, conlid€ntial and oxempt from di6closure undsr applicable law. lf you are not the addreE6eo you are hereby notfied that you may not u6e, copy, di6clo6e, or dlslribute to anyone the me68age or any lnformatlon contained in the message. lf you ha\re received lhb message in error, please immediately advise the s€nder by reply emali ard delete thi6 msssags, I EA 1 Letter 44 David W. Johneon From: Sent: To: Gerald C. Olson <jerryo@donobi.net> Friday, November 21,201410:14 AM David W. Johnson Brinnon ResortSubject: Wish that we could be there for your meeting to show our support of the project. We live in the Olympic CanalTracts and do SUPPORT thls project. Jerry and Susan Olson 361 Mountain Trail Ro. 1 EA 1 To: Diane Coleman[diane@pleasantharbormarina.com]Fmm: jporrico@outlook.com Sent on behalf of: Joseph P. OrricoSent lnvalid Datelmpoilance: Normal Subject RE: Update for Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort project MAIL_RECEIVED: lnvalidDate CI[8 0 3 :,:, Letter 45 1 EA Diane, We cannot attend the meetings, but wholeheartedly support the PH project. You can put rny wife and I down for two (2) votes in favor of the development. We look forward to some pleasant - no pun intended - visits to the marina next boating season. It is probably our favorite marina on Puget Sound/Hood Canal. By the way. we will be out of town for the Seattle Boat Show, so will not see you there this time. Joseph & Krystyna Onico Letter 46 Davld W. Johnson From: Sent: lo: Cc: Sublect: Morgan Oslake <oslake@yahoo.com> Monday, January 05, 2015 9:29 PM David W. Johnson Morgan Oslake Proposed MPR on Black Point David Johnson Department of Community Development Jefferson County, Washington State Dear Mr. lohnson, I am writing regardlng the proposed Master Planned Resort (MPR) and golf course south of Brinnon on the Black Point peninsula along Hood Canal. After reviewing the MPR options, I would like to retister my preference that the resort proposal is rnot* approved and that no action is taken, My primary concern is environmental impact including forest clearing, natural habitat loss, pollutant risks to Hood Canal, well water stress, and increased traffic, I own a home in Brinnon and am very supportive in seeing the Brinnon area thrive and be a vibrant community, but I do not think that the resort and golf course is the right path toward that goal. Sincerely, Morgan Oslake I EA a I Letter 47 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Sublect: Attachments: kirie pedersen <kirie.pedersen@gmail,com> Sunday, January 04, 2015 9:49 AM David W, Johnson Public Comment on Black Point DSEIS DSEIS PROPOSAL COMMENTS 201S.docx Attention:dwjohnson@co.jef f_e_r-spn.wa.us From: Kirie Pedersen, M.A. 687 Pulali Point Road Mailing address: PO Box 687 Brinnon, WA 98320 (360) 316-9066 - cellular To: David Johnson Department of Community Development Port Townsend, WA 98368 Re: Proposed Pleasant Harbor Golf Course and Resort DSEIS Date: January 3,2015 Greetings, I am a lifelong Brinnon resident. My family has lived on Dabob Bay since 1946.1was bom here, raised here, and pay taxes here. I know the environment and community from participating in it and observing it over six decades. Over the past several years, I have attended numerous meetings regarding proposed resort development at Black Point. I have also conducted hundreds of hours of research into this and previous proposals for Blaek Point, and studied similar proposals and completed projects and their impacts on existing communities in the San Juans, Clallam County, and elsewhere. My particular concerns with the current Black Point DSEIS include but are not limited to highway use, road safety, water quality in Hood Canal, overdevelopment on a fragile shoreline, potential for adverse impacts on our existing economic base of tourism, fire danger, and the statistically high risk that taxpayers will bear the burden of this development and/or its potential for failure. I EA/ County 1 I am deeply concemed that this proposal was handed out for public comment over the Thanksgiving through New Year's holidays when many area taxpayers are out of the area or involved with farnily and guests and challenging weather conditions. The timing of this public cornment period rnakes it questionable as to whether we, the public, were even offered adequate time or opportunity for review. Due to my family's, neighbors' and my own dependency on wells,I have in particular conducted research on well water availability and safety throughout the area, including Black Point. Sea water intrusion, well contamination, decreasing water supplies in the world and area in general, and the impacts of new drilled wells on existing water supplies is a huge issue in South County and in particular close to the shoreline. It is clear that insufficient data has been collected or produced as to potential negative impacts of extremely high water use as proposed by this proposed intensive development and golf course. The proposal as put forth fails to meet county goals for improving tourism revenue for South County, and in reality could adversely impact tourism revenue for South Corurty. This area is reachable only by a fwoJane road from north and south. Last year, just one fatality accident on Mount Walker caused a huge quantity of traffic, cars with families or people on our way to work, to be stuck on Mt Walker for seven hours. This is only one accident to completely close access to the area. The only other option for access in an accident or larger disaster is by air. Air transport of the injured or to investigate or fight fires often ends up being at public expense. When we had a forest fire here a few years ago, huge crews were housed in Brinnon around our fire station, and some of the firefighting then was also by air, with helicopters scooping water from Hood Canal to dump on the almost inaccessible steep slopes where the fire was located. Safety problems out on the Canal are also difficult to address, as I know personally frorn having a front row seat to many. Getting law enforcernent to Brinnon often involves hours of delay, which means that dangerous situations aren't addressed in a timely way. Private security on the resort itself doesn't address peripheral issues that will arise due to the changing demographic such a massive change to our community will entail. Our attractions in South County are the forests, parks, camping, hiking, shell fishinB, and relative serenity of a so-far fairly undisturbed shoreline and adjoining forests. This area is already clogged with tourists in the suruners. Ironically, these same features also offer the U.S. Navy, a large area employer, the conditions required to conduct myriad tests out in Hood Canal. I urge that the no action option be selected in response to this project. If options one or two are allowed, the developer must be required to: I ) deposit the amount of all ascertainable direct and indirect costs regarding services and infrastructure into a fund available to local government to cover the costs as they are incurred, and2) furnish a performance bond issued by a highly rated inzurer to cover all potential costs that cannot be ascertained beforehand, including repairing any environmental damage incurred over a 50 year period because of the development and the costs of cleanup and restoration if the project is started but abandoned. 2 EA 3 4 W Bender Peck TEN 5 Fiscal EA 6 EA 7 EA 8 EA 2 Thank you for yow consideration of my comments. Respectfully submitted, Kirie Pedersen 3 Letter 48 David W. Johnson From: Sant: To: Lynne Robinson <lynnerpt@live.com> Saturday, November 22,2014 4:59 PM David W. Johnson As members of the Pleasant Harbor Yacht Club, we are very excited about the expansion plans. Lynne Robinson and Dan Watson I EA I Letter 49 David W, Johnson From: Sent: IO: Subfect: Attachments: commtech.us@gmail.corn on behalf of Mark Rose <mark@markrose.org> Monday, January 05, 2015 10:56 AM David W. Johnson Brinnon SEPA Acomment Brinnon SEPA comment.docx Pasted below and attached - thank you. From: Mark Rose. 687 Pulali Point Road Brinnon, WA 98320 360-301-2600 To: David Johnson Department of Community Development Port Townsend, WA 98368 Re: Proposed Pleasant Harbor Golf Course and Resort DSEIS Date: January 5,2015 Greetings, I have been a Brinnon resident for the past l5 yearc. I have followed the proposed resort development at Black Point closely since it was proposed more than 5 years ago, I have also conducted hundreds of hours of research into this and previous proposals for Black Point devleopment, and studied similar proposals and the history completed MPR-typeresorts in the San Juans, other counties in Washington state, and elsewhere in the United States, I appealed the SEPA ruling for the Brinnon Sub Area plan in 2002 and received favorable rulings from the SEPA Hearings Examiner and Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, I have studied to Jefferson County FEIS and the DSEIS for this latest resort proposal, My particular concerns with the current DSEIS include but are not limited to highway use, road safety, water l, quality in Hood Canal, overdevelopment on a fragile shoreline, potential for adverse impacts on our existing I ; ^economic base of tourism, and the statistically high risk that taxpayerc will bear the burden of this developmentl"'^ and/or its potential for failure. I EA Sea water intrusion, well contamination, decreasing water supplies, and the impacts of new drilled wells on existing water supplies is a huge issue in South County and in particular close to the shoreline. It is clear that insufficient data has been collected or produced as to potential negative impacts of extremely high water use as proposed by this intensive development and golf coruse. I remain deeply concemed that this proposal was handed out for public comment over the Thanksgiving through New Year's holidays when many area taxpayers are out of the area or involved with family and guests, This 3 Bender Peck 4 I EA makes the tirning of this public comment period questionable as to whether we, the public, were even offered adequate time for review. The proposal as put forth fails to meet county goals of improving tourism revenue for South County, and in fact could adversely impact tourism revenue for South County. This area is reachable only by a two-lane road from north and south. Last year, one fatality accident on Mount Walker caused traffic to be stuck on Mt Walker for seven hours. This is only one serious accident that has completely closed access to the area, I urge that the no action option be selected in response to this project. If options one or two are allowed, the developer must be required to: I ) deposit the amount of all ascertainable direct and indirect costs regarding services and infrastructure into a fund available to local govemment to cover the costs as they are incuned, and 2) furnish a performance bond issued by a highly rated insurer to cover all potential costs that cannot be ascertained beforehand, including repairing any environmental damage incuned over a 50 year period because of the development and the costs of cleanup and restoration if the project is started but abandoned, I have read the marketing materials from the developer, Like the previous developer they use misleading language to explain the area, We can go virnrally the entire month of August with a couple of days of sunshine and the heavy rains, cold and wind for approximately six months of the year is not conducive to an attractive resort. Thank you for your consideration of my comments Respectfully submitted, Mark Rose Mark Rose htto ://rebellTrouse. com/markrose/ http :i/about,me/markrose 4 cont. TENW 5 lg^ 7 EA 8 EA 2 Letter 50 David W. Johnson Frcm: Sent: To: Subfect: Dave Sadler <davyp@q.com> Sunday, November 23,2014 9:59 AM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor prolecl I EA 1 Letter 51 To; Diane ColemanFrom: Dave SadlerSent lnvalid Datelmportance: Normal Su$ect Re. Support of development MAIL_RECEIVED: lnvalidDate [d iane@pr ear" n th.,ffi ffity,ED tEc o $ 20tr Jsfim$ffimThanks Diane I am truly in hopes that the hearings go wel!. I know that in the past some of the county officials had a problem with developments in the Brinnon area. l'm not sure I ever understood their reasons except that they frowned on much of any kind of economic investments that would promote tourism and yield jobs and a more positive image for those who investigate the idea of settling there. lf my memory serves me correctly there have been several folks interested in staring businesses in the area only to be denied permits and or zone changes required for those businesses. Several years ago my wife, Carol and !, bought land near Brinnon in the hopes of building a place there. One of the reasons we did not was due to the fact that there were few services available and shopping was a nightmare. lf we would have wanted to do some shopping we would have had to drive many miles to do so. We also felt that given more services and attractions in the area more people would want to have boat slips and make the area more inviting to visitors. The marina has been moving slowly to add attractions for transient boaters but as you know their is very little in the way of attractions for them to want to visit. I see what the marina owners doing as a very positive improvement for the area. I wish I could attend the hearing meetings to give my opinions but that isn't possible right now. I can only hope that all of those in favor of proposed improvements will be sufficient to convince those who make the decisions to support the move for the golf course and any other proposed developments. David P. Sadler Slip A-19 davvp@q.com 360-683-41 1 5 I EA 2 EA Jan 05 15 09:53a Namet Organ izatio n Name/De pt: Phone number; /;/tx {44lra,utr/ru p.1 Ji: r'l.l,r:'tt;: ciij i{TY Letter 52 P.O. Box 170, 306264 Highwey I01, Brinnou, \Tashingtou 98320-0 170 Fax Trarusrnit tal Form Fax number: Name, Phone Number' (800) 952-2404 Far Numben (360) 7963556 Ernail: info@phimeygardens.com 'Web, wr*Tr/hirneygardens.com I f A/A/T/E /1fld/u/ft// ,Ltr:PZTS gE/fl#mao lS .+ s//E- frE5atuT So 1S /ZEPSY/vTpo/ru7 /wT //r{/'2ilSTE/ !ttuuzz @rs W slFFEe-, .V/UTTNEY GARDENS & NUnSERY, LLC ;W,47re/ED --.n.- TlE# Jan051509:53a , Sezittle investors buy closed Scmiahmoo Resort in Blainc - Puget Sound Business Journal e Cities. Business Directorv. Book of Lists. Upstart Busingss lournal o Bizwornen . ContaEt Us. Sign In . Like on Face.book o Follow on Twitter. Follow on LiBkedln. Follow gn.Goog.[e+ p.2 Page 1 of3 . Home e News. People. Events. lqbs. Resources. Store a fubscribe Nowl-imitea lr,ne orer Sign Up b rcceive Puget Sound Business Joumal's Morning Edition and Afternoon Edition and b reaHng news alerts. 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Hints tfiat a deal was ln the works s_urfaced in late May, when the Coastal Hotel Group ad'yertised two job openings at the resort, The Bellingham Herald reported at the tirne. The Upper Sleglt Indian Tribe held a rnajority stake in the prwious ownershlp, Semiahmoo Resgrt Co,, LLC, wtrich shut down the resort in December after falling to find a buyer. The two golf courses have remained open. wright Hotels President stuaft Rolfe, in a staEment, said his team hoped to refurbish and reopen the resort "before the end of the summer season." In its press release, the ownership group said it plans to lnvest'a significant arnount of capital" in the property. The ownership groupt intentions could be welcome news in Blaine, whlch wal sent.reeling when the resort-closed late last year, eliminating more than 200 jobs. Semiahmoo's neu, owners have a history of collaboration. Wrlght Hotels and Andres in 2009 were part of a group that pought [he. 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Ciolf, Resorls Edr @ .:{ -- ir TT;t Jan051509:59a SurjcadiaResort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp anyone lo eniry p.3 Page 2 of l9 E Amanda s. Rcdnon( WA E ti.rEl6 Cu-lu D{rna J. Eellilr. wA at lnqdE I rsviB,r FUi Ht siinoc eacJr rcom lrag a kiEhenette, yqr cqJH make a lmger {ay orrt ol it her€. too - here's a Sahr.ay juct t0 mht.les axiry, sbng u,ilh @llee slendq bars (whisl arc oFafl en CtristmasD and €nyuho dse ysu mighl n3€d. SurEadiE s dEffiiEly ona ol tros6 rers hiddil gem'6 that ,xDrth rya, more lhsn itr yab. - lusl bc auto b lsk i lot ot quastilrs bofo.e you Inive to mal(B surE you bting Grerytdrg you need (espedelly lhco tnr neatt!€r can REALI-Y be a wildcard.) iIJ.,-..,., ._; -... tzt2eraotl I c'ea.1n Firsl mal6 do\'yrEr ls ilral th€ ,esErt kn t conn€ctad. You hrvr to lale a shutb lrorlr you[oo11 to tho flool, 6pa, or rny aEtlvl'fles. The cnly thlno rnclrded here b the wifi. l brt trc &lre down a (faxc) s.E',rco'rerEd h{? S20 A pop. lltsrt tD lce s<rre? 9'15 a pp. wsrr to ic6 a gi!'€e6r€€dnou.ra? t35 a pop tlranl to trav! hot ba in tlE bdge? $25 a 6eat. want an elf to luch your kld ln? f2o p6f kid. l,!'art./our B, made? Ncti su.€ it'(cEb ext.a. BI I assurne il fltst as our |ogn lrvas rEvcr ntadt uo one derpite housek€ring boing anryays on tl! fimr. t 6rt to go silrifirhg? vtear r wet 9Jil. t c wdil drargc6. but urireIl fio Lf€g uard m duty iD wearir{ a {ull on coai b kecp \uarn, you can urderstand wty no one was tn th€ ic, hralet. nh, b e6r? Rd a En ( yue ,Bre!,r€d lhe nEn(] f '3t and l€rn€d that irrreoroersd cilr*Na$tel)r. ureu spend t85 on brBakta3l, 880 on lunoh and Sl 20 oo 6inner. \'\'b fled btealdast and i,/vas lacuustBr a! Segt and Brvioe lvas ar absolte 'roke'. Had to ask b be eested and lBd lo ask for our lood lrrbe. The cboelt ott propeny estaurrnl i,t 2C rnlnulese<tl way. The tun rras nice, tlE vaew llag sf,ccEcular. Bul no wry lrrE're eYer coming back. U,-.* ; ...- tzt+zot+ Oh boy, wlsh I could E rryriling a revi€iv 6bod my experbrce. butunFo.lunal€ly I cannol because the rE3g't never r€fpcrded Hckl 12-1-14: [4/t calbd -10pm to bo* a room asrr tad seen Suncadla's Cyber Uodgy deal on the wetEiE and were vEry exciled as trlar was fc a special crcasbn, 1 .h werc plsming to bdrE rny dog ia SlitlTau. small c,og ol 10bs) anJ agred if r.e cdJ)d bmk s room thal .flas p€htriendly. (flre$€aEit€ cl8inE hel this "|t' . FGt-friendly tEbl so w€ hed elredy 6ne our iur). The r*epticilsl lcld us lhal sh6 drdnl klFrr which rooms w€re pet-friendly (huh?) ad eroud need b confirm wilh strrEsle rho tlorrtl gat bEd to us ti? trert da!.. BebrE wa hmg up. rte tpeejfEslJy asked thatEy make r note ltlat vve coqld have bcpl€d the room wih fie Cyber Moftd€y rde (had !l€ receptionisl xnorn which rcmswetc pet-frEndly) a.ld.rould went this rab vrh5l lhey find us a pet.hidldly room. By Appoi.Iment Only Yea f #,3'** Poople abo vi:tred Ludg€ 6t Sudcadia Lf JL. 15Biryg Frst clsis,e8ort fiGl cEsE sbtr greal fmcl, v|cl.,E and ccanm,rtrly. Suncadla ;: jiri.." ... 'rB reviwr Lorrr t,a lodEutroGns arr.l lrE viG , i! kilhr- Swlftr,y.tf,r Cellart .f Jl, . . .tz re" nrr S,.viJinahr Collr]t al SllEadE issl.perl& Brotrse nearblr Res{aurarB. NighUif€, Stophg, Shor at People Vieured Thls After Searching For... CrossCounF/ Sting Cb ElJm Things To Do Cb Elum http :/i uv*rv.y elp.conr/'bizy'suncadia- resort- c le- el um rnnofi wIJH o Jan051509:59a SuncadiaResort - Cle EIum, WA I Yelp p.4 Page 3 of l9 ffi ffi & Jotro E. E.frcnai,WA ?3tkd5 3'lGdM BLlna ]t :kdq9{A 0 trrendr 2re.,isE Eenneth &t6 An!-r. GA S rnsnt 10 roig.r i ,.. -.,i. -::" ;.ri 1?!sono14 Guss wlitt, no onc calld back, nor ttr€ d y sfler... I senl an ernall the tErt .lay (12-21 4j oullining our phm8 cdl ar}J whdre had agrad with fic rcp. lr{c dill haycn't lErrd b-t - lto one has yel b g'ire us sny updatei on wfirt E $reilablq ot .vaileDilrty of pet fc)ms, or anythirE. Cdck.(c. Not sure who iE mfiqlng aj*onEr seNice rcquegE, bU Ura fad tlEl no onB lB rcB?onding !o phone call ingdrbs or errElls s'F ! LOT stout the rBcrt I (brlt n€€d b gohse lo know lhat guGt $rvice is NOT a tcp oF lhe mind prbrily there... Btrlltrtr .:i24t?o1t 2 dEir.lht I love lhis de evhal I grest suit wlfi a amazng vlew kbk up m], let and lum on tE llte rid linE to relax I b're tre holdsy6t ii., V ilgh prb€s fo r?Edo.D iood. ftB is pat ftr corE6 d mh bdge€. Brtdlcaptim h nEis is a norsnd irEullirE hrht Menu laF'lnflc cyrupr wilh $14 Frsrctr tegt But fE !ryrup kcneap cdt-bt3d IrLGlaE. WtEn ck€d abaut hG droeptbn, Errvett lool uncrbrhua DcdCm & beit afid swidl oovlolsly nEdo by berlrr8s rctbd rhtrpaG who bet thal parrnt! xt loo calsuied to nrllc8 tle En. 8'rn53E ..- 1ot2'rzo14 ThB s a reat csorL AnrB,gh il's crn in fic middls d nolt€re and \rhat ihe h"l, h's nice. The viail/s are BryEzing. The rodns are spadotq clean and t/Ety functcnal. ]r/ty tmm has a nrl kltchon, wasftrrdTyer, tired3c€. babmy nith fumilure. cb. I rybi I could stty lcngrr and ius! rehr The big str5lrsr ard iJb a,.e nlc€ rs u€ll. The stal1 iB pt€tty fri€ndly and tnor,rlGteable. ln a rhfe that can bc cold ('r,J€etlEr f,rit! 6nd "Seattls Freeze," thB lo*bn warfiE up tc ov€ryono, I will !c otcr- httpy'r u'unv.yclp.com/bizy'suncadia,resort-cle-elum tnnil5 ,i, 9' @ Jan051510:00a , Suncadia Resort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p.5 Page4ofI9 ffir Taml FL ,grtl.d,lYl Ellc'1lt 10 lcG llU rgviqs See a I photo3 from Kenneth A. tor Suncsdia Resorl ...;f;,.:{l,,, i . : ent2l'14 Suncadh b... &rrEadia. Whds great about Suncdlr: - Huge ran0e cl lodgine oilbrs ftm hotEl to condo to 5000 squaE bd hames - B€auiful Eenery - Great golrng - Rers&ably ged dliln$ (slilifte,Elcr cellars rrhicrr is not otficjafly part of lhc re6ort b tlre bes0 - Ar/esome indofrroutdofi pool aompbx for the kjds with *ater sll.Jee - Eika trais glalore - Wlhln t0 mhuEs of SeatUe wh6fs no{ so grr€Aaboul Smcadia: - Selvi€a is rpotty- lt seefis likc eiUlcr il's a rea[y bury lrEelcnd and tere's no( €nolrgh stan or to a not so busy lveol€rd end fiere3 nd eno.lgh slall. ) Norr. 36rvbe ha.s imflDvcd tlnca a colplr yclE rgo and s€rIE ftiendlh,tn mscsmnErb0ng BdftEyEfllECn o\roNhslmEd on btEy holday d Eummcy w?okends, - Mrtrten8nce b slcetdly. The arEfiiEdrcrEdrdoarhornes at" blaJtlful. blt stdt a\Nays E€6ms lo b5 brok nhot tu ncltnt g. l.lct rirlor th hgs, but ttc ltttb thlng s you Ddlc8. - Pri.lng E crazy overp(lc.d as they hsve a captilrE audtsEE TlEt s.id. the resfrr b certainly rna!.,rino -rd e$ery tirne s/€ 0o fi€(e iE mo€ infEstructllc. beter ieJvEe, and Imr! dining ard adivity options. Fo'erampb, this surlrrrr h€y had a "chlll ardgdt' !y tFe pod whlch was great, ulo{Jgh 'ld sure iO{U olten Urat is h seNice. By far the bEd opticn is lo renl one ol tr,e big lEmes r dth fots of lamilios, Some of lh. horfls rre futy aillazing lrltr incredblo arpnilie!, d€cor rd spaae. oerriitdy a g.eal va@$cn br thNe in ue sea{te Fr€a - nd srre l'd Vael funhd lhan hat as thare are fobaiy bdlEroptbn6 lite Sm River in Oregon. http : /iwww.yelp.com/bilsuncadia-resort+le-elum lra201 .,:,. 1': d' Jan 05 15 10:00a . Suncadia.Resort - Cle ElunL WA I Yelp p,6 Page 5 of 19 :EEii Zrgres A. Carrirf. ttIA lE lErds 85rf,tffi Jsrntler tll. S{tb,WA ! lr c.ds 2u Evss si17r.iu 1 ch€di-n This is a reodil Etsp drJo to 8n aiyrrr.l firedcal contrrcnce. Ai+rys erroyed I roil run tJrury holal bul thl6lrna sorrlethino chang€d! Brcken lle3 in fmnl ot fie conErenoe cenEr €nd dead planE. I obsrveC 8 pmr conllgurdim hr ttl8 cdrferenc€ wth a 2rc grurdt hnch in tont of o:r conference ollice, ,Estricthg the flo$, to? our groLp to get hcl( to tr maln buildn, and hebath@onE. Just glah (funb phnning. I s.jppoi€ I $cutd be hepp), Ucy ,nake, phcnc crll to mek! sLrE eyeMha.rg 16 righl in the.pom }bw rntEh mo(o etro.t rouk it be to rmke 6ure ll rras ,lght ln he tlr3t pleo. lt ls rEt rcck€t schrEe to m8ke gjre ticra is soap h clDry r&m. Get a bad of lh€ car:tsr pbc€s al lunch. I Euppose a coal lamp ls aJtc. bd it looks ffre it c/as dc3lgn.d by he 3E gradE aless al t r lccal 3d1od. Wnsr I ongln lly crlled foi a r€ervatlcn. lrey n€re sotdqlt F(, th€. zrt night. bul I rardy wt ry al thssa confrrenoes: scrrEns sluays cancds, Mo6l ot tfE [me f jusl af to be put on s w.il llsl Ol c<urse, I df n I E€t a Call, and lfcr hrnd oul at baEl Bir coleagles had ca.roellcd, so I could heve alEr€d nry ananoEmrntE sacotdingv Tho piDbhm [ere ts that liii ls Euppoaed to be a @ ].nk luury hotel, ilut lt'e le\cl .rf cereiE and atte nuon to dstsil e{ident h u1i3 trlp rra$ at a let/d ol a lvbbt 6. Vsy impoftent the llne sdf \nas ar'laonc. Mt' crllklBm is d-cctd at le5derrtip. E laue your p6opb tc dD wnat lhey ar3 mr3 br md dont phch arqrrd trE edgr& lve fie ar$cmsrs notl-, €lpecislly 6toi$ category oI hobll rai :--: --.,,.-. '.-.,; ,-.- 1217!2014 Surrm4f, you rhould co,?E h.II il you wart lo enjoy lrre bcaudful o.Jtloorr rnd sat yo(r oxn lod. Pms: d! room ras vcry nkEi it wat drdly a sulte yrhi*r I wasnt rrqccling. Tha lunoundlE a.3s b bEilutiful, llsr€d tia vlawr dlte eylrElEan for€st Bnd mount nE Cons: Ccnly TlEy rElly dorll sGsr t be inb -l'rYering tl1e pftOnes and rotumlng crltr heE. Ttit was r lhtre throughout the http//wvlw.yelp.com/b i /suncadia-resort-cle-elum lnr20t ,{ (.' ',,'e.\.r1-rlin,. ,@ Jan 05 15 10:00a , Suircadia Resort - Cle Elurn, WA I Yelp p.7 Page 6 of l9 we€keod. Spa: aftcr celing ssveral tmes end leavino mes€€ges days befsr wa anivcd wc gpt appoinlmrnE for mEs3Sges and {dals. I callcd \rh!n $e tliv€d lo conirm th8 !me3, but nc one orrsnered fie phd|e. I l€ft a message and rro cne re:uncd rny call. ufiefi we got tq !h€ sps we fot lld fia lhey dirn'l have our re3eNations- Fqtunately. we weIe able lD get ne,rt, orEs loa difterer'rt lirc. Food: il rcu're !"gsErien tE food opton+ are dismal. There ws3 dmo3l nofilng I cDuld s8t I rdered a \regeBue plaEcr lor l'rlch off trE kidy menu, and when it affived I wa3 dbappohEd to fir<t il @vered rn parsley. Thery also putttEir'ti3 d.rt/'spic€, rrhlc,h I dadnl like, m evaryfilng. incuihg dting it ido ti. triltmrB. Bcfit of lttos are a metli d Eer3onal €st!, clf courrE. bul yot lhqJld be as,ate t rtt lhcy mt, surpal sE yo.J ulrl unneces3B[y addilio.rs. Thc lbodl rlso ovcrpflcrd. I rccomlrEnc Mng l€ yotr (rriyr lbc tt youte wgg{eii8n: rhe kidrer. ls i€ll-sbd{ccl wi& cexing suppllos. llyur'ra vryrt. detlnltely Ein€ your own lbod s lhar. will be nolhino lo ert. tt lma(s llre several larddireo hiNc lrappened aecentry- M*o 5Jrl b vislt b6tce ttre lodge falB otl rhe hlll. E JGTUa B. EEatls, WA Ellt.'14 19€ [iqcs 'to rev-ds .i-ii+,--3/17i201 4 3 dEck.iE Dec6od to ha'/c a snall fariv getaxay last rYinler and planrEd tho tip to Srcadia aner h€aring gtBat things about it trfin a ,ew frl€nds. l b generallf enJoyed oursehes here, Un I can I gay I wes ot€ rwfiertred, and rtr \rcry erpensive {or what I leel lke }.ou get and tie s6rvlc€ w?3 hi!orfliss. The room itsdt wE grEat. vtb had a trc bedrosn and it wat uray fiEre Spaca lhen vre n€cded- Oreat to be atlr t0 ocrck snd e€t in the srrila i.8be.l of eatin0 out ell helim6. especially witr litlle ki5s, Sinoe this uas winE l}.ey had a tsrv winky aclivlt'reg. The ice skaUng u,.s Ll(e sl S,ipe.sdt ltr a ti.ty dnE the pool i6 fo iryour ki! csn twim (etp lhe slides) hJl nol rxrge and I can im4ine ve.y cr,lt ided during ncfiYtal season. The re6lBurant ls oyBrpricec and finc. but the seMce '.yas me$. Evan lhe 9t€ddino nit wc firr. but thet chaEe you p€r rile. ro l,ust !e'i nry tid gp mosl of tho Ume. I csn\ really get o€t the idea E ai th;s is a rescrt tfEt ni*l€3 and dlnrs you with s'Ieac( be'and per-Gleddng ciarge. when llEro! nofiing ds€ b dD. Also, ,ro: lea ly thoir faull, hJt il vraB rsiny/rDi sncring. so in th6 {,inter lml mean I yau'rB gtrrck in lhe lodgE, 6 in lhe rmdl pGl... nor rruc,l dse to dq whi!fi coftsir8rrrg ris is blbd Es r tllge reSort b a oumrnor. Reaju uE(Eed to lik€ thB nEre, hJt Jusl coult!'t. Maybe rf,cll gi€ it anotrEt slEl in ttre surrner tr ne{ ui{rter bcca'-re il'd bc ni(E b har? rn optm lc get auay to tor a feu cat.s lhal doesnt hlolve iylng. Tanya S. Edffiid3,WA t 19 t'i$(r toa Ei*E t.i; .,, .,-.. - 9/1/2014 '! rtw&ln I 1rvt to say tll.l I don\ oiBn rerite rcgstivc rwl:ur, so I dfi l trt !r.3n ligHv.. Thlr rdiGrr 5 D6.d on two expa.bn€t: onc!. for I b.clEtlrGna spa vvee[€.td grb$ey f* my brsti. .nd trmfi Iccrntly, fr tc lrck of htp:/www-yelp.com/bizy'suncadia-rcsort-cle-e lrrrn rnrzor Jan 05 15 10:00a . SuhcadiaResort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p.8 Page 7 of l9 ro ffi Kelly w. LalgYhs, WA 1l lri6d3 1Orre L.Blle R. UmE,UUl /.:! t 6ab e2 mqc.t cElomel sctuberTesporEc lo ltry Earn Eddhg lnquiry. Lrst ya:rr, i araigd td e sflEl bachebrEtla weekend getaray tomy beoie. Spa wa g.eal, winc tasting h t'he lodge rclaxing, beadiful grounds. and a 6o-so dinn€f at Portab. All in allt itwa3 a nlce gptakay and cusloftBr seNice wgs sUfffciEill, on July 9lh of th.e y€sr, I callcd and lEft mossaoBs on 'rte cuslonEr esrvic! lhe rEquesung lnlomEtion fq possttlly pbnning my ili rx!dding in slJrEadla in AugtEt ?015. I filled out thG filine rrqrEl totm gl lhis date. I nevr hard back. .bsdta a :ccond vdcanatl. No cafls rsiumed. no gl'tatr rtlponsc. Tooty. I tccr{vGd noficalhttwc nad to dos6 ou, rcquca @e. Es the d€cision (hadline I pstld b ccmh€ up tomofio!f,' Lea\tng lwo vdcamaiia ard uBhg heir daslgflaEd inftrrnatirf, roqr.* scrvica mlno, yor, urould fink you would Qiet eailTie 6ort of r$pon6a... eGpecialty ln r€ga,! to a high bld{let hlgh strcs6 ey6nt &c{r rs 8 u,lddirE. Apparently, surcdiadces not rrgard 8 rctential iledding as t h?nlry esent b Espo.rd to. I lYll notba rEtuming. t;jg3f,ifi .., uz5;zo14 !!'e sEyed here while my husba^d all.ended a aorfi/ention. The raom3 sre nicel I re@mmend gettlng a suile. OUB had e Full kitchon. wa6her/dryer, tub a(d shower, balcmy. lt ras perEct! The food al tlE lcdgc b lbnlatlc, aid al fie bar yor can bnng drlnks bact to your lEm. I nedsd a q6;6fi6koJl (vccally r lam) andtr. man a the front desl grrioucy'€t us crr€ct out at lpm. I \iotid haye Olvrn 5 rtaG erceptslEtt I tDok ny son tr the park I ddnl scc tie p.rkiE lol, ard pai(ud itst oft t}f, side o, tho rcad. A p*ldno ofilcor nsarly lssu€d m. a tid€t ftr "pef}ing olr fie vcgetauon." I guess vegetrdor rEanB gra\€l al arncrdia. *i *.i .- .,... .1/3/2014 5 chdr.ing Wr had hEh nopeB whBn our tamily bocked Suneadla b erebrate trE Nes Y6ar, but lhG EDEI o' the aflr$i€e and poor cus@mcr 6sryics ,rlas a hr.lgG distpFlntmenL Pmr: . AccorrflodBllDoE \,!rts Siryrd at.140 lJrk+ur LooD in a beautltul ho{68. heatcd lloof6, hot ub culside w/ dGco ltglrl3, Fod€rn kitclen, fiodem bati, r€rDle 6n':rcl to tum or thegac tr.e pl@. col]l1bnaue turnllu'€, hlOh c![lrgs, satcnlb TV.l/lI - htp ://u'u'w.yelp.com/hilsuncadia-resofi -cle-elun 1n/?015 -? I *t,i* @ Jan051510:01a . , Suhcadia Resort - Cle Elum, \tr/A I Yelp Fi. er. - Resoit Shritle: p.9 Page 8 of 19 luany of us ugad fie r€strt slEtfles shirr picr( you up and (fop yfii otf wh€re evef you need b be very @nt erient. lt madc gettirg arourE the rclorl mudt ea$br thfi hwing lo ilarigac uc .rEr cllrsdve3, - \rBE. The au.roundinE aGs b bsuliful being locatcd in tie footits oI lhe mqrntains. ThcrE a€ a rErmberol g{rlaug hkh0 urlB. Cons: - Accdrmoda:lon$ Just e li6. nole to blls stayhg in lhe rna$er flrle a( .u,o tErkrpur Loog *tro &e stayirE in tlis houge i,v,'gma] djldren - dc.'t be surt'ri3ed to hear ltE sound ol itter- pauer offeel 9cin9 up anci dorm t e halls ss Bosnd travdg eclDgs Ure whole icr.rss, - Challeogirg lo Navlgale: Mary of r.rs hd a dlallenghg tinn linding ourway around he rEsdt tus lo poor aignagn and st right due to lack Ef lightig and herd to rs.,krEalc lE{s numbcr! rrl*rh alE not virible whofl it gsts dar[ - Linfrd Ft€sl8ur8nt OptioD$ ll you don't phn on Dookiro you heve ycil f!* oilions to eal ou: ln lhe .r€a. You have lhe l-odgE fr lhe wrrsy or l,yyorrluck ss orE oflhe feyv places in town. Ovelall ( irc6 orr larnrly nho nade fie time we spenl he:e wql(lerlul .., 16rl tiri 1*e6 probab\' conader oUeI opl-Dns. GTALsII ffi Betty VU. IIll Grclk. lllA lC ki=di 84 revEsr ::,lI*;' ';;i.:i:ili,:, .. 11mno14 2 cnet.in I don't knqv'.rh8t rhe ccli was tor roo.n$ food, elc. Tlir leviewiustdeEib dry o(perEnae with [ldglng'il1 tf€ lodge, Moetng ladlity and bod. tho bar, and fie ftEt'3 facility. The looms w€ro lrge iv llving 3p8ce that ancl;d€d a http: /lu"rrw.y elp.corn /bizlsuncadia-resort-cle-ehlm It2/20r Jan 0515 10:02a , Sutrcadia Resort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p 10 Page 9 of 19 3 # $ ffi cP. f*onrr. llrA 2 l.ierdg €rsiwr Alor F. lee.dr,rUA S {rid6 ,l rc-virg Chri6 O, Xjtt(l.i4lilA Eltr'14 tlfms 23) rtui6{s Hdta N. Carlon,wA .Ii tlsdr 72 tui*J firsphe. I wlEh th.lir?plac had becn ln tho badoom though. A5o, ll)rru urir6 somo scaatdrGa on lh€ wall alE pullad upwal papsr Basicrlty, !fi€ minor(bttilg I hink t,ley couts lmprovs rrpon. The bnqLrtE lbod $Ei carlahv notilng Od Ot lhe Ordhary. I had bvo brBak asls, a funch. and frlo dhners$ere and rg one tning was.rEnEraue. The me thino I wll Eiva them is some very frbrdly fmntirE staff. From the belknen lo UE bar tenders they $ere all gr€t young Feode. Ths tatnors cerfter ureg imtre6s,v€, it jugt semed to t8ke awhile tc aet ehutlled frcm the lodge b tie n ra36 c6nler u/tricfi was necsssary alter dark t/rilh the siderrrBlfis troren qer The vieur in tia utrywsy of the lodge is lsvel.v. Owrall. a vs.y nica daca lf ,,uJ aru boklng tor a {t.ling, sec]uslon and rdE{atbn I carld tE tEr./ gl8 would b! a nlcc Crc lo Yisit .i lr,-l "-. -:'..,'. e!l'2lzu4 Not tre sme cariber oI qmlty srd das3 G whan f. f,rlt open€d, At leasl5 tays ol old room scMce rYEdE in hrl leadlnD to our lop bfr room. TtE old lrEy3 r€rnained in hell oerright crerlirry a lr6zat!... Hedth and lripptrp rr our 14 )'r old dldl Vrfiile "rdaring" by pool sl 11 am. rnan w blo*er zEornEd hb bud ild ilJ*dirp.'rJng 'rEchlia bry our bungr ctrslB tac6! Nor rtiarirE nar lun lo gsl :rEG fu! ol ([rt Wty an l the blo,,er guy lEt his rcrh dorE bdbre pool oporl3? AJEo, rtur c€lline eh€ed lo confirF ,Ettr 3lide o0{Bl:qr, rw arrled totind giah3 rle onv cpen l*€kcndg becau!€ ?tey tan't Bfford to fy lf€guards weeldays', Aller comine to Suncadia y, triBn& and hnily fu thB pGt 4 yasrq $pn lcok fcr r r.5r, qLdEiEa, cl€€rEr mmtirE spsl b YEc.d*rl E 'driijhJ . ... N2ei2o14 I 116! h€rc for t budmcs oisile. lt waB z gr€t lo'catbn [o be oul ol th cih/'s dirtrrdfi. A grcat oa6ls lrom lho hustle ot lhe city. BeautrLl vtav,6 ot Prcllic llorlhwest. F@mB wem vary comlbnaba and sizsaua, ill€r6 k nf{rg m,rh to do ot lldc d fie rlBort but t]E re8orl :tsell ollsr! a grear va,lgly ot ectidtier end thc rEtrurants ln il are a bo goc. Nicr p.opb and c8rlahly he3 a dBtlnctivE bJgr abnorptrc E tI EllI,,_. e,l,.laol 3 PfG: Largo, boauttrl roms wih rdni'kldrens arld yiervs. Peace{-rl. Orf,rt pcol area wllrr vrttlrdEe.. Ni@ $rarllEr cornpared b Saanb ar taed llltcn $rc were hcr! 12 tLnca rlow,. Lots ot Dlkrrlg trallr P.obably 96., tor klds. Cons Raally €xFrivc. EanqJet lod ts mediccr€. 2 niomc. nrayDe 310p3 i3 fre dghl amounL l hear vlEge Piza in Roslyn i6 very good. trEEEtr 4ns'x.14 I chwlin Stry€d through en lrnai?on k cel darl md rrhsl a dEl it uts. EEyonE w!3friildly and holp,ul. Partrh fbod sa! gocd . htUe ficry but il is s rescrt. Bisdr bu.ger, bbsEr Mrc a mEt b qd!r- Ld: ut Etivitbt irdoor pod with awgonr gl&r. lrE campfirr !'morE ni|lm and dsleil htp : //rurw- yelp. coil/bizlsuncad ia-rrsort+ I e-elum tnaot5 @ Jan 05 15 10:02a SrincadiaResort- Cle Elurn. WA lYelp p.1 1 Page l0 of 19 t!tret Lol! of hles. biki.tg, Eolfmg end erlra lhinlE like honreback ridrU, DelirriEy vroultl come back a$ah. Bhon brrr. l,i:- .r' H**- #Br.d R- SEti!, WA lS tlqds 250 Bbrs 'irtr:- See all qhotc ,rom Holli M. for Suncadla Resoi trEltrtrtl i',s/201s lire bw t'b plael Got rrHrled helt at ttrc lnn at guncadia la$ foarand te hrt!lgtln brourarult€r.ary. Stall arc ,riiayr ilca(rE - happy and hG*pfltL Pbce lB bcaultrt ,us!c and n{lned * lha Eamr tlmc Portral's RrstrlJrant lt dgldou3 wlrdilr rye aI! cetllg dhrEr or brcokfast Thay arl g,rEt tryou n4d El[r8,t trle oC-Dis to! Lek foluerE to carlng baclc ry6y ysar to clbbrale ou] wcdding anlrveirsaryl And lovc aacing al lie Jogs h€re too! ALIEEEj ....zntt2ots lfttet E O rcal pboo lo 6p€nd tr r\te*gld wih tln hr0ty ai$ frgrds, Thg lE ure ubar larEl ot m(IJntaln r6!frtg- 8€ru[fu] rna]edjc viGr5 of tho rrountrrnr. ualBy, and riwr. The hbrbr ls t€prE8crrtatlvo ol tne t*l rmotaln bdgc of U$tan8, lulry 3utes, nho edrnrTing pol, and huga ll:c pits lbl raa80ng rmrsrrmafrovrs. I dCled dur:n6 Bu:rnEr but I imaghe its ljoa 8s NnEzing all ylar aeund. 0lGpltr being deop in tne roresq thb aht roughing it by arry rneais. I wsE r€re on a budn€ss reueal a.d was amazed W the confr€nca rroans, grest'ood, ard open arEs. Well dssrgned, grect tatcrr! and interic( I la/ed all the hisbnc phoros of rle lbJndang families ol cle Elum. fhe \jielas from lhe Iounges h€re pctty incredible. Mce confy cardr€B arc big f,re plac€ liks thet ol a hundng lodge. Oflt? hing lacing u€s gcod beer. ThB ts the Pacifc No4hw€gard withthecfioilthcy ut into ECNiTQ g(€rt food. tley ought not rc s,ldmp on goad beer and whe. l-ie), need to irdude srne{ooo Sertie mlro brt*6 llk€ Fromorl lPA, Sctr@ne, EEq, Etsran, Fleuadq Dbrrbrid Krd, Sound E.srvngt 7 gers Brrring, FonGc6gc 8rewr19. Hus, ild RogrtiJdb narE , fqw. Fr http:/,'www.yelp . com/bi zJsuncadi a-re sort-cl e -elum Lnnot1 Jan 05 15 10:02a , Suhcadia Resort - Cle Eh:m, WA I YeIp p.12 Page 11 of19 ffi E! Jessica R. Ltrr. U,lA 0lricndr 20 rsasE Adrian S. ObmDir,YlA Elrc'l{ 19 lrign6 215 re w6 tr;\,el€rs, you need lo prsr,ide fiat unlque bcal exErience and ls nol there yeL ,..t;:-;,j.i '... . Ttszt)14 Suncadh ls a beautlul rosort rve stEyeo 2 nigbb al The Lodge and if s € grelt hotEl qlth stJming vierrrs. Lits mily o, uE other revieeBvye wert disapolnted vrith lhe dinhg ootons - the lood i9 gocd hJt USAY o,E ficsd and tne s€Moe u/€s rnediocre at bast R@m service fo'r brcaklbslE! a gpod optim 3hce itts essdidly th€ same pfics as e8tino at tfis rgdaurml. vlr€ ucnuJrEd Inb Ce arm fDr dinner one nEhl and are glad'de dii. Stevo lln concfurge rrrr ErI halpfu. ar{ we bJol€d a rhigh rilB snd rnotMnobilc trF firorgh hinL Eolh il.rs rEdly fur\ thorgh \r,hm E chectBd out the rnorrEbile lou.rtEs trl E0 rmrs thrn pnmed. Tillef li,ed tr ctrBrge but hed re not treen diliestt shrt r.vleudrrg lhe lil $e outs hn e becn cfErEEd quite a b[ nDre. tt lrai a olce €lperlenoe rnd rm dad we stiyed but du€ :o lhc owr lhe lop oortc," fldy vrcnl r€txn. Gil1;;iJ .... e;zo2o13 - upd..ocr*i* l'm frrclu8 coupleof drys, and t llk it l've bslr hlrc saveral times Prosi Gdgecu8 locslbn, nic! facilit€c, bea-llfd gol, courges. rvendertul ip6, good re3taursnG. Cons: Gan g.l crofldad, f,rnlll66 niirr lrJd kid8 (not a cEr if you'r€ a lamiv whh bd kldsl and budnrBs mini- con',€ndonG. Tip: Sp€lly lhat you do NOT wanl a lran$caFpad bahloom (uiles3 you rle€d one). Thls rD€srs to bc a corn,noil bdt rri $f, itri Al ln a[.,,61y 11.". flr€!fitr],,.. 1ot2r2o1o Prsvbua rlrrlH http J/www. yelp. com/bizlsuncadia-rcsort-clc-elum u2nots & r*"fr-.i 't.: @ Jan0515'10:03a . Suhcadia Resort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p.13 Page 12 of l9 B KrbtlB F. g.ltllc ltA OtuE 2 'rvir! St cy,S. t rdlc. WA l6ltbn& 96 ovi+'s Srrah il lr.qufirWA Elit.'13 17l lrqtds 006 Bbm We hsd e gr€at time at Suncadia |hb r,veekend. I would warn peoCe upfroflt hal hls pro{sbly isnl.,. E.acmr! lltrEEtr an)2011 CaIIE here fcr a corporale cvent and had a grea tirlE. Roofl! w€re nica ard *ll aquipfd, iood y,es dalicbus, end r,l [r 3latly,gE grtcbusarts. ffibU hdpn . h lbd. the p.irfl!ry rtson fc my rE\.l€wt! thst I btt nry lak€l in a gdlc.il ad the lro lhop and fiotrl deGk 6bfr lfidl, aHppcd I to r? dfE!. Now thd6 sevicrl lAfll ffinnery be Edng bacft r'lth rjry Emity. trEEEtr zn$2o14 I sp€nt m, tirurday ieie d thc Trrihead Dmdos. Urf, gayao uv€e night$ofl lhc 3.d tl@r, a onc bedrq?ft. cod ouf ltierd3 wcrE on tlc r€cond flo.. I worrd do ttrs a3nid n i8 fle perfectway lo getrtvayfom the dly riubut ,olrghitt il a camEino. 'rhbh I do 11do. rnB sutrourorB rrsa as Dsutiful, whlcfi lr e Ettb rrd DeauiB you krE' thal lh€ I'lor€ ttEy dovclop ha'., lhG morctlaa and nstarl tEaulysil b de.!E sd. Th.t srr4 th.y r€eil b be ddng I pr€tty eEd job ol pr6s6rving $rtEt b l6lt, whl$ b s lol- I tx,p€ il dGinl tudr irlo !! rcurl pbnnsd comrnu[v. wftidr is lhe onl, rEEtatire lhhg t wlll !ay. Our condo hld a l€ry urtul kihhan. *rbh rvu importa,rt lo me. I b fuiy slGkad, and lhe olrir end slore bp a't !E3 not afieeqt el€cldc buflElli. Th€ b6d ir corhrtrblq ind lt'./gs qdct I lhir* Ior Fscplcthdmrl tU fisfileivel r l€v! frsible !c]Edule3, cdrix8 on lh. wa€k dayr as u,3 did htteed oI [Ekxtdalllo:Ic be rnorg pea":tful. Also. o(ll friendr toct( lt1elr t!/vo dqs. end w trod( our l!r0o dog Ch€Csr- n b a wondErful plee for peopb wtp !y.nt to iEl(€ a b.esl,tilh th€lr beBl fnend! ll cGtr 179.00 --rla lor esdr night b ning our cog, bsi it w.s rrdl hrgrlh il 8nd wo,rld havt fud to p'y e dog sitE I r€ lEfi hlm behirrd. Plur, tt: dogs rl8& lio trh rmrr i,n. I crn imrglm ltts r populr. family plrcc duting sch@l holldayE and Eunmer, wtich t ,rdabty s,orJd ncver book lhe[ But w! h{ r wond€rfuI. pcaccful !rn, \ ra oo*ed (brirE ]rour oryn lood, toodb!, because tterE i! dly a Srrburay in toJyn. to yoJ wll wrnt to bring yout own grocDriet) ryh,ch I bvr to 60 oo my tallday, rol Epprlclttd helull !tss rpplisrtes. Th6rE i! Ello a rrrE3lIr and dryer. Tha trd( ysrd' ol our corrto rar thc golt co.r!!8, shts r was covged h b6t:itul snil, Bow€ hsd fun h khg brcfi there, and ute f,onl yard leads tc e op.ledJs tfalt \,1/E 8Bo used lhe oJna and detrl room at Oe spa/eym. and the hot tr)l. I nls pcrf.d. gn. VVBdnBdry, not crohd,ed 31 8ll. lE novE ale out { tr! bv! looking so I c8n't +eak E t E plrE r ths.. b eel. Url hssrd Ory .rE prew gE{t. I tnnk tr pcoCe flho ,orlv wdt to 'rurgh lf fiis pltcr *Edd sffii very rcorl{, bllt gu3ss rxhlt? ThBt ls wE I B, A rGorL PmbEay b.rtlodo yqrr rE!6rrch *thEn you plan your€cEuEy, tlos knoui? Thumba uplroln rry grouc. #ilfuf,,.r,ij .._- 1u1rt2c12 Sama lYlend! and had ba.n lr&ing aboul thls plaoe f6 lorarcr enrl 1ae llnaly made ll &un lo vlelt. Flrst ofl. the hllume 13lhe b.st ilfle to coarE lrer€ TIE lollee dranCng ls absobtely Eealitaking ano lhe crlrp lsmporatJ.€s rnakB th€ hlking ircre bearable. Uy tusband Dooked a one Dedr$m s[r:c cn $e rhret frorn which was just an inoldibb room. Tha vlctrr6 hmrclrc! h ttp ://www.yelp.con/bizy'stmcadia-resorl{ le-el urn vu201s Jan051510:03a ' Sucadia Resort- CIe ElunL WA I Yelp p.14 Page l3 of l9 ffi DGbbi! W, Xsq rYn Elitr 'l( 2l ldemr t7? tlvrBrs CcalrEo H. godd,wA O rrields 12 Bvim e,CrE yrsth il atone. Wb hd a rrcranic vae$, of ttB moun:ranG, river, aftd C$'lin., lr*rdlbtsl The room cane fully slocked wilh a decelltGhod b.dro3Er, a living roorn frrirE rccfii. fully slocked kitchr., and u,arhEr and drlei. Prcb$ty nct rEo€ssary br the me nlghi th8[ \re Ere there bul definiEly a oice to have. Thr crect{n/dlad.cul prcccss nei a brEqle, vdel rrrs Irrson blr prE€d, ($e sfireri.Ea and lhe seryice yas abotE aver88E, ua uyetE gr€e'fd everywheaE we\,vglt dffi! lEld, theworl€. Thc lEtd haa srrr ni@ hilhg trails on 3lle . vE opted br he grortone down tothc rlyer whldr w.s about a milB eadr uray, Tne dvcr war beautin l and yiCl rf,or$ ttE wa L There is elso a shtllc b tre vaiiflrs Siles wilhh lha Suncadb cormuniry . lrrere are a ld) of amanidea incllding a t.lrless center, a trcut Btgoksd po.1d fE lishirg. a winery, reata{ranB, arid a spa Th€E is alto a lq,yn ncarby (Roslyn) wnidr har s.rlie cutE Shopssnd rcslaurants. Room vrag € liltle pricsy bL't well ,rErfi it - arodld $350 or so per ru1?ht? \ivould be moro wortr it il ),ou wre s'iayilE for mltipts Cays. such a run pbce D cdne{or a rebxing ret rau '.'l . l- ;- r t-:l'lI .t.b'd,!,ii.iju.r.,7/261201 3 I cn*r.{n \dc have ah/ay6 f6Jnd the gtafl herc to be over tho lop wfi6n il coltE! lo cl,Jslorpi scrrri:E. The conciefge sB/B is a gem whEl il cdrler to recogrrzing your spechl even6 ind provldhg lltue Eest3 h ydrr !oom. l,\.b lov€ b bilc ridm intn€ lummel swrmming in llE o(,t(fcoa pool, hengirE out h !l€ hLEe qrtside iecrr., q playingDn lhe watEr sIiJ.!. YunLertioie. you will flnd u3 lnonstrceang fie grened treil3 on fi€ golf coirEe or swoodhhg Clcwn tlre lmer hrblng hill (and bsinE pldled 56ck up b,y fie tubg towD LoE to do rd lotr of ,un b be lEd herel .- ,...-:;.._. -- Eisn0lt Tl.r gol, cDurse b blautifiJl and th6 atm6ph€rE of he lodge ls pbBshg butfie E€ruha Is so poor. Allison in cLElorer sar1,loe rrd Baan4 h h€ Porials rcitauranlucre ths rn6l hllrful peopls c.r thg wtnl8 propatl. I Rnd it amazing fiat 60 rIErry peoole hav€ 4 stsr latir\?E br fis elorL They need I lot cf st fing wort. A bar len&r durlly put Ec h t glars I hld leen drankirg oul of snd then dumped lt be* lntr tlE Ug ic' bud(et when I enlndcd him hoicc,'Every meel I har. eaEn here has taken 2 houts. ilot bocsrla ot me bul b*a,lse of hBr sloyr ttte ccrvlce la }lfian you or&r a drhk any,ntEre bul the elual barlfE $eil stef Mng the order to lhe only barard I tta!,E ratclEd repeeledly whib thc brr l.nd€G lealr tro oders yatthg 20 mlndEs whlle they prGsstin# n€king the drhk tldylng naDftlnr. dryl.E glaises, etc. I am nal Eelno fEHe here clther, tha ber wes .leed wh on y rre sinirE d lt whlh rlls hrpp€ned. ltr nol until the Poor ser,rel com€6 bact end ask3 i, tle drinls a€ dom y€l a s€@od or third lime that lt€y actlally l.avc the bsr- I hBrs wlilld 30 r{rutes br a (klnk. Rcs.n E€rvice lek3! tflice ar long 8r the srpefled time. Therr ar! no v€lctrriar opl rs, I h8d locustorn fldet atuyfilng ard lbel llke ! tctel 8ne doang so becaus€ ltre lack o{ cDnsld€fatior hls daE hrs lBr anlro.e rvid dcsnt e\it bcat porl(, rfiiJ(sn or.nythkg s/.lh tgE, Ths salet lo$ lrly 6 keys in toflt ol rrt 3tmet b€fde I arG^ eitered ih€ rEEort lE sct lhern dotrd ln odd http :/wvr.rv.ye I p. mm/bi z/suncadia-resort-c l+ elum .*t :L.L uu20r5 @ Jan 05 15 10:04a ' Suucadia Resort - Cle Elrrru WA I Yelp p.15 Page 14ofl9 H ffi Xsthy W. S.rda,WA 3 rrcrdE z:tBil' Jim lr. 116Lakr,WA I {rEnd .lil t""iQffi Amy J, Sr.rl.. llA 0 hBdr 1cr* Rechol H. 6arlb, Wa Eria. Sa 431 trird lz?B*. placcr and then asftd me fortEm 3 [me6. I b.t rny car u,orriod he rloud l€o my onty lGy. The vdet and alaf arE frieidly blrt U3dc6r, aiMhhg I h.rr rtlad them aboutthe aree ai ru€nts hr8 lod rna b w.trjag o[ wilh no anrrrE]- Baticalu lf yql hry! arry Gorl otrclradJlc or v€Gtarian lilertyle thii plrce uil be an inco(ttEniencc, You cant tud fielr dtll lD scre you and allcml you lo mak! t . tlrE or e{renbE on fnE. Plan EEds 2.5 tlatr3 ah.sd ol rrvlltng you mEm lravt plannad. SertdJB:y. i;i1.",*[Js...- 'tinarrlt Grerall, I had I 916rt lxpGrience her€. tm not 8 big cutsersy pct3on. so lh! rclort i6 sBl in . iuEt ffiougtrr "nalufC' tor my tasb. fher6 arE trril8 br yclj b glo on ard b {agb views. lt's a gmd ovemitht stay hr e quid( gct au6y trom the city. Thr PoflalB rrEila('ld lEltsd h th€ Lodge h gdoey butn ell $!rth th. monsy. I lHnk" Ttrs porlion3 ttagenerour r.'rllhlrD3h lrErrdloflts. Th6 drili I had thcrr $rai thc besl I drGr had uith huge chunke of Endei:dn ard prlrno rib cutt. The Cac? is yery cbsn. ihe CUstonE: san iCa ls noti:6uy bcklng !d a Ut givsr tilorErl is an cxp€n$y€ o.B. RecopfialhtwBsdislrechd al cJrcc} ln, and tha brrtEte laamd offrnd€d whrn $re told h6r b updsta ttE ddnlcs rq1u ino th3y no bn€er otr6r drEnut mi;(- lfs abo a rcry k!&irisridly plrB. *Xri,,.-' -.' . 5r3il2ot3 Sen ioa at lhe bar G tenlble G.Efi bod bU iryou arBnl a tycnU-aonre$ring yuppy orr.r o! r3n clEsing a young ldy lhen can on.r6nhB ffr g6rvice Save yow rncnqr 6tr sor-€lhing in downtDum Roslyr and (bnt 3pe0d y(,r monef lEra A Cffinlrm Xai P. of gncadL R6s! EurEorv€ E/€r20't g . Ttts* you so much ior shari n0 you lho qghtE regF,glng )"dlr l8test €,qpariancs in ourlounge wllh lhe... RAd mqe f,lf,lf,Jf,ltl :rrraorl tfje hd a FAt{TAsTlC thrEe nigt(r,lqrr dryE al thiE rqialpaace. Our thild tlnc here rnd qrcn l'mr, we s€am to errsy I mo.E - great for kids AND adu [+ So much fu r wllh lhe pool, tlc aXaleq t|e $cH, hBl, lhe iceska0rE, rlp bunge lounging & garre rmm, hot lubr, hik ng trrlls .nd morel Gr"al hotd tem and haJ6e-k6eplrE sm/icE. \A& ,.,ere y€ry in?r€sscd $,'llh lhe maneg€r ol lhe Porlelr RestauBnt & bar, Jdrn. He lookGrts aU rtenlirn tor my latl€t (wtD raG ln a u,ltcGl chair) and 0rvc ue lh! royal tr€atmert He vai dso yery larlly.,ihndly'.vith our young children. t lhzt I n be guy who went abo'rB and blyqrd lor ourfamtry. THANK YOU! ltnE(ba gEat lnprGCon on us. \ttsvdt defrrAev be bock (and, Wthc c/ey. thg brBakfia3i bod and Eloody Man/r rffa tabdqlsl). 2 Ehm1]aE \ E canr6 to SLncdla wit\ E 3mils on qJr face tt[g winler mahty becaJs rr/e hal a Lhang Socbl vorrcher in our pd,€t. http //wr,rw.yelp.com/tirlsurcadia-resort- cle-elum lnnoL -:a-'::. * --.zrti?ol1 @ Jan 05 15 10:04a Suncsdia Resort - Cle Elurn" WA I Yelp p.16 Page 15 of 19 SriTl cv.ffi'ffifl ,ffi For a sat prlc€ we rE€ayed strar,tenie*, a boffe of l€e (r.€{,iocrc) champrgrr. $50 in spa vDucheE, ualatparting and brcaHast fff two. vVts ar€ a lar:tly ot lhree, and yre frund h. SE:cadis lodge roan foie lot out lamily. Pr6,lty cislapointed with Fo[v tlle Lving Social VqtchGr B hdldled. Prticulerry, hqr,, much i9 not included h the pnce. Taret, resortfBs, and bakallf.. motlE sso of so 0l erlres, which baicety add,ed ianothef nY" dtlo the pricE of the tmm Etrt|f,|tr Ersmr3 v\,b r1r)lecl in a z bedrccm condo and a!!.*rt!ly tovED irl It tva3 y6ry lLEtrioua DlJt \rery comlbrlabb ,t thc sam6 x('E. ThE gDundr we€ vsry well kept nalurally as fl ir r 5 rtsr !p:f course. .nd the Udls iye fsbubus. thlortn.hty trrB w?{cr !tde$ and out dor pool $rene rEt Jpsn (furing our vlsl and he nd@r pool baftd a bll 'lnutkf' so rrr€ slryod an'ay irErn tlrt, u\t &c.led 10 eat al rBsla[ants in cb Elun snd Rclyn. rc I cen'! comment m tl€ lood at th" Ld06. Tterg is a Gridsnt fE?d d R@Gvolt Elkand fia re Is ri$ wilh hirtorl tot SurEdro E a lrery rElulng ptaca b b .nd eni{ry ai liat rrafure has to cftea. ;-,L:;; - -- ei5ao12 1 dEc:.r A relalieav unkrD$n lBEorl, sl l€arl amoog .n!' commJnity of fiiencs a:]d colble LES, Horrb"txat€ thel ,rrBfound Sunca6ra! l^,t rdarful sbf. llarlitul groun&. The bet prt lyas leSrrlrE that tisrE is somelf lng I [E rcso't ro( eyeryore. liom ankllbiEr3 b clog€narlarg. The oerfccr spot for a lamity gdherln0. 8nd t lhlnk vt,s'fe going to do Fst Oral fn our nexl vflt. TIE r€G(r tor tho thrce{taf ravlsfl iB tat er8 were IDH lh.t evsry roorn hsd reliabb hl€h-3pccd Vvtfi, So, o( course. *e ll,tsr IAN caurs ard AirPort et [arE. Eg mi3t8ke. The t/W h tlle rcom was norrer.atglt SRll,aG YOUR HARDT^A'TE Doug P. V.dror,WA 1 t t-ndr arcvlm Av. Xst,WA O lrbn4s I teJi€v! --"4-.:-8/11t2C14 oohlh suncgdisl yourcrE Erner SeNlca haa gonr rry dowrL Front drsk was unhdp,r,l il6 klnd ot rua'e. Had dirtf llom d fA* ln with about iool 6pide6 Shorl btrd. hrir when I pulld brl ths sheet3' tllEn lcallld Soot fle rlom shc could nql put me in eiotherroom oi oldcr halsel€ag.,re , SrE just repeaGd lrol,y buc, thly ur6.r. SFcEd lhGad ttre days late{ around 8i30am.,.Coffrr maks dlrnt *Erk co cdEd and Eard Dey 'Ull iry b gct ilolho, coalle ma,{6r''. Cdled at 3priFoh we wlll look lor one..onG lEJr latr. Ironi drr& dclnt arr$r,E phfie. Caapct dain3d and e,om hilr lruetshBd {all nol replece tlE coftrc qjps a.{ glasrc bl'{ rintc ttEm ot with waEr. No soap. Notv lhc spa stil; hrd my ep6 wtlidr i caocaflec t rc dats b€tor6 and $/rrr gdng E ch8oe irc a no 3lftr Ea Thty rdeJ I and lher ctme bad( from lak€ and found EEy cnrGpd 7rE l1aB.80 m rny 6rd. Hsd lo go 10 ipa rrO h,ld oul t1ry http //www. yelp. com/bizy'sr:ncadia-resort-cle-ehm LND01.S ",rlr&li*liiEitrfiit*,.. t G Jan 05 15 10:04a ' Srrncadia Resort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p.17 Page 16of 19 ffi ffi AllcE B. S..|IT, w.l Ellls'14 40 l.!mJi ztl Fvws Darty H. SrtiawA 2! hhd, l4ltuiru chrrged my csrd iol another p€.gons service. wOW...M I am slil r€itirE for co{lec meker. i-."i.jj ;' .,:.. ..-, 1lrraal2o12 I clract(-n The sltjq arld dacor are bEutfi,l, ard d.rmir€ty @l'rps\E lo t r€ Four Seasom ir Vancouyer. E(cep( I'ot he scrulcB. Glearly not many of tlis fital? lEve ary real hoopltality exFerlenca, €r(c€pt Ior tiEco.tcierge. We boaked a room wih a g{yab hol lub, on'y b find lfllled witr cold rainwaguhen tre checJcd in. liE celEd dor/n to the fr'clrl, and t ry assured ua they suld tek! Ear€ of il right auray. Affer 3 calB J\,ef lhe durathn of our saay. u/e evenluBly rEslized w€ IOirts mt be abl€ to t kr dyanlao€ o{ tlE hot lub. No apologicc. lhoy lutl rdd I glEss },ou?eqr: o'l|,E|L At le6l On dl@kout. wtE r lcanplrinad about fis ftr lh! zfi fme. ttEy refundcd us lho dlflerulcB bdwEen:lE uErade aE stail,ard mom. AqitIE. aayizolz we had a lruly rElaiag wercr,ld al suncadia sarEhow, dc6fna ttE varbus uc@hg il,lirity and klds and ramlies, ow rocm wai pr"ficily, peftctv qdet. Tho tsd lhat (b3r are wetsome is wonderful. Tlre ura! bt3 oF.ctvrty i0 ttE csilnr gpa€s. ard lot! ol qubbrrFcea bretreat to itonewislEd. Everythhg is mrd. .vailalle to guls:r nighl and day, afl llings arE rasy ar.d oilranlEn: lrve dlB!d d.ilrts€ ?rlery neal bul Orp. whldl u/as a lrE8t, hough h'r werr tie ml!, onea orl tnere Al of the $t f rcrrrlngly d€lightEd to b thrr3. One dlsapFn:rmnt wa! the wincry hufi? lfs iu$ gr|dttEr rsiir.Jnrt rnd gifl slEp... Dat a lQrting winery at au. SrengE. Suncade B ergenriye. but the draflc€ io fruv kbk back and be btken c.rc ol nBk.! it rErth it IMPORTANT TIP bnng a d.!, pack E )lour 3wlmsrlt dry clolh.s, book, .lc. )(rcp th€ day packwfi yru afiaryou rjEck orrt o{ yaJr rcom (trq/ll st.ri tlD test d your tLEgagD) Tl*n you can crnlinuo to enirl lhe lbcil;tleo until nbhfafl. Dilrt :hink )roJ have b Ea'/e at 1 1 a..nay aM .njcry *tt;nYou paE lor. ,# ,- -, ,.. . ..- 9,z5/2ols B€aJtiful rs8o(t Sdious gobtsfirg- Flrr an 8H, lhey may pul € $ l l o biI on yrr-r crcdn card vdttput ttCllE you. Thb is tur lalant charyei you [€d alout b.'hcn rcu chciled out. lguers lhere'E an adyersa pr€sumFtion that tisir gue3E. I vr.B to{d by lhe shgle rrlcphonr polnl of accer3 thst dl rcsryts do fib and it woulC bc about t n da}r8 il lt refiJnd€d. BT\ry | rveg irfrrmed ',hat )rour hoi€: stry is chargEd :o ycur c€rd saven dat3 Elqeanll6l. Upon afli l odr pilty vras bld tlat wE nrcul<l be in the lnn inslead o( t}le LDdga wtlich wc all hde?rnderly belieeec !r€ had ,BG€r\E. Two ot lh6 tfuE of LLg vrere €bts to co,Tecl:hl8. Our b.ruiful ,En yJat 3n irgedibty loflg dbEncc drrn an rndle8s hdl. unrbrtJnatply I foigot orE of firy wi€a frsrD$nd had tiD r|peel th€Fumey, induong a v€t trp b th€ dlstan'. paAing oL li\ts hsre ade to regroup in llne ror dnnor at Po.lels only to havg rn unhappy and Eric L A- X.*, Hl 2frla* l0 qat6 http :i/www.yelp.corrubizy'sunc adia+qsort-cle-clum ua20t t7 Jan 05 15 10:05a ' Sficadia Resort - Cle Elurn, WA I Yelp p,18 Page 17of19 & Reglnr W, lrantvmc IVA 0 l -nds l ovlv Julis tY. sEll'.,WA EttG'14 ?8 lBrcB flr6 rwllrt S distraclco ur!itrass. Food r,63dir€ppoitrling, A Goesar s.lad crrf, s,qEy end wlh tough ohicken. A rPdlum rare bbon bur€cr aFlved cold and cmked b a u,€ll. well (brE. lnadlbblOut *€itreGs, thorjgh indiffeent, al la53: look ttB re,lnmed b0rgl6 06 gf s 5lll. Mark ula on wim 8Pp€ar tc be 3m or.l00%- not unulJal. flis ryas qrr €@rt and lad vBlt to thls re3o.t G .- - -- . zerzora There wcre 0ood lhiTs, and l'm erre rmstp€opae M\G a great timo herg- ltc besutlfuland lrt dil a wne tatng. whbh had ta6ly \vlnc lor a great Pllce Tb stEtr uEre rll quie ff iendly, Untatunalety, I lhlnl( lh€ r.]anag.rrlE lt ne€ds lo cdrtntnhale much mo'tclcarly wilh laH stafr aboltvltst visitors rEy iltualty ward. A group ot 5 {riend! and t pbnneJ a 3 nighl ulp to rtsy ncar Suncgdra, dannhg to ranl cio66 ountry EIis therB .nd make use of ftef fril Syslem io. rev€rat da!6. \,Vo call€d a bw mfrrihs in advance and w€rE tcrd rentals $'erc svaiEE., and my f&nd callod th€ $,Ee,k bdoreb double ched( dle lo lh8 lotr srtw Evelg. She ,rYas told that lha tra! sy3bm fiighl bc dG€d, but thti vre cdlld lenl slls an, take rrefi to a neety arsa wilh more !now. Thtf, r3aurrd, we cto not rent skis befo,€ leavim ltE gDatle atra- \r\hGl ns anived, $B srond abo{.rt a'i niltr ard a halt shutl[ng trom lnfonnallon to vadcus placat uithin h tGr.ti oI afiIotre wfio kn€w wlr€l. Tle could rttt skl! and lhc1, tPcn finding thofI\ were inbrrrcd tlEt lho,! wsrs no rErlals svaibol€ snd lhatr*'d nead to h€d to c,€ ElLm to ft1d some. YVe wer€ a btt en ncyed, but ll's und€rrbndlblB t!3l sftis ar€n't a'/alablo .lght nou, - colldltlorr3 8re trrlbb. vltr lu$ wanH to knov somer. Thal lohl se coutsn'l lnd Eny batlorlE E mnl rkir h Cle Eiurn, enher. I c€led early th€ nen ioming b exFlaln tfie EilrJsllon ard ask [ ftey krEw of anywhc]r els€ !v€ could rEnt akiS or il since il rr€s thet fault we ddnt hav6 6nt, Etey @uld let us rent somc 1br urc elserzhec as origtnElv descrDed. I callod vico. $€s a58r€d a manageru,ordd call rne back, and nryor heart anytlfip eEe l^'arljll h8d fun, bul it re€lv changed our vree(end and wc nrre dtsappcfiEd. \4re'd swl'ched ourannual trip fElm L.6r€nnuth just to Ey it orit and l'm realy dis.pFoint€d in S!n@dia's orpfiitation atid qJstomaf t€Nice. f5iliiE .'.<t2s.zo'rt I have lived h VYA rU v,hols lft ans sPerE mosl d my tlno on tha t/lrbotsiie o( he UldJntarns or out of staE. I had a o[-sltc meeting 8t Suncad'a and dmvr th6 g0 lttis from Seanh b fie ,eso.l. TIE $,€bcltB b lacldng (lt dld nol show thet I had wifi: cn,y rireq, I lound out only lrtE thpugh lhe aftroun holel amenlt a6 Eok ttrat I wr! sirdess a irrell, I dirnt bolher to try as I dld nol !.6 tny inbtmato.r anywhe€ on opcn wilt. I dil rEt Pay tor my ,oom (as lt wa8 @vor6c ufider the conlBtence beiflo heE) so I can': speal( to ttE prle hrt I irn8gln€ it sss rot cheap. Check-h rEsnt tr|(jl ,+pn hrt I was able b get 6arty check- in whiclr I appredaEd. My room rvas Egau$fiJl and lkdy a lirEshare wfiGa nol U€ht ured as s hotel rosr. n !va3 li<e a mini-epartnent wlh a tuty.sbcked cupb@rt ccnplcte witt breakfa6t ba. di$l11€rh6 rnd wssher E dy€r. The room opgned i?lo a large patJo wih Mo entry doors ([virE tpqr A of bedr@m). hup:4'u'urw. yelp. corr/bizlsuncadia-reson-cle -€lum Lru201 Jan 05 15 10:05a Srr.ncadia Resort - Cle Elum, WA I Yelp p.19 Page 18 of l9 Rebeccr R. aadil!,WA 0 f-i3rd3 !twiM I lrat/d trqLEntly with a TCytO Gpl[ for CeBsurerbusine$. The one Eraa I often rate hctelB src ir lhE bathroom. lf fou cla:m tc b€ a s-rtar (which Suncadb do.rl tiei }ou need b have , rlca bthr@rn r walhed in and lumld on he lighB to f nd a LARGE Ealhrocm (l can'l rrcrll orr so lafga in lie hsl yer fvc been travding aI ol/er the LJS). The shk & tllb ruere both Kohbrc arld fte lub wa 3onken erd had E sp€c'el rasl fiI ae vrel as a drain whhi srrs hiddefi bry a h&rdle. TrriB wag uniqu. 'ld wh8fs yeat b thal yo.r can haye TyD peopb glt on €iher e.td ald oo one has lo Ut 8) Eg8insl thewater nguzb or b) Nilh ttB drain on that bottom. I look a bath ol @urre and lt rss g:€afl The free.st ndirE slrovuerwas aEo nke - ovorE:cd sbwerhead and dacent! raEr p(essue The downslclcs. It folJ\€ ever ben b Easlem WA. Cb Elum is a liule b lhe middlo ot nowlErr. There is m (o- very limiled) cdl rcoepdfi The sbnage lead ng into h. lofie to chek-in i€s trmiled. Thay .rE oJflBnlly builCing coodos & addrrp onto he rEson (lr i3 t20o ases). lt is pre/tty a|3y b get tunred afDurd and:herc was no ggn direclhg lrou back tc the rnain &ad !o gdt b Ele hotsl. I Epenl a good 30 mirs gEtling bst unil I frund my way bac* Tie ncom w* boauUtul but Ue patlc d@,s rere left op€n (unsJrc lf just tirt d€y or ov€.nlgh9 bLt s€rcral ditlersll bugs got hio th! room (when lc&3ed the docr tfre/ became appanenD. I am dc$rly ale$c to .,ro!$r,toes and so had s chdle.rEino tirE. lVfi is lreg ano operi but not list8d anlAdhere (in roorn or in lobby or on webEjlc). tlsving t'avded ofbn, I don't os3urrE ev€ry hoEl d re$rl h8s treg wili ar rnc.st alihe: haye a 'pay rate or it k not consiitent. Orerafl. il was a greal plre lo tring you] lamiy and kjds to. Therc illa r-ery trsils and bcal tlngs b do ss lorlg as sventsl,re!'BpJnsol eadr day (olfig. swirrmho, etc)- .:;:-ji ,. - l,'. lsrzorq Lorrely r6ort, br^ lho ilgc fipcd h all ovcrrhg pub[c {E ! is HoRRlELEl tMty dEs thi$place fuye 16 p;", ml3ic al aln ltls impocdbls to €nlo, the bEutitulvirw and trotel lI ycu have to lislen b dr€ck, €vcn orrBide. PagE 1 d2 1 5 ,lhe, revre#g thtl are not qr(aaniy recommended B€rt ot Yrlp Clc Elum - Hotcts titliSltt. {o;iiv5, ; I1,: S* Moe l2 htp://wwvr'.yelp.comft izlsuncadia-resort-cle - elum u2t20t5 'It i ;3frilr t .. 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Box 170, 306264 Highwey 101, Brinnon, Washington 9832041?0 Fax Transmittdl Form /ElEPI'/ilffiName: Organization Name/Dept: Phone number: Fax number: Narne:ruLTOZ -54@Z Phone Number: (800) 95L7404 Fax Number: (360) 7964556 Ernail: info@whitneygarde ns. co m 'Web, www.whirneygardens . c o rn Page C-omments: 1lrLL stpE' Ult-Y / 6A/L Do-z//d & aF ruE l/Erq /BrS tr V0 JAN .s 2il5 P,r IUTUTTNEY GARDENS & NUnSERY, LLC I / -'r---- ).tL :,ilh '& ':i(-!"::4,- /:.;I':':: -' :tir: .= .l} qQi t ,I,+rt ..! ..: t 1islJCrLPlA -V .t,:'tx f 1 .f + t * I,t 't'.'i.!r lrt l' !t +' tf,,i*' bt S, 'dI t ;.r.{''a ..L. .f t. s. !r sr,i.r-'f I frd { * i $ .T '!. .tt i, +, ,. ,'. .,,rat-.. + t+ .11 *b It vqrrvv rv rv.v-g gu,t/&tDt'#Ffus a ;rr' 1, ':. tr I '4... :.' ''t ,#Fbi ,t rc':' .1.-.. .i I ' # '.i.'ln L + 1. f aa .,{,l: .; rl i.l '1, rt-. Letter 55 To January 2,2015 Bud and Valerie Schindler 270 Rhododendron Lane Brinnon, WA 98320 Jefferson County Department of Comrnunity Development C/O David Wayne Johnson, lnng Range Planner 621 Sheridan Steet Port Townsend, WA 98368 trGtrtlVEJ JAN - 5 201r lri:; :!il; ili iU'.i,IlY i I I I !.]UT Subject Comments 6n DSEIS for Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort The purpose of this memo is to provide general DSEIS commenls in support of the Black Point MPR. Our comments are based on the fact that parity will exist between the development effort and the community outside the development. As such, we look fonuard to the following improvements: r $enior Nutrition Program and Meals on \lVheels lost its county funding support due to a lack of county revenue;r ffrinnon School is in an aged building and is in need of repairs before the growth in attendance occurs;o Brinnon Fire and Emergenry Rescue lacks funding support such that those in need get rapid response and need not be required to travel long distances when time is important;r living wage jobs for our community will grow as will the population. Our area has been devastated by both the demise of the logging industry and the cunent economic conditions;o Senior Health Care will improve such that traveling at least an hour in either direction will be minimized'r f nvironmental improvements will take place. According to the DSEIS this project will be the most environmentally friendly project in Western Washington and willbe something our community can always be proud of;: Parks and Recreational activities will improve leading to a variety of activities for both tourists and the community;o The Brinnon Village Center infrastructure will improve. The systems for water, sewer and roads will improve and will result in healthier and safer environment for local residents;o The tiax base for our community (and for the county) will grow leading to improved revenue for the county and hope for lower property taxes for our community. We support all aspects of the DSEIS and encourage its approval. Changes brought about by this development are very important to our community and, as such, we urge the county to support its contin ued development. Sincerely, 1 EA B"lSD,ru" %/ Jh$^;L Letter 56 Diane Coleman Pleasant Harbor Marina 308913 Highway 1.01 Brinnon, WA 98320 Dic0,?::i 1 December,201,4 Diane, I am writing in support of the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort development. Not long ago we were moored at the Alderbrook Resort and Spa dock. While there I had a conversation with several of the Alderbrook managers. I mentioned that we had permanent moorage at Pleasant Harbor and they expressed hope that the expansion of the golf resort project would proceed. Their reasoning was that, while the PHM expansion might seem to be cornpetition to their operations, in fact they fett that anything that brought additional people into the Hwy 101 corridor between Olympia and Pt Townsend would only help add to their revenues and the revenues of all business in the region. I arn sure everyone is aware of both the short term (1-5 years) and long term (perpetual) impact on job creation the construction and operation of the resort will have in the region. This includes the positive impact the development will have on all regional businesses. Virtually every person in the area will have improved opportunities. Real estate values and turnover will improve as more people, employed by the Resort or because of peripheral jobs created as a result of the development and operation of the resort, can afford to own or upgrade/remodel a home. As the financial health of individuals in the region improves then so will tax revenues at the municipal, county, state and federal leve{s. This will improve badly needed funding for area schools, fire/ambulance and entitlement programs as well as numerous other programs. One estimate is that every dollar that comes from outside a community or region will be re spent up to seven times before it leaves the area providing tremendotrs cash flow for all. lnfrastructure improvcments including those that would be provided by state, county and various utilities in support of the development will be costly but these expenses can be spread over time and offset by increased tax revenue and econornic growth. lnfrastructure improvements will also create additionaljobs ll aid in the financial recovery and stability of the region as a whole and will, of c0urse,additional development outside the planned resort. 1 EA Sin Selfridge I Letter 57 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Cc: Rstlss49@aol,com Sunday, January 04, 2015 9:56 PM David W, Johnson Rstlss49@aol.com Comments on MPR at Black Point revisedSubject: Mr, Johnson, I have revised my commenfs to lIx a couple of typo's. Ihls is my tinalversrbn. Pleasa submit this as my comments on the MPR, Mr Johnson, I write to you today concerning the proposed MPR at Black Point in Brinnon Wa. I strongly oppose this development and urge a "No Action" determination. lwas involved with this process early in the Brinnon Sub Area Plan, which was simply a vehicle to push foruard this MPR, with no consideration to any adverse effects on the people who live in Brinnon or the environment. Most people who visit the Brinnon area do so for the shell fishing and the beauty of the low lands and mountains. I doubt very much if many could afford a round of golf or a home at the proposed resort. Hood Canal is an extremely sensitive body of water already under stress. Who will be responsible for the restoring the habitat afier being contaminated with run off and fertilizer? To think that this could never happen is both irresponsible and naive. Once a habitat is destroyed there is neither the money nor the resources to clean it up. This was a poor idea at the beginning and a dangerous one now, Peter Siefert PO Box 573 Brinnon,WA. 98320 I EA 2 EA 1 To: Diane Coleman[diane@pleasantharbormarina.com]From: Mike StelteSent lnvalid Datelmportance: Normal Sutfect Re: Pleasant Harbor Marina Construction and Parking Access Update #4 MAIL_REGEIVED: lnvalidDate l'li;' ,'I r "vL,J it .1 Letter 58 2 EA/ CP I'm very happy that various upgrades are going on, especially plans forthe golf facility which is now moving foreword. The course as a destination resort and I suppose also as a single family community will become a true asset for the infrastructure of the area, not to mention employment opportunities. We bought a marina slip several years ago because of what seems to be happening now. lt has taken a lot longer to get to this point that we thought at the time of purchase. We are now rethinking if we should sell our slip. Do you have any long range development scheduling that you can share at this time? Mike and Joan Stelte 1 EA Letter 59 Hollinger, Kristy To: Subject: David W. Johnson RE: Statesman project -----Origi nal Message----- From : fred rstern Imailto:fredrstern@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05,201411:04 PM To: David W. Johnson Su bject: Statesma n project Sir, I live 3 miles south of the proposed resort and think it's way too much for the highway adjacent, and the Duckabush river and estuary, which is already suffering salmon degradation issues. Fred Stern I Geo 1 Letter 60 Hollinger, Kristy From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: David W. Johnson <djohnson@co.jefferson.wa.us> Friday, February 20,2015 2:15 PM Hollinger, Kristy David W. Johnson FW: DSEIS Found another one. From : Wi I lia m Stewa rt Ima i lto : memostewa rt@ema i l.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 17,2014 5:25 AM To: David W.lohnson Subject: DSEIS Greetings from Mexico! My wife and I were unable to attend the open house so I wanted to personally write you and express our support for the Pleasant Harbor Marina project. Brinnon needs this development to move forward. Everyone will benefit. We will return in April and hope to see more progress. Thanks for all of your work. William & Victoria Stewart 620 Duckabush Rd. Brinnon, WA 98320 I EA 1 Letter 61 Eii 0 3 "1,'i Dec 3, 2015 This week there was an article which appeared in the Peninsula Daily News. ln that article there was a quote from David Wayne Johnson, Jefferson County Department of Community Development associate planner in which he states (regarding the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort)that "Plans have been streamlined..." He goes on to say the final permitting process "could take years." This development was proposed in 2006. I ask you, how is this "STREAMLINED"? How many "years" does Jefferson County need to decide this development will be good for the county? The county is struggling with budget cuts and revenue shortfalls, isn't it time for our county leaders to realize this development will bring badly needed revenue without overtaxing county residents? What better way to pay your bills than with money brought into your county from out of the area? Currently Jefferson County's biggest export is it's dollars, isn't it time to start importing some? I read online this week commentary from someone who was comparing the resort to the damn on the Elwa River. A lot more is known about environmental impact today than was known in 1910. The Environmental lmpact Studies have demonstrated this proposed resort is a low impact development. This is something that shouldn't have to be the way of the future, it should be the way of TODAY. David Wayne Johnson and the Department of Community Development need to take a serious look at how they're failing the people. Now is the time to provide some economic relief to local citizens and taxpayers. Our residents and property owners are overtaxed and the community needs jobs. All of our local businesses will benefit from this project. lt's time we bring a little prosperity back to Jefferson County. I ask the county now to make this resort happen. Phil Thenstedt, Brinnon, WA resident 1 EA 2 EA 3 EA 4 EA Letter 62 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: Subject: January 3, 2015 As a current property owner in Jefferson County on the Duckabush River Road, Brinnon WA (parcel #502{71-004), I have concluded the subject DSEIS for Black Point MRP is inadequate, I oppose the approval of DSEIS for Black Polnt MPR by Jefferson County, State of Washington. Judd Tuberg 5401 NE 200th Pl. Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 Ann Tuberg <annmcctu@comcast. net> Monday, January 05, 2015 12:44 PM David W. Johnson Concerning the proposed DSEIS for Black Point MPR 1 EA I Letter 63 November 26,2074 Daniel W. Johnson Jefferson County DCD 621 Sherldan Street Port Townsend, WA 98358 Dear Mr. Johnson: I am writing in support of the Pleasant Harbor DSE|S. My wife and I have kept our boat at Pleasant Harbor Marina since November 2000. We have seen the changes at the marina and impacts of the changes in the economy at both the marina and in the local community. We were both involved wlth the derrelopment of the Pleasant Harbor Yacht Club and lwas a key member of the Advisory Committee (representlng slipowners) to the Statesman Group as they developed plans for the marlna and golf course developments. As a retired manager in the U.S, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and co-author of a major EIS for BLM in Western Oregon I am knowledgeable in working with EIS issues. As a result, I feel I am qualified to comment on this DSEIS. lamastrongbellevertheplansforthisdevelopmentwill createjobsandopportunitiesforthelocal Brlnnonresidents. The community does not have a lot of new businesses coming in with even the most basic of wages. Lack of local jobs means residents may be dependent on assistance to meet food and housing needs. Even though the local residents may regard boatowners as'non- local' there are rnany of us who regard the Brinnon area as our second home and have contributed to it. When I was Commodore of theYachtClub, lbegananannual eventtogatherfood,toysandfundsforthelocal BrinnonFoodBank. Thattraditlonhascontinued since 2001. ln past discussions wlth the local Food Bank, it was clear that there are many in the community who can't afford to move to where there are jobs so we need to support potential businesses that will provide those optlons. I believe my involvernent with the Advisory Committee has provided me wlth a strong understanding of the issues and opportunities these plans will bring to the local area. This projecl also would provide options that are limited or not currently available such as local lodging for visitors and additional groceries and sundries. lmprovements to the marina and development of Black Point would benefit the cornmunity as a whole by attracting additional boaters, golfers and other recreationists that can afford to spend locally at the stores and restaurants already in Brinnon. lf you look at Alderbrook Resort, people will shop at the stores nearby or seek alternative dining offsite, thereby benefittlng the local communlty. lt will also add an extra 'draw' to travelers on Highway 101, Statesman Group was attracted to the beauty and ambiance of the Brinnon area. I believe that the Corporation and the County will be able to work together to find a balance that will retain that ambiance and bring a hope of moderate opportunity. As can be seen by the work at the marina, not every aspect of any plan gets fully implemented as lnltially planned, Any irnprovement in job opportunities, infrastructure, and paying visitors will be a beneflt to the local community in ways not yet realized. lt may also attract other seMces or businesses. ln short, a new infusion of business in a local area that has very few opportunltles to diversify beyond its logging origins should be looked on with favor rather than allowed to be blocked by small group who want no change and won't suffer from perpetuating a lack of growth. The resulting tax dollars to the county, state and local agencies will come when other funding is drying up. I respectfully ask the declsion makers ln Jefferson County to support the Pleasant Harbor DSEIS. Sincerety, I EA 2 EA 3 EA fEqi i:,i rliyr I DEC - ,3 ?1;14 /)t6',w ndy4 Greg and Tina Tyler Slip C20, Pleasant Harbor Marina 350 E. Ballycastle Way Shelton, WA 98584 ,ry .".!"-:_-.._1. ...- _._-._) jrl t,..' I '[,ii :,lrl" Letter 64 To: Diane Coleman[diane@pleasantharbormarina.com]Frcm: LoriUddenberg Sent Mon '11130/2014 4:44:13 PMlmportance: Normal MAIL_RECEIVED: Mon 11/30/2014 4:44:20 PM Elc03:.: , Hi Diane, I am sorry I can not be present at the meeting. I am on the East Coast for the holidays. I support the project. The work at the marina has been nothing but great. My only concern is keeping my place private. The property lines are clear and I don't think it should be an issue. I would just hope they would make it clear to folks that my land and beach is private land. Other wise, I am 100% behind the development! \Mat a great thing for the area!!l!! Call me anytime. Lori 253-906- 5809 Sent from my iPhone I EA Letter 65 Steven John Walker 33l Dosewallips Rd Brinnon, WA 98320 Pleasant Harbor DSEIS c/o Jefferson County DCD 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Via email to dwJohnson@co.lefferson,wa.us 5 January, 2015 R '' t) JAN 0 5 2011 Jttttlilll[ i,tiil i}' :iil RE: Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort DSEIS The 2000's era adoption of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan including zoning for a Master Planned Resort at Black Point was a singular act of folly. The passage of time has done nothing to change the fact that plunking down a luxury resort in the rural county, far from exlsting infrastructure and services will have a suite of negattue cultural and environmental impacts which cannot be mitigated. The proponent's DSEIS document ignores or otherwlse glosses over many of the most substantial of these impacts, and therefore must be deemed inadequate and incomplete, I have identified the followlng adverse culturaland environmental impacts which neitherthe project proposal, nor the DSEIS are able to adequately address or mitigate flFundamental change to the communlty fllmpacts to the natural view shed of the Duckabush River Delta, and other aesthetic issues, fllnadequate Traffic and Greenhouse Emission Analyses #Ernergency Servlces #lnadequate Greenhouse Emissions Analysis #Possibility of Failure For these reasons, it is imperatlve that the DSEIS be rejected in its current form, until these issues are adequately addressed and discussed. f Fundamental change to the demographics of southeastern Jefferson County, and creation of a two- tiered society therein. As planned, the project would nearly double the population of the Brinnon area in ten years, a population which has been relatively stable or seen only lncremental Browth over the last century, Furthermore, this new population (presumably upscale indivlduals who could afford to, and would choose to, live in a golf-course/resort setting) will have very little in common with Brlnnon's current, predomlna ntly working-class population. As a result, we will see the creation of a two-tlered soclety ln the Brlnnon area, with the current population largely becoming the servant class of the new resort population. 1 EA 2 EA This is absolutely clear by the fact that the resort will be a gated communlty, with public access restricted. The creation of highly-stratlfied class systern in rural, southeastem Jefferson County is one of the fundamental negative impacts of this proJect proposal, and one of the primary reasons why it should be rejected. filmpacts to the naturalview shed of the Duckabush River Delta, and other aesthetlc issues This study does not directly discuss the impacts to the Duckabush River delta view shed, except to use weak meanlngless language which will not translate to actual planning prescriptlons, The toplc ls mentloned only briefly (3.15-Z) but absolutely does not describe how the resort wlll appear from the south and whether or the primarily natural view shed of the Duckabush will be ahered, and to what degree. No figures, diagrarns, or artist representations of the altered view are presented, There is no discussion of to what degree the 200 foot shoreline setback will or will not obscure the resort. Until this topic ls addressed, the DSEIS will remaln lncomplete and adequate with respect to the subject of aesthetic impacts, trTraffic Analysis The section 3.9 discussion of colllsion history is incredibly brief and deflclent. lt briefly discusses distant interchanges such as WA Hwy, 104 / Center Road but completely omits discussion of the real rlsk, which ls accidents along the reaches of US 101. The section of highway between Quilcene and Hoodsport is a winding, poor visibility route with large sections of minimal to no shoulders, As discussed below, the analysis also omits consideration of trips generated by residents commuting to distant employment. #Emergency Services Ernergency response times for life-saving care to regional hospitals in Port Townsend, Sequirn, or Shelton are prohibitively too long from Brinnon. As a result, the typical evacuatlon for a severe accident victim is via helicopter to Harborview Medical Center ln Seattle, We can expect with more residents, and more traffic on the 101, that the number of hellcopter evacuations to Harborview will increase. Additionally, life-threatening situations such as heart attacks can also requlre helicopter evacuations. Brinnon ltself has no medicalfacilities, while Quilcene has a small clinic. Thus, even minor incidents that could be routinely handled in a more populous a,rea with more facllities may quickly escalate into emergencies. 2 3 EA cont. TENW 5 EAI County 4 An additional0.33 EMS units will do very little to mitigate these impacts. An adequate dlscussion would attempt to fully estimate the number of expected life-threatening and other serious incidents which would require helicopter-based evacuation. A major earthquake or flooding event has a very real possibility of isolating the resoft from the outside world. Just recently we've seen US 101 reduced to a slngle lane south of Brinnon, with the WSDOT reportlngthatitwill bemonthsbeforetrafficreturnstotwolanes. Thepotential closureof 101 dueto mudslides, rockfalls, or erosion, or the loss of one or both of the Duckabush/Dosewallips bridges could completely isolate the resort. ln the case of a maJor catastrophe such as an earthquake, overwhelmed emergenry response units could leave the resort effectively on its own. The injured or ill could expect no medical response for days. This is one of the reasons why it is inappropriate to site a major development in a rural area lacking services. ThisisalsoafundamentalflawintheDSElsinitspresentform. Forthlsreason,theproposalshouldbe denied until or unless the proponents are able to provide an adequate discussion of how the isolated resoft would respond to a catastrophlc natural dlsaster. flnadequate Traffic and Greenhouse Emission Analyses Together, these topics greatly under-estlmate the number of additionalvehicle miles which will be generated by the resort, and therefore the volume of greenhouse gasses which will be produced over the period of the resort's life, Presumably, with nearly 300 permanent resldentlal unlts and an estlmated 555 new permament resldents, not all of these residents will be retired or members of the idle rich, Some of them may in fact work for a living. Jobs for these presumably upper-middle class individuals are absent in ruralJefferson County, These permanent residents would presumably thus commute to dlstant areas such as Shelton, Port Townsend, Sequim, or Kitsap for work. Even the roughest calculation shows that a single commuter would generate on the order of 400 weekly round-trip rniles to reach these job markets (40 miles one way to Shelton or Port Townsend). Even if only 18% of permanent residents commute to work, this would represent an additional40,000 weekly rnlles, and 200,000 yearly mlles drlven by commuting residents of the resort. Given that neither the traffic nor the greenhouse emission analyses appear to account for these commuter miles, both must be deemed incomplete and inadequate at this tlme. fConclusion ln conclusion, while I understand that the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning allow for a Master Planned Resort at Black Point, they certainly do not require approvalof any given proposal. ln the case of this proposal, the resort is slmply too large for a rural, isolated community to assimilate without fundamentally changing the core aspect of the community. I understand thar this is a speculative proposal, and that the proponents need to be sized substantlally enough to for it to be economically viable to them, However, this economlc-driven scope from the proponent's standpoint should not be allowed to drive the process at the regulatory level, 5 cont. 6 EA/ County 7 EA/ TENW 8 TENW/ EA 9 EA Jefferson County must make a realistic estimate of what level of economic development is both viable, sustainable, and realistic in the Brinnon area. The comprehensive plan and MPR designation notwithstanding, this proposal fails tests of viability, sustainability, and reality and therefore should not be approved ln its current forrn. (electronically signed 5 January, 2015) Steve Walker 9 cont. 66Letter '' :)nh . i :ii.i i'. 35r )I EA / c /r).b-rn k;U il"*t u^LA tlaa l,fu 4Z fu/L)'r -"'7---- t?,9 i&-r- har- /tg'r'r0*t { (/ -/-<\./ /r1/s 4-, lzt aJ' ) f . I I I I : i Dlc 0 3 iii+ D^-l^- I 1,,*$) IH"V;, J Letter 67 To: Diane Coleman[diane@pleasantharbormarina.com]From: Delweron@aol.comSent lnvalid Datelmportance: Normal Subiect Re: Update for Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort project MAIL_RECEIVED: lnvalid Date slt o 3::-rt Dear Diane, We regretfully will not be able to attend the open house and public Planning Commission rneeting. Thank you for the update on the progress of the building plans for Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. As a family we totally support this project. We have been vacationing at Pleasant Harbor Marina in Hood Canal since 1998. We have had the privilege of introducing our children and grandchildren to this beautiful area, Our grandsons grew up boating with us at Pleasant Harbor as baby's. Our oldest grandson just graduated from high school. We have great memories of this marina. At first we were not sure about our quiet quaint marina becoming a marina and golf resort. lt is easier to hang on to the surroundings that we know and love than to dream of what it could be. We believe the changes and improvements will draw many family's to this vacation destination in our very own Washington state. This should make a real impact on the economy as well as employment opportunity in many areas. This should be a win - win opportunity for all. What a great way to bring family's to this very beautiful area. lt is time for growth and expansion and moving towards the future of Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, We have appreciated the family style atmosphere. Diane, we must say how we have appreciated the way you run a first class marina. Your friendliness and business style keeps people coming back. Congratulations on the progress of the marina. We look fonvard to the completion of the restaurant and office building. You have our support for this great improvement to the Hood Canal Area. We look fonrrard to receiving an open house invitation to tour the new building and tour the great improvements to the facility. Sincerely, Deland TerriWeron 11006-61stAve. NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332 (253) 318-3587 I EA Letter 68 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: SubJect: katie whitman <oboyle@olympus. net> Monday, January 05,20'15 11:06 AM David W. Johnson development near Brinnon I am wonied about the proposed development near Brinnon. Please no golf course or resort or commercial development! Sincerely, katie whitman l; 1 Letter 69 David W. Johnson From: Sent: To: LWilsonl26@aol.com Monday, November 24,2014 11:58 AM David W. Johnson Pleasant HarborSublect: What a wonderful addition to Hood Canal. We are boaters who love nice marinas and this one is going to be on the top of our list. Thank you for supporting the changes. Everyone will benefit, including new employees, tax revenue, and those that go there. So glad to have them expand their marina. Hope everyone will help promote it so they will have a lot of visitors this summer. Lynda Wilson I EA I Letter 70 David W. Joh From: Sent: To: Ralph Woodall <ralphw@americanlegendsracing.com> Sunday, November 23,2014 8:31 AM David W. Johnson Pleasant Harbor MamiaSubiect: I am in support of the remodel project to the Pleasant Harbor Marina and see no reason why anyone would oppose it. Ralph Woodall 6909 61 Place NE Marysville WA 98270 425239 2330 ralphyv@americanlegendsracino. com 1 EA I PLEASANT HARBOR FINAL SEIS COMMENT RESPONSE ASSIGNMENTS Fisca! Letter 7, Comment L,8, tO, 12, 73, L4 Letter 8, Comment 5 Letter 9, Comment 17 Letter 29, Comment 5 Letter 38, Comment 13,27,24 Letter 40, Comment 6 Letter 47, Comment 5 Letter 7, Comments L,2,3, 4,5,7,9, Ll, 12, 74, 17 ,34,37 TENW Letter 7, Comments 15, 16, 18, 19, 36 Letter 8, Comment 8 Letter 9, Comment 18, 19 Letter 12, Comment 4 Letter 14, Comment 5 Letter 15, Comment 2, 3 Letter 34, Comment 3 Letter 37, Comment 4 Letter 38, Comment 2, 3, 4 Letter 40, Comment 4, 5 Letter 42, Comment 2 Letter 47, Comment 4 Letter 49, Comment 5 Letter 65, Comment 4,7 ,8 Scott Bender Letter 2, Comment 4 Letter 5, Comment 2 Letter 7, Comments20-22 and 24-30 Letter 8, Comment 8 Letter 9, Comment 9, tl,12,74 Letter 12, Comment 5 Letter 14, Comment 2 Letter 15, Comment 1 Letter 27, Comment 2 Letter 37, Comment 2, 3 Letter 38, CommenI S, 6,7 Letter 40, Comment 7 Letter 47, Comment 3 Letter 49, Comment 3 Letter 53, Comment 1 Letter 66, Comment 1 Pleasant Harbor Final SEIS April2015 1 Com m ent Response Assi g n ments Craie Peck Letter 1, Comment 2, 4,5,6 Letter 2, Comment 7,4,5 Letter 4, Comments 2-4 Letter 5, Comments 3-6 Letter 7, Comments 11, 16, 23-25 and 31-36 Letter 8, Comment 7, 3 Letter 9, Commenl 9, 70, 22 Letter 12, Comment 3 Letter 11, Comment 4 Letter 29, Comment 2, 3 Letter 34, Comment 2 Letter 38, Comment 5, 6,7 ,9,25 Letter 40, Comment 3, 8, 9, 10 Letter 47, Comment 3 Letter 49, Comment 3 Rick Esvelt Letter 2, Comment 7 Letter 7, Comments 32 and 36 Letter 8, Comment 7 Letter 11, Comment 4 Letter 12, Comment 3 Letter 34, Comment 2 Letter 38, Comment 9 Geo Engineers Letter 2, Comment 2,5,6,7,8 Letter 4, Comment 1 Letter 7, Comment 35 Letter 9, Comment 13 Letter 25, Comment 1-,2,3, 4 Letter 29, Comments 1-3 Letter 30, Commenl 1, 2, 3 Letter 59, Comment 1 Countv Letter 5, Comment 1 Letter 6, Comment 2 Letter 7, Comment 9, 74,37 Letter 9, Comment 21 Letter 38, Commenl 14, 16 Letter 42, Comment 3 Letter 47, Comment 1 Letter 65, Comment 5, 6 Pleasant Harbor Final SEIS April2015 2 Co m m ent Response Assignmenfs EA Letter 1, Comment L,2,3,4,5, 6 Letter 2, Comment L,3,9 Letter 3, Comment 1 Letter 6, Comment 1, 2 Letter 8, Comment L, 2, 3, 4, 6, tO Letter 9, Comment L, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, L5, L6, 20, 21, 23, 24 Letter 10, Comment 1 Letter 11, Comment 1,2,3,5,6 Letter 12, Comment 1,2, 6 Letter 13, Comment !, 2, 3 Letter 14, Comment L,3, 4 Letter 15, Comment 4,5,6,7,8 Letter 15, Comment 1 Letter 17, Comment L Letter 18, Comment 1 Letter 19, Comment 1 Letter 20, Comment 1 Letter 21, Comment 1 Letter 22, Comment 1 Letter 23, Comment 1 Letter 24, Comment 1 Letter 26, Comment 1, 2 Letter 27, Comment 1, 3 Letter 28, Comment 1 Letter 29, Comment 1,4, 5 Letter 30, Comment 3 Letter 31, Comment 1 Letter 32, Comment 1 Letter 33, Comment 1 Letter 34, Comment 1,4 Letter 35, Comment 1, 2 Letter 36, Comment 1, 2 Letter 37, Comment 1 Letter 38, Com ment 1, 8, 10, tt, t2, L3, 74, 15, !6, L7, t8, 79, 20, 22, 23, 24 Letter 39, Comment 1 Letter 40, Comment L, 2, 3, 9 Letter 41, Comment 1 Letter 42, Comment 1, 3 Letter 43, Comment 1 Letter 44, Comment 1 Letter 45, Comment 1 Letter 46, Comment 1 Letter 47, Commenl t, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 Letter 48, Comment 1 Letter 49, Comment L,2, 4, 6,7,8 Letter 50, Comment 1 Pleasant Harbor Final SEIS April2015 3 Co m m ent Response Asslgnmenfs Letter 51, Comment 1, 2 Letter 52, Comment 1 Letter 54, Comment L Letter 55, Comment 1 Letter 56, Comment 1 Letter 57, Comment L, 2 Letter 58, Comment 1,, 2 Letter 60, Comment 1 Letter 61, Comment 1,2,3,4 Letter 62, Comment 1 Letter 63, Comment !,2,3 Letter 64, Comment 1 Letter 65, Comment t, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Letter 66, Comment 2 Letter 67, Comment 1 Letter 68, Comment 1 Letter 69, Comment 1 Letter 70, Comment 1 Pleasant Harbor Final SEIS April2015 4 Co m m ent Response Assignments