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Thursday, February 19,2015 8:24 AM
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David W. Johnson
RE: Black Point DSEIS Comment Letter Attached
Steve,
Yesterday land 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 modelfor 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. lf you are amenable to this, please reply and we will schedule a time to meet.
Thank you for your interest and concerns. Working together we can make this project benefit everyone
-----Original Message-----
From: walker Imailto:walker@mfgis.com]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 20L5 1:52 PM
To: David W. Johnson
Subject: Black Point DSEIS Comment Letter Attached
Attached please find my comments in response to the Black Point MPR DSEIS.
Thank you,
-Steve Walker
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