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David Sullivan; PhilJohnson; Kathleen Kler
Philip Morley; Carl Smith; David W. Johnson; David Alvarez
FW: Questions about the county's actions administering the Pleasant Harbor SEIS process
Forwarding this to you as it came to the ieffbocc@co.iefferson.wa.us address
It will be listed in this weeks BOCC Correspondence.
Thank you,
Julie 5hannon
Executive Secretary I
Jefferson County Commissioners Office
360 385 9rOO
From: Barbara Moore-Lewis Imailto:brinnongroup@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 07,20757:O7 PM
To: Barbara Moore-Lewis
Subject: Questions about the county's actions administering the Pleasant Harbor SEIS process
Friends,
Details:
The comment period for the Pleasant Harbor SEIS was from November 19,2014 to January 5,
2015. Five groups, representing hundreds of country residents, asked in late December for an
extension of the cornment period, as it covered several major holidays. They provided case law
supporting the legality of the request. County planner David Johnson denied the requests.
Planner Johnson has now contacted rwo of the groups, offering private meetings (not part of the
legal comment process). He states, "Working together we can make this project benefit
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Questions are emerging about the county's process to evaluate the
proposal for the Pleasant Harbor resort:
. Have county officials made an agreement with the developer that they will approve the
proposal, before the legal process for comment and evaluation is complete?
. Why canrt county officials "find" records of correspondence from environmental groups
asking for an extension of the SEIS comment period? Are other documents related to this
development proposal missing?
. Why has the county refused to extend the legal comment period and then offered selected
groups private meetings outside the SEIS process and claimed these meetings may make
significant change in the resort plans?
. Why was the developer able to limit public comment?
everyone." He also states that he will be continuing a dialog with the Port Gamble
S'Klallam tribe "throughout the approval process." This seems to imply that he is sure
there will be an approval of the project and that the no action alternative will not be
considered.
He has also stated in an email to the Hood Canal Environmental Council, " You might let
them know that this is the best opportunity to influence changes and/or mitigation on
environmental impacts before the Final SEIS is release. lf we get enough substantive
input to make feasible changes, it may warrant modification of the preferred alternative or
the development of a third alternative (WAC 197-11-560(1))."
ln summary, planner Johnson denied an extension of a legal comment period for all
citizens and now wants comments outside the legal process from a few groups.
ln contrast, over the last year, planner Johnson has granted multiple extensions to the
developer when he did not meet the county schedule deadlines.
ln denying the extension, planner Johnson first maintained it was not legal. When he
received case law showing that it had been done and was lega!, he then contacted the
developer, Garth Mann, and used Mann's objection to support his opposition to the
extension. Garth's objection was
.why?
.This program has been processed through the population for 7
to 8 years
. Even the Nay-Sayers are tired of hearing about Pleasant
Harbor (Barbara )
County attorney David Alvarez, when planner Johnson contacted him, advised: "Talk to
Carl Smith about this and follow 197-11455, a straightfonrvard section. Cafl aSked
me the same questions."
Why was the developer given the authority to reject citizen requests
for more public comment?
When asked for correspondence with the five groups who requested the extension,
planner Johnson has produced only correspondence with two groups (HCEC and the
Brinnon Group). The other three groups were the Sierra Club (planner Johnson replied to
them) and the Olympic Environmental Council and the Northwest Watershed
lnstitute. Why can't the county find these records of correspondence made within the last
3 months?
Car! Smith, DCD director, is on record as supporting the extension. However, he
apparently did nothing to influence planner Johnson's denial. Why was this?
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lf you would Iike to see the documents from which this information
has been extracted, please cOntact us. Ifyou would like to see the letter from
HCEC to the county turning down the offered meeting, let us know.
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development on Black Point that is...
...of reasonable size, fits with the rural character of Brinnon, preserves the natural
features of the area, and protects the Hood Canal.
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The Canadian developer, Statesman
Group, is planning to build a 256 acre
Master Planned Resort on the shores
of Pleasant Harbor and Black Point
(numbers from FEIS):
Why should you be
involved?
. a 60,000 sq.ft. resort center with
restaura nt, conference center,
spa, pro shop, and offices PLUS a
3000 sq. ft. restaurant PLUS
16,000 sq. ft. commercial space
o An 18 hole golf course
. 890 terrace lofts, townhouses,
villas, and water-side units PLUS
52 units of staff housing
o a 285 slip marina
. a 200-seat community center
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. Because it's your Hood Canal
o The development will have an
impact on your lifestyle
. You have the right to have a voice
in what happens in your
community
o There is still time to change the
plans that are being made