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lrte are $rithg thlr letter lh il.pfioft o( t]rs dcvelopment plenr for the Fleaurrt i{erhor frlerlna &
fterruattonr I C ornmmity.
Ai ye6r flound recid*nts of Brinnffi, ffiI wt(e rnd I ir6 supBortlw sf the d*vetopnrert plans of
Plaarart Harbor llarlne and REcreettionel Cdftmwiity" We fee{ tfie deve{opment $dt[ prodde tfia
rnrdr needcd e*nptoprent opp,ortErrlt"l8s {or laral rssldenB, and imtn{tlss (or rcgldents end vlsl[org
ahke- A eCImrtlunity [hat cafi provids bsth Jo&i.*nd &flefiltiss wllt $rle re*idrntE a rsis0{r to rtay end
grow th*ir famllles- 6rswn cfritdrerr should nsf "hivB Lo" [€av* their hsrnc sr cornmunlty to flnd a
better llfe for thc:rr3e{we. Brinnon and l[s reddeilts are baing glven t]ro opportunlty to b€com6 m6re
ecotomtcatty rrrffkie*t and for thit reisofl ws rupport thls proJeet.
Our re,ylew of th€ nk$r*roLs rtrdfa*, reports and pt&ttr dtscuwrions has lllwtrat*d to us thfrl th€
malsf eor|rsrn3 arauxrd transpfirtatlbn, 6n{{tr6utrr8nttl prot€ct{M, Trlhdl rlghts, rvatsr c6$$eryatiofi,
and lnfrastructurc knpact havp not mly bern addr,essedn the devetoper edfitlnrss to rrnrk wlttr the
commlnllty and roncemed partl* to exceed Ble 3hndar& wheff porslht* to bensfit tfi* cormurnity.
Slnce the 1i$0'r this Broperty has b'crsr a marlna &. a c*npgrorrnd. Thr darctopment of thc ldirllu kr
tlrs p*st (r*r yoerr har ilEalllcfint{y ffiprov*d tfir gre'rn fuotprtr.rt, whllc provldlns ur r€sld6fitE, ead
tfie tour&E Hho vlril rs, Mth e drrrnatlcatly bst'ter rxp*r1encs. it h$s gtved thE *lood Canal and
surrurnd'lng arer enoth+r reason to be prord of lhls plare v*e crtl home.
The c'lted plrns noted by thr dewlcpcr wlll erpand upon thli *Ecrsr. lt hLdlds upon tfie Brlnnon
Cornpr*h*nrlw P[an frsrn t]r* 199S1, whlch recagnfr*d th* ld*o[ nattr* d tire area far rhort ttrm &.
long te*rr re*ldtrrtss" Jrdgllu frorm tfis prov€{r trarrri rErord of Stat$cmann &rrd thslr dEtaltrd pten*
for *ivlroamrnt"tl rt€,1iefdthlp, w* haw eonfld&lc* tfirt thtr d*wlopnefit $rS[ artualty irrrproue tfie
envlronrfi€{1tet surtelnehillty ol tlu erua,
It lr lrrpo*tbt* [o argue th,it th* Slttlng of e Ee{rsetlon Centw Lo th* ltats 6r County could br
enytfi{ng bilt a bsnetit Lo t}re eorffilr.mlt}r. Thls hwornes aspfi rftors |ffipre$ilre rfran orc e*rs.lders
tfiet lt lnctudrt tafid thst r"lsed to be rn Sl patt, but now sffer* sutdoor rscreflLlon amnitler whlcft
rhador,+ the LEED GOLS strtL6.
tu y€sr round resldenb of the Ertnnorr comnunity, ws bett€rie JeffBrson efiunty cin nd tongx lErora
[he ecommlc, rscial, rocreetlonal and health n*gds ol th* cttiaerls. Th* p{enr for thc Plergant
llertor [derlnr end Recrs,ation Ca*mmunlty rna*e a slgntflcant potltlvs lmpr€t. In cneh of th€,!* erdrr.
without rll3trlnGd grov{th rnd t}e *ccompanylng amployrngnti a commmlty ruch rs oorE rney nod bc
sil3tahatb. $/e wlll loae ourr sclecl, anr restd€nt$, ow sma{t hJ$rrrlrer, end ovcrrll Cammuntty vdl{
llgnlficantty decltn* ov*r tlrne"
It li llrire for rerpsnslb,le goternme$t tb recognlr* tha rres& s{ our Cuntnruxtly in ]ruteirIlrB tfia
l*lttenn{el Generutlsc udth qua{tty end snvlrurunentatty rtean }obr ln orde* ts *$taln tlu gruwtfr of
the schod eged chil&'en, rnd tbeirforc, tfir ldfig.teffi cortlmance of ur cxnrrrnlty.
Pterrs tlitefi to :h€ vslfsi of tlrr "Brlruun Camrrru*ity"" As lnfonred rasldcnts wha haw tikrn tlrna
to r*ld th* lnfornatlsnn H* h*naby off*r our support fm Pt*as*nt fla*ftry r*tarlria A fiEffaatlon
Comrnm{tg and antJelpetr thit the ldtnhl*reth* s{ tlre Cowrty xlll manrr t}rls pten fun+erd.
Eest kgrrdc,
Strve & Ecllnde Grehrm
Srlnnon ftesld*nts
JEFFERSON COUNTY
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