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'Garth Mann'
FW: Correction of falsity in November 2nd letter from attorney J.T. Cooke to Jefferson
County re Black Point MPR.
Morning Garth:
Just an FYI and keeping you in the loop...
Michelle Farfan
Associate Planner, Brinnon MPR Lead
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
62L Sheridan
Port Townsend WA 98368
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From: David W. Johnson
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Subject: FW: Correction of falsity in November 2nd letter from attorney J.T. Cooke to Jefferson County re Black Point
MPR.
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From: Steve Walker Ima ilto:wa lker@ mfeis.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 10:34 AM
To: David W. Johnson <d ioh nson @co. iefferson.wa. us>
Cc: Barbara Moore-Lewis <brinnongroup@gmail.com>; Steve Walker <walker@mfgis.com>
Subject: Correction of falsity in November 2nd letterfrom attorneyJ.T. Cooke to Jefferson County re Black Point MPR.
Steven John Walker
331 Dosewallips Rd
Brinnon, WA 98320
360.671.2505
walker@mfgis.com
10 December, 2016
David Wayne Johnson, Project Planner
Patty Charnas, Director
Jefferson County Dept. of Community Development
621 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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via email to dwjohnson@co.iefferson.wa.us
Dear Mr. Johnson and Ms. Charnas:
I have reviewed the November 2 correspondence from the attorney J.T. Cooke of the Houlihan Law Firm
to your office and would like to take this opportunity to correct a falsity contained therein,
Mr. Cooke misspeaks when he states that "As you know, we presented a preferred alternative that
underwent five years of detailed environmental review."
In correspondence from yourself (Mr. Johnson) to me dated 12 January of this year you wrote, and I
quote:
"You can see from the list that with the resignation of the Vicki Morris in 2011 and subsequent
hiring of EA Engineering to write the SEIS, there was approximately two years where no
effective work was done on the Draft."
Counsel Cooke's statement is therefore factually incorrect. The proposal did not undergo five years of
environmental review, detailed or otherwise.
Additionally, under SEPA, it is the Lead Agency, not the Applicant, which at its discretion may present a
Preferred Alternative (SEPA Handbook, section 3.3.2.2)
I have noted that the County's response to this letter from Mr. Cooke came from the office of the
Prosecuting Attorney, and I shall expect that this response of mine will become part of that record of
correspondence as well.
Thank you for the opportunity to set the record straight,
Steve Walker
cc: The Brinnon Group
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