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Bekah Ross < rebekahrossL@gmail.com>
Thursday, February 23,20!7 10:31 AM
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Comprehensive Plan comments
Re: Comprehensive Plan comments
I live in properfy that borders the Statesman Group proposed development on Black Point. The comprehensive plan should not allow an MPR at this
location. In the alternative, the comprehensive plan should allow only an MPR that is scaled down significantly from the Statesman Group proposal
in order to mitigate the adverse impacts that would be inevitable with a development of the proposed scale.
I am largely in agreement with the points made in the July 6, 2016, letter from Cynthia Koan, Chair of Jefferson County Planning Commission July
6,2016.
I am concemed about wastewater that likely would contain chemicals associated with golf course maintenance, such as pesticides and herbicides, and
chemicals and wastes associated with high density human habitation. I am concerned about wastes and runoffassociated with the construction phase
of the project. I am concemed about contamination of the aquifer, and the fact that Hood Canal is unable to effectively flush contaminants.
I am also very concerned about the absence of scientific study and information about possible depletion of the aquifer and saltwater intrusion into our
wells, as golfcourses require an enorrnous amount ofwater to stay green during the dry season.
I believe that it would be impossible to adequately mitigate the environmental impacts if a development on the scale of the Statesman Group
proposed development were allowed to proceed. I also am concemed that even ifthe current developers in good faith believe their project will have
minimal environmental impacts, there is no guarantee that they or their successors (whoever they might be) will meet these goals. With our county's
limited resources, I am doubtful that there can or would be constant monitoring or the will/ability to shut down the project if it tums out the goals are
not met.
The Statesman Group proposed development is not consistent with the current comprehensive plan's goals, particularly those related to rural
character and preservation ofthe natural environment. Indeed, the proposed development would utterly destroy Brinnon's rural character. The
comprehensive plan should not be modified in a way that would enable this destruction of our community.
I note that the Statesman Group website advertises that its development would be accessible by 20 minutes by float plane. Sail boats and kayaks and
other small boats that use the compact Pleasant Harbor would have a hard time navigating around float plane traffic, and the noise from the planes
would impact us as well. The planes would also disrupt the variety of water fowl that are always seen in Pleasant Harbor. The comprehensive plan
should address not only the impact on Highway l0l traffic, but should limit use of Pleasant Harbor as a landing strip for any MPR.
Respectfully,
Rebekah Ross
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