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March 13, 2003
File No. 24-99-014-001-01
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Wayne E. Kier, Fire Chief
Jefferson Co. Fire District #3
101 South Point Road
Port Ludlow, W A 98365
JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPT. OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Subject: Port Ludlow Marina Expansion
Dear ChiefKier;
On behalf of Port Ludlow Associates, we are responding to your February 18, 2003
letter to Josh Peters at Jefferson County.
As you subsequently discussed with Josh, it is Port Ludlow Associates' intent to
pursue approval of Alternative 5, as described in the Final EIS. The EIS process
required analysis of several project alternatives atthe planning level; typically,
alternatives not proposed by the applicant or the lead agency do not containthe same
level of design detail as the "preferred alternative."
While we intend to pursue approval of Alternative 5 as shown in the FEIS, we do not
yet know the details of the final configuration of the new docks and laterals. It is our
assumption that the final dock configuration will be determined through the shoreline
permit process. We are committed to working with Fire District #3 during the
permitting process to resolve your concerns. As we discussed in our earlier meeting at
the marina, Port Ludlow Associates has agreed to:
. Provide two access points to the docks
. Provide an emergency call box on the docks
. Install a dry line fire suppression system on all new docks and the central
walkway (i.e., the main float from which the lateral docks extend). The
line in the central walkway will be sized to provide service to the entire
manna.
Once the final dock configuration is known, we will address the issue of extending fire
lines to new slips at the end of existing dock laterals and to all existing slips.
From an engineering standpoint, the extent to which dry lines should be extended on
the existing docks is still under discussion. The existing docks are old, with low
freeboard and will n.eed to be replaced in the not-so-distant future. Addition of new
fire lines now, could result in problems from the added weight when the lines are
filled with water. This issue will be addressed during the designphaseofthe project.
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Reid Middleton, Inc.
728 134th Street SW
Suite 200
Everett, WA 98204
Ph: 425741-3800
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Wayne E. Kier, Fire Chief
Jefferson Co. Fire District #3
March 13,2003
File No. 24-99-014-001-01
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Because of both the weight issue and cost, a complete retrofit of all docks is not
currently proposed.
As we have stated, when we move into the permitting and design phase of the project,
we will work with the Fire District. The request for a shoreline permit is currently on
"hold" and we do not anticipate further work on the marina design in the immediate
future. We are not able to move ahead with the marina expansion until we have
complied with Jefferson County requirements regarding study of expansion of the
upland Resort area. We anticipate beginning work on a Draft and Final EIS for the
Resort expansion in the very near future and will contact you for Fire District input as
part of this process as well.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Reid Middleton, Inc.
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Shannon Kinsella, P .E.
Senior Engineer
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