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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLog085 e e Page 1 of 2 Stacie Hoskins From: AI Scalf Sent: Tuesday, July 05,20059:29 AM To: Stacie Hoskins Subject: FW: PUD Waterfor Marrowstone FYI AI -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Locke Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:26 AM To: AI Scalf; Mike McNickle; John Fischbach Subject: FW: PUD Waterfor Marrowstone From: V J ZODIACO[SMTP:JOYVIN2@MSN.COM] Sent: Tuesday, July 05,20059:25:29 AM To: Phil Johnson Subject: PUD Waterfor Marrowstone Auto forwarded by a Rule We call your attention to recent articles in the Port Townsend Leader and the Peninsula Daily News regarding the Jefferson County PUD #l's effort to construct a public water system on Marrowstone Island. We live on Marrowstone and we are writing in support of the prompt construction of this water system. The people of Marrowstone have come out in favor of public water. The litigation brought by the opposition was costly but decided. The court supported the PUD and establishment of the water system. Even some of those who were at one point opponents to the system now plan to hook up. This process has taken far too long. Further delay only increases the cost and does not serve the public interest. The lack of concern for the health and welfare of their fellow citizens demonstrated by the late-intervening "concerned citizens" at the PUD's June 15th meeting is overwhelming. They claim to be concerned about the "environment". It is abundantly clear that their aim is to stop this badly needed public improvement. These naysayers must live in some other world. Unfortunately, in our world dry or weak wells are a reality. Salt water intrusion is a reality. Some Marrowstone residents must truck water to wash themselves and flush their toilets. Others deal with poor quality water as best as they can. All of this can be finally eliminated by the PUD water system. These activists pick through the file for anything that can be used as an obstacle to development. As we have seen in other well-publicized cases, it is not hard to find a nit in any issue, law or regulation if that is your talent. Finding fault is all too easy. Being constructive and exercising common sense appears to be much too difficult. In general, environmental law recognizes several levels of development and potential impact. For more significant cases the law requires appropriate study and mitigation measures. Burying a small diameter water pipe alongside existing state and county roads is one of the most benign of public utility developments. It goes against decency and common sense to manipulate the process to make installation of a small-diameter water pipe into a more significant development. It is further nonsense to argue that a developed state right of way could be a protected wetland. It is obvious that the belJ[efj!:S of a water system on Marrowstone clearly outweigh any adverse impact. -uG ITEM 7/512005 # ~ Page of '2. e e Page 2 of 2 Manipulation of environmental law has become a national pastime for these so-called activists. They and those who allow this to persist should be held accountable. We urge you to support the PUD and prompt construction of this much needed water system. Thank you. Vince & Joyce Zodiaco Nordland 7/5/2005 lOG ITEM #- t~ Page_ ~O'-2 -....