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John Armes
114 Dunsmuir Rd
Port Ludlow, W A 98365
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June 9, 2004
Jefferson County, Department of Community Development
621 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Reference: Port Ludlow Resort Plan Revision Proposed by Port Ludlow Associates
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
This letter is to voice my objections to PIA's revised resort marina area design. The
design is, in my opinion, fatally flawed because of a severe lack of parking.
The parking.in the area of the present marina is now just barely adequate during peak
marina use times. Indeed, this past Memorial Day weekend all existing parking spaces
were full and the gravel overflow parking lots were full as well With the construction of
100 additional marina slips, the addition of a restaurant, the construction of a recreation
center and the addition of several housing units adjacent to the marina, the planned
parking would be grossly inadequate. Most marinas have their parking directly adjacent to
the moorage so that marina tenants and gllests will have ready access for transporting
supplies (coolers, duffels, sails, tools, etc.) to their boats. The procedure is as fonows:
you park your car in the parking lot (hopefully close to the marina gangway), go to the
marina office and pick up a cart, go back to your car, load up the cart and haul your stuff
to your boat. Now picture this routine when your vehicle is parked a block away, up a
steep hill Please keep in mind that the majority of the marina tenants are in their 60's,
70's and 80's.
Additionally, it is my opinion that the design for the townhomes and flats does not provide
enough parking either. It appears that the design allows for a single garage or carport for
each unit with one additional parking space in a driveway, With most fiunilies having two
cars and the likelihood that many of the garages will be used for storage (kayaks, golf
clubs, boatingg~ar, etc., etc.) it is easy to anticipate that many cars will be parked along
the streets. I am concerned that this will make it impossible for fire/ambulance crews to
respond to emergencies.
Thank: you for your consideration of my concerns.
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