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From: SEPA (PARKS)
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 11:57:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: SEPA Notification: Fort Flagler Historical State Park Welcome Center Replacement
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The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission issued a SEPA “Determination of Non-Significance” (DNS) for the proposed Fort Flagler State Park Welcome Center on May 23, 2023.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (State Parks) proposes to construct a new welcome center at a location that better suits visitors. The new 20-foot by 40-foot welcome
center will be constructed along the entrance road near the entrance gate and will include visitor and employee parking. Along with the welcome center, State Parks is proposing new
traffic routes and lanes for more efficient traffic control. The current roadway will be used as a traffic stack-up lane and as the entrance road; a new roadway, approximately 866 feet
in length will be constructed to the southwest of the welcome center for an exit lane. Utilities will need to be brought from the four-way stop to the north of the proposed welcome
center and include power, sewer, and communication lines.
This DNS is available at http://bit.ly/ParksSEPA Please visit the website to view the engineer design drawings. Due to the large file size, they were unable to attach to the email.
SEPA review - current | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission <http://bit.ly/ParksSEPA>
The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is intended to ensure that environmental values are considered during decision-making by state and local agencies. The environmental review
process in SEPA is designed to work with other regulations to provide a comprehensive review of a proposal. Most regulations focus on particular aspects of a proposal, while SEPA requires
the identification and evaluation of probable effects on all elements of the environment. Proposals can be either project proposals (construction, demolition, landfills or exchange
of natural resources) or non-project proposals (development of plans and regulations). For more information on SEPA, please visit the Washington Department of Ecology website at http://www.ecy.wa.go
v/programs/sea/sepa/e-review.html
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This DNS is issued under 197-11-340(2) and State Parks will not act on this proposal until the comment period has ended. Comments must be submitted by June 6, 2023, or they may not be
considered. Any person wishing to comment on the DNS should submit written comments to:
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Attention: Chelsea Hamer, Environmental Planner
PO Box 42650, Olympia WA 98504-2650
Phone: (360) 725-9764 FAX: (360) 664-0312
Email: SEPA@parks.wa.gov