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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022425 - Public Comment re Pleasant Harbor Resort ; mpa Cuv" $-e Suuj :LL. Revised draft • dJCC Date: Feb 23, 2025 at 7:01:29 PM 217-L(/L5- To: Mary And Roger Myhre aceablekingdornks@yahoo.com My name is Roger Myhre. I live in Brinnon. I want to spend some time to give my impressions on what has and is going on with the pleasant harbor resort project. It's been ongoing for 18 plus years. (The original intent back 19?3' was to create jobs for the local people.) I understand the county commissioners are committed to complete the project, however I think any reasonable person thinks that 18 years is unacceptable and unreasonable. I understand the county commissioners employ the county planning staff and they approve all contracts issued by the planning department for consulting. If so, they have the ability and responsibility to see that work is accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner. If 'O, V r t lf' this is not done, action should be taken. I do not mean to imply our current commissioners are responsible for what has gone on for the last 18 years, they just need to look into what has gone on in the past and improve results now and in the future. Use whatever power you have to demand your employees work to make Jefferson county open to the responsible development of a growing tax base and the creation of employment opportunities. We need revenue from outside this county. (One example now fi ongoing phase one of the PHR which is construction of the large fabrication building. Phase one has been approved, as I understand, but the building needs its own permit. This building is a pre- engineered steel building. These have been constructed hundreds of thousands of times. They are already engineered, what is the hold up? Moving onto a bigger issue. From my perspective the big issue now is that Brinnon is in a floodplain. We must start the process of removing this designation now. It can be done. The county must work on this issue as a priority while the PHR is in construction. We need the supporting infrastructure to handle the demand from this development. I expect it will meet with some resistance - however it makes sense. The county • needs the revenue from property tax growth as well sales taxes. Currently I believe the money coming into rroNl Jefferson county- for the residents of the county- via current employment, pensions, retirement, etc, is spent in the surrounding counties. If we build this infrastructure we have the opportunity to capture some of this revenue and more importantly capture funds from outside Jefferson county. Let's move forward and provide employment opportunities and tax revenue.