COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS - 2002
Draft EIS (Environmental Impact Statement)
Read the consultant's memo, which is a "Summary" of the Draft EIS (17 pages in Adobe Acrobat)
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIS Document
COUNTY'S MINERALCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN EIS (Environmental Impact Statement): This plan will have significant impact on Sultan's (& and Sky Valley's) future due to DNR's proposal to mine gravel on 600 acres just north of the city limits, called the Powerhouse Site. see our gravel pages for background info on that particular project. The project was temporarily cancelled in August because of significant efforts by activists, until such time as the county's mineral plan could be finalized.
We urge EVERYONE to make comment on this EIS. One of the most important things to stress is that the county needs to address transportation issues for gravel projects,which, unbelievably they failed to address at all in the document.
From Cities:
Arlington
Gold
Bar (in Word)
Granite
Falls
Index
Monroe
(in Word)
Sultan
East County Alliance Resolution (A combined response to the EIS from the cities of Granite Falls, Monroe, Sultan, Gold Bar and Index, an effort spearheaded by Gold Bar councilmember and Monitor writer, Steve Higgins)
From Government Agencies:
Washington
Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
Washington
Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Washington
Dept. of Ecology (DOE)
DNR
- Northwest Region (From Nancy Joseph)
DNR
- Northwest Region Business Division (Stan Kurowski)
From
Organizations and Residents:
Adams,
Sue (Pilchuck Society & member of the County's Mineral Taskforce)
Coy,
Ernie
Downs,
Joe
Everett,
Jeff (Sultan City council member)
Ferm,
Peg (Tualco Valley Preservation Assn. and a member of the County's
mineral taskforce)
Hawkins,
Colleen (Gold Bar PC Member)
Ingalls,
Denice
McDonald,
Kathryn