PD-17-00001 Marian Meadows Full Record with Index (2)

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Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 1-20 Cumulative Impacts Under existing county LOS standards, it is unlikely that adequate provision for parks and recreational facilities would take place in conjunction with new development. The lack of provision for recreation likely would result in either greater use of off-site facilities, which are either not in existence, or well below the capacity to serve such a population, or would result in a lack of opportunities for recreational activities to serve residents. Public Services - Schools Impacts on Instruction Education financing is established by the state legislature through annual appropriation and includes funding for what the state defines as “basic education.” The local community currently pays about 30 percent of the cost of education not paid by the state. In the future, if current funding formulas continue, the local community would be expected to provide between 20 and 30 percent of the cost of instruction and transportation. Impacts on Facilities The projected student populations are affected substantially by the percent of retired and seasonal residents. The number of students range from about 260 with Alternative 1 with largely full-time residents to about 90 with Alternatives 3 and 5 with the same tenure scenario. This scenario would result in a need to increase the size of facilities by a factor of up to about two-and-a-half for the existing school. At the lower end of the tenure range with up to 50 percent of residents seasonal, Alternative 1 would add an additional 80 students and Alternatives 3 and 5 would add about 30. This student population likely could be accommodated for the first few years by capacity in existing classrooms. After a period of several years, at least two and possibly three new classrooms would need to be added to the existing school. Transportation costs are related to facility decisions. For Alternative 1, the student population could vary from about 260 students with all full-time residents to about 80 students with half the units occupied by seasonal recreational residents. The number of school buses required to transport that many students would range from about six to about two. Cumulative Impacts If development reflecting PUD density were applied to the area as a whole, additional student enrollment would vary from around 850 at the high end to around 153 at the low end. At the upper end of the range, this would be equivalent to current student enrollment of the Cle Elum School District. With buildout of the project vicinity at rural density with 3-acre lots, the district would have about three-quarters the number of students as the Cle Elum School District.