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<br />Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 3-59 <br /> Country Drive is a publicly dedicated, privately maintained two-lane road that is not classified by <br />Kittitas County. The posted speed limit is 15 mph and has an ADT of approximately 100 vpd <br />(estimated from 2006 and 2008 counts). Unlike all other roads analyzed, Country Drive is a gravel <br />road to which a bituminous treatment is applied in the summer for dust control. <br />4 What pedestrian, bicycle, and other off-road facilities are currently available? <br />Within the study area and general vicinity there are no separate designated pedestrian, bicycle, and other <br />off-road vehicle (ORV) facilities. Wide lanes and shoulders are present on Railroad Street close to I-90 <br />and some portions of Sparks Road can accommodate non-motorized travel; however, the non-motorized <br />system in general is not delineated. Where shoulders are present they are discontinuous, sloped, and have <br />uneven surfaces that may be difficult for some bicycles, strollers, roller skates, and skateboards. <br />There are no formal trails on the site or adjacent to the site. Established informal off-road vehicle and <br />snowmobile trails were established along the BPA transmission line easement and on logging roads when <br />the land was owned by Plum Creek Timber Company, which had an “open lands” policy allowing <br />recreation use. Use of those trails continues, although some “no trespassing” signs are located on the <br />property. Off-site trails are discussed in more detail in Section 3.3, Parks and Recreation. <br />Snowmobile use is allowed by KCC 10.32 on a number of county roads in the area including Railroad <br />Street (from Easton State Park eastern), Sparks Road, and West Sparks Road. Use of ORVs not licensed <br />for use on public roadways is not legal on public roads. <br />5 Who maintains existing roadways and other facilities and how much does it cost? <br />The major roadways within the study area, including Railroad Street and Sparks Road, are maintained by <br />Kittitas County with funding from the County Road fund, which is a property tax assessed on all <br />unincorporated properties. <br />Country Drive and Pit Way are publicly dedicated, but privately maintained roadways. These roadways <br />have gravel surfaces and require semi-regular spot resurfacing to fill in pot holes, as well as annual <br />grading. They are also treated annually with a dust suppressant and are snow plowed in the winter. The <br />association of local residents hires contractors for maintenance, dust suppression, and snow plowing. The <br />annual cost of dust suppression for the Easton Village subdivision consists of oiling at about $4,000 per <br />application, and typically one or two applications are performed per year. The cost of snow plowing <br />averages approximately $5,000 per year; however, in a year with heavy snow, such as the winters of 2007 <br />and 2008, costs can be substantially higher and were about $9,000 each year. Based on the length of <br />roads in the subdivision, the average cost per mile is about $10,000 for dust suppression and about $6,200 <br />to $11,000 for snow plowing.