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Kittitas County Transfer Station <br />Stakeholder Interview Summary <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Introduction and Background <br />Kittitas County is looking to relocate the Ellensburg Transfer Station to either a site already owned by <br />the County or other suitable locations within the greater-Ellensburg area. <br /> <br />The new facility will replace the existing Ellensburg transfer station and will be designed to address <br />some existing site challenges (location and size constraints, customer access issues during significant <br />rainfall or spring runoff events, long queuing times and small unloading and processing areas) and <br />prepare the County for future growth. <br /> <br />To better understand the interests of people in the communities served by the current transfer station <br />and how best to involve community members in the siting and construction of the new station, project <br />staff conducted informal interviews with key stakeholders. In addition, interviews were used to collect <br />feedback on concerns with the existing facility and ways a new facility could be improved. <br /> <br />Selected Stakeholders <br />Interview participants were identified by project staff and were intended to be representative of a <br />variety of community perspectives. Stakeholders included representatives from local governments and <br />community groups. <br /> <br />Interviews were conducted with the following participants: <br /> <br />Name Organization <br />Paul Jewell Kittitas County <br />Ryan Lyyski City of Ellensburg <br />Margaret Reich City of Ellensburg <br />Barry Brunson Our Environment/Kittitas Audubon Society <br />Sharon Lumsden Kittitas Audubon Society <br />Charli Sorenson County Residents Against PacifiClean; Grant <br />County Public Utilities District <br /> <br />Methodology <br />Interviews were conducted by the project consultant team. Following a brief overview of the purpose <br />and goals of the project, the interviewer asked participants for their feedback on a variety of topics and <br />questions, including community perception of the Ellensburg Transfer Station, suggestions for a new <br />site, and the best methods to involve the community in the process. Interviews were completed <br />between April 11 and April 20, 2017. <br /> <br />Interview Questions <br />A standard set of interview questions were developed by the project team based on identified key issues <br />and information needs. These questions served as a general guide during the interview process, allowing <br />for a more free-form discussion to take place between the interviewer and interviewee. <br /> <br />The questions were divided into three categories: the existing facility, the new facility, and the public <br />involvement process.