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1 Chapter 5. City of Roslyn Annex 5.1. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN POINT OF CONTACT Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact Michelle Geiger, Planning and Building Official PO Box 451 Roslyn, WA 98941 Telephone: 509-304-8337 Email: planner@ci.roslyn.wa.us Myke Woodwell, Public Works Director PO Box 451 Roslyn, WA 98941 Telephone: 509-649-3105 Email: publicworks@ci.roslyn.wa.us 5.2. JURISDICTION PROFILE The following is a summary of key information about the jurisdiction and its history: – Date of Incorporation - 1886 – Current Population—893 – Population Growth - While Roslyn has experienced a 12.4 percent decrease in population from 2000 to 2011, the surrounding communities and county have seen a net increase in population. – Location and Description - Roslyn is nestled in the foothills of the east-central Cascades in predominantly Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forest. The City is a gateway to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area and Lake Cle Elum. To the north of Roslyn there is a 300+ acre urban forest that is abutted by 20-acre parcels and Plum Creek Timber holdings to the top of the Cle Elum Ridge. To the west is the township of Ronald, to the east Cle Elum, and south is the Master Planned Resort of Suncadia. SR 903 runs through Roslyn from the southeast to the northwest. Exit 80 (just east of Snoqualmie Pass) is the turn off for Roslyn from Interstate 90, which runs from Seattle to Spokane (and beyond). – Jurisdiction Vulnerability to Hazards - Roslyn, along with all jurisdictions in Kittitas County, has an overall low vulnerability to avalanche, drought, landslide, and volcano hazards, and an overall high vulnerability to severe weather events. Unlike other jurisdictions, none of Roslyn’s population or property is at risk of dam failure. Roslyn has high exposure to earthquakes, and various earthquake scenarios result in losses up to 1% of building value. Roslyn has 16 buildings (3% of assessed building value) located in the 100 - or 500-year floodplain, and therefore a moderate vulnerability to flood events. Roslyn has moderate vulnerability to wildfires, with 9% of buildings exposed to the 0-30 Year Fire Interval. – Brief History - Incorporated in 1886, the coal-mining town of Roslyn played an important role in Washington State history. Extensive coal fields in the area fueled the Northern Pacific Railroad’s trains during construction and early operation of a direct rail line through the Cascade Mountains. Men from coal mining regions in the United States, Europe and elsewhere came to work in the mines. English, Italian and Slavic immigrants were among the early settlers and a significant proportion of the town’s early residents were foreign born. In 1888, responding to a strike, the Northern Pacific Coal Company recruited more than 300 African-American miners from Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky and brought them, with their families, to work in the