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Kittitas County Fire District #3 December 28,2020 Page * 2 r All single family, multi-family, and RV Storage units will include automatic fi re suppression (sprinklers). . Achieving the above will include improvements to Easton Water District #3, to not only support the added new development, but also for needed upgrades to district wide capital facilities. Upgrades will be inclusive of looping and closs connections of waler district distributions lines for consistent water supply and fire flow and is inclusive of providing land and facilities for a new district water storage tank sized to meet the needs of the development and district future. I The Marian Meadows Development will be inclusive of fire hydrant placement as required by the Easton Water District and Kittitas County Fire Marshall. These improvements will address cun'ent fire flow issues within the district and provides all landowners within the District water service area with improved water services. Within this rneeting, Fire Chief Jensen indicated that these measures addressed his concerns with the Marian Meadows proposal. Further questioning about infrastructure needs (Fire Hydrant Spacing) resulted in being informed that these answers would come from the Water District and County Fire Marshall. In response to the only neetls evet communicated to Easton Ridge Land Company, the foregoing resolution was negotiated with Fire Marshal Nichols. We are aware that, as a result of deficient infrastructure, both Easton Water District and Kittitas County Fire District #3 are currently failing to provide the consistent state-required level of fire flow services to residents already within their jurisdiction. Each of tlrese concerns were outlined in the FEIS and currently supported by Water District Engineers. As a result of the improvements slated for development ctfter approvul of Marian Meadows, this situation will be rernedied. But this, by its terms, can only happen if Marian Meadows is allowed to proceed. Easton Ridge Land Company rcach out directly to Kittitas County Fire Disrrict #3 to hear. its concerns. No substantive response was ever received until July 22,2019, ctfter submittal of the Development Ag'eeme nt applicalion and in response to CDS advertisingfor public comment. The claim that "no contact nor notification has been received by the District" was simply not true, as noted above. The only conclusion we could reach from the differences in communication is that a minority of the District still had concerns or opposed the development on principle alone. This is fr.rfther supported by the public comments received by fire district commissioners responding to public notice advertising. Further, Easton Ridge Land Company has absolutely been forthcoming about the nature and scope of the proposed development, contrary to your letter. Planning has been ongoin g since 2003 vith numerous ptrblic hearingfor proposals ancl SEPA input. This letter called for "proper analysis and timeliness for mitigation of issues", ignoring entirely the comprehensive Environmental Impact Staternent prepared for this proposal, which was scoped to include over 400 proposed units, while our cunent Marian Meadows plat approvals are for only 89 dwelling units and added storage units. JoHNs.MoNRoE MrrsuNAGA.KoLousKovA . pLLC