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JohnsMonroe Dartell S Nlitsrrnaga Drrarra T. Kolou$lior-i Vicki E. Orrico Dean Willianrs Patricia trt. Arml' Nlarv Joy Dingler Mits uSkovdPrtc Via E-Mail : isitkini4chnrel ik.conr Kittitas Counry Fire District #3 c/o Jon Sitkin PO Box 52 Easton, WA 98925 May 24,2A21 Re: Marian Meadows/KittitascountyDevelopmentAgreemenr Mitigation Dear Representatives: On behalf of Easton Ridge Land Company and the Marian Meadows developmenr proposal (*ERLC"), we write in response to your letter dated April 13,2A21. We presume the District's lack of response to the request fol other project mitigation inforrnation means that there is none, because the District has not requested mitigation from any other developments within its boundaries. On the subject of new homes within the district, we respectfully correct our prior statement. The claim of 70 new homes built within the District over the last 5 years *u, in"orrect-,*based on another jurisdiction. However, the Marian Meadows proposal has been ongoing since the early 2000s, and in this time, the District has seen 109 new homes and structurribuilt within its boundaries that Kittitas County is currently assessing, in addition to 89 new or revised parcels platted' See malerials atlached herelo. Many of these are two stories or more and represent large homes on acreage parcels with little or no means for active fire suppression. Many also have outbuildings that are larger than anything proposed within Marian Meadows. ERLC believes that the District is applying too narrow of a lens to these discussions. We find it disconcerting that Marian Meadows has been actively under discussion since the early 2000's, with an Environmental Impact Statement dated February 2011, but the district has noi acted to address either the growth that has happened or that is planned. You cite state law to support your requests but do not acknowledge the Fire Cornmissioners' obligations under state iaw. The community has very much been involved in these discussions and has openly debated its merit in multiple public hearings. As far back as March 9,2A04, ERLC entered into an agreement to assist Easton Water District to bring its water system requirements into complian... ihir same system is currently out of state compliance for water service and fire flows. ER.LC showed its good faith then and will continue to work towards state compliance by the water district, which nicessarily benefits the Fire District and supplements the value offset by including urban levels of fire flow to sprinklers within the Marian Meadows development. l: ( l_li, lsl-:slf . t: (-tti) tjt-:NtSI l:() I 5l l{'r Sr. . Srriru I ?O '\ t}clt{\ ilr. \\ \ r):q0{} I Ir tr rr .irrrrrtl.l:rlrrllsclirrr.crrrrt