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<br /> <br />State of Washington • Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation <br />P.O. Box 48343 • Olympia, Washington 98504-8343 • (360) 586-3065 <br />www.dahp.wa.gov <br /> <br /> <br />September 8, 2021 <br /> <br />Kelly Bacon <br />Planner I <br />Kittitas County <br />411 Ruby St. Suite 2 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br /> <br />In future correspondence please refer to: <br />Project Tracking Code: 2021-09-06109 <br />Property: Kittitas County_Suncadia Ph. 3 Div. 17 Tumble Creek (LP -21-00002) <br />Re: Survey Highly Advised; Permit Potentially Required <br /> <br />Dear Kelly Bacon: <br /> <br />Thank you for contacting the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and <br />Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and providing documentation <br />regarding the above referenced project. These comments are based on the information <br />available at the time of this review and on behalf of the SHPO in conformance Washington State <br />law. Should additional information become available, our assessment may be revised. Please <br />review our comments below: <br /> <br /> DAHP agrees with all comments provided in the 26 August 2021 letter from Aren Orsen, <br />Archaeologist II with the CCT History/Archaeology Program. <br /> The boundary testing of site 45KT1363 by CWU, while appreciated, is not adequate for <br />the scale of the project. An archaeological survey with subsurface testing across the <br />entire project area is highly advised. A report meeting DAHP’s Standards for Cultural <br />Resource Reporting should be produced to accompany the survey. <br /> If any work within the boundary of 45KT1363 is proposed, a site alteration permit from <br />DAHP will be required. Please contact Lance Wollwage, Assistant State Archaeologist, <br />with any questions about the permitting process. <br /> We recommend that any historic buildings or structures (45 years in age or older) <br />located within the project area are evaluated for eligibility for listing in the National <br />Register of Historic Places on Historic Property Inventory (HPI) forms. We highly <br />encourage the SEPA lead agency to ensure that these evaluations are written by a <br />cultural resource professional meeting the SOI Professional Qualification Standards in <br />Architectural History. <br /> <br />Please note that the recommendations provided in this letter reflect only the opinions of DAHP. <br />Any interested Tribes may have different recommendations. We appreciate receiving any <br />correspondence or comments from T ribes or other parties concerning cultural resource issues <br />that you receive. <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. Please ensure that the DAHP Project <br />Tracking Number is shared with any hired cultural resource consultants and is attached to any <br />Index #21