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ffi Robert D. Johns Aktired) Michael P. I{oruoe Darrell S. Mitsunal;a Duana T. Kolou$kovd i,?icki S. C)rrictr De'anWilliarns October 30,2019 Lindsey Ozbolt, planning Official Community Development Services Kittitas County 411 N, Ruby Street, Suite 2 Ellensburg WA 99926 Re: Project FjleNo. DV-19.00001, MarianMeadows Dear Ms. Ozbolt: on behalf of Easton Ridge Land company (ERLC), Martens Ente{prises, LLc and theMarian Meadows deveropmentproposal, ; irr""d;'drloiio*irrg written comments onthe above referenced-Apilicatiott ald irrl pt"p*q;;g#" for impacts ro the Easronschool District (the "District')-. As t;; *" aware, ERLC i-as volunteered to pay mitigationfor impacts ro the District in;he am;;t of $s00;;;"r*ir"ro for the Marion Meadowsresidentiar de'eropment. To the best of o* i"r.-r-"i;;;, ,ht, is the first time a projectdeveloper in Kittitas.co*ty rr*-uoiforr* a p"y *iiig"ion, of any amount, ro theDistrict for residential housing units a"J the first grr" rrr" -niruict has ever asked for suchmitigation from any nerv residential development. The District has responded that it believ.es this-mitigation is insufficient, but has notprovided any concrete infbrmation on which it reties. Enic has three concerns with theDistrict's response. Fift,,t" Di;i;;; urgrrm"ot that the number of students fiom MarianMeadows would abolish trtt oirtri"itll"Jt s$o9i i""G rr"rrs is misteading, if notentirely incorrect' second, the District has historicany;;;;.quired mitigation from newdevelopments. Thus, the Dicrict" o*t'rrtoi.r. rruu, rrJ;djs supposedry dire siruarion,not Marian Meadows. Thif, in righr orir* ib";;: .q*t* *, ross.in pubric fi.rnding tothe proportionar imoacts ofitile Miria"il:"{"::i#;;il.*oyrd, not onry be wrong,but also unlawful under "tupt"i[giic Rcw,irt"-{t* Lnvrronrnenrar poricy Act("SEPA") and chapter g2.02 R'cw, ,i" sru* impact fr, ;;;;rnrmy mirigation stature. Easton School District's F,unding The District relies heavily on its status as a small school District, as defined in srate law,and the expectation that the students "oa"o ry Ha"ri* M;;dr;; *tt u. greater than reportsconclude' ffeating a tipping point rorttre pisriet's f".ilil;;, iv'ierher this latter point holdsany truth to it is essential io tne oitttictt argument. As demonstrated below, the Districtalreadv tacks smail district rtut* roi *rf"rit, pr;;;;:llrre is arso a significanrdifference belween even the high*rt est-i-riates and rir" u'.tu.i ,rumb.r of students \,IarianMeadows would have to contrif,ute to J.p*u. trre nistrict oiii, ,**rr district sralus for the ft (425) 4s1-2a12. Fz (42F;) 481-281a112O1 SE 8th st. ' sujre 120 . Eellevue, wA 9aoo4www. jmmklan d u sElaw, co-m'