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Lindsay Ozbolt October 30,Z0lg Page 4 2008 - Quaking Aspen Development, g lots 2008 - Cabin Mtn Tracts, 15 lots 2008- Monahan Mtn Tree Farm and Forest Tracts" t6 lots 2Ql1 - Big Creek Development, 5g lots 2011- Easton Ranchettes, 54 lots These 151 lots ("i"I9h.* snocadia) were not required ro pay their fair share of impacts tothe Easton school Distriit, or any other. rhe result of thi, ir, u, the Districtputs it, aninability to pay for additional capital facilities, uus;ng,-an;7or bndfor development, Theappropriate way to make up ror *ris shorrfall, ri"";,;T;iion puvn,aors were not requiredwhen the developments were created, is through ,"rrooii.-ui* and property taxes. A primeexample is the annual levy of $340;000 apprived i". r"J*inar to voters by the schoolBoard's Directors this year. Approprinte Mitigation in Jurisdictions That pran for Growth A similarly sized development in the cle Elum school District, cle Elum pines, added 153equivalent residential units (ERUs) to that distric. rrtl cr" erum school Disnictagreed to$500 per ERU' for atotal oi $zo,sbo. itti. i. " ,ignifiruni-r; for such a developrnent, inaddition to the police, fire, traflic, and otherrnitig"rtio", Had Easton school Disfrict asked for $500 per ERU for the last fifteen years, there wouldbe $75,500 in the bank for-ne* oapitur acilir;es. rli. * p.r.r.eJy why a singie projectshould not be herd hostage for mitigiion that is based on preexisting conditions. Requiring Marian Meadows to pay for Easton schoor District,sLoss of smat District status wourd Be unrawful A firnding need, however sympathetic in nature, cannot be assigned or passed down to asingle developer or development proir.i, ult must Le p"lc r"t uy sharing the costs fairlyacross the jwisdiction. Easton sctrooioistrid h"; hi;l;;ry?aa. the decision not to askfor mitigation for any proposal. The District claims o'the DeveloqT's propo:ecl rnitigation rvould compromise the District'sabiliry to educate the studenrs oiEuston.i; lt ir crui;;s rirp;;ft above. Regardless, if rheDistrict continues to afvance the theory thar Marian Mfu; will overpopulate theirfacilitie's' then the District canaot remeal'irtt unavoidable consequences of its inaction overthe past decades by requiring on. a.u.toper to cover those rost mitigation opportunities. The District's atgument.is akin to the way cities estabJish a project,s transportation impactsand impose fees to alleviate^the p*1""t'.impacts on the roadway system. The deveropmentmight be required pay its fair sh# "i,h. improvements to an intersection or roadwaysegment to bring it up to srandards, or build. ti"r. i-p;;;"tl"" as part of the project.However, the developmenr cannot be required to build ;";;;;;;rrection because that is a'good idea' for anticipated future n".ar ir io get the intersection up to a current standard. Jornus.MoNnou.MnsLTNAGA.KoLousKovA . nLLC