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The increased demand for parking in the Hyak area in conjunction with the severely limited supply of <br />parking spaces available has resulted in the proliferation of "Illegal parking" along the sides of Hyak Dr <br />East and Keechelus Dr in particular, as well as, in other areas of the roads connected to exit 54. (Neither <br />Hyak Dr East or Keechelus Dr are wide enough to accommodate this parking without the potential for <br />partially blocking the roadway and have been deemed "No Parking" Zones by Kittitas County. The <br />amount of vehicles parking illegally along the shoulders of these roads has increased to the point that it <br />has become a public safety issue for the community, and the parkers themselves, as these roadways are <br />only 22 feet wide with a 1 -2 -foot average shoulder width. The proliferation of parking along these <br />roadways, especially in the winter months, has led to these vehicles blocking access to residents' <br />property, blocking access to fire hydrants necessary for emergency use, blocking access to snowplows and <br />emergency vehicles needed to respond to emergent situations in the area and blocking the egress for <br />residents and workers in the greater Hyak area. <br />Further, many of these visitors are exiting their vehicles to change into/out of their snow gear, <br />collect/unload equipment or other passengers and are thus blocking the flow of traffic by being physically <br />in the roadway. These individuals then walk down the road itself, while navigating traffic, to reach their <br />intended destination: Sledding Park, Snowshoe area, Ski area etc. These issues have resulted in increased <br />calls from angry constituents to the Kittitas County Sheriff's office, to the Kittitas County Public Works <br />Department and other agencies to complain about the parking situation and misuse of roadways. The <br />increased risk associated with these issues is significant for all entities and agencies involved. Given the <br />vastly increased flow of traffic, the high rate of "illegal parking" and unauthorized activities, the <br />associated environmental and structural factors, and the rapid growth of pedestrian traffic resulting from <br />these factors, it is estimated that the odds of an "emergent" event are high. <br />PARKING <br />SERVICE <br />$IIfNCE I1 ,,ff 1922 <br />