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LP-22-00001 Suncadia Phase 2 Division 7 <br />New Suncadia 148 residential homes IVimont Page 1 of 4 <br />Attention: Kelly Bacon, CDS February 21, 2022 <br />Kelly.bacon.cd@co.kittitas.wa.us <br />Citizen Comments Relative to LP-22-00001 Suncadia Phase 2 Division 7 <br />My name is Ingrid Vimont. I live at 291 Nelson Creek Road, Cle Elum, WA 98922. <br />I am a newly elected Hospital District 2 Commissioner for Upper Kittitas County, and I have <br />been a Registered Nurse in Washington since 1990. <br />I am a concerned citizen who has lived and owned property in the Cle Elum area for 20 years. <br />I lost a home to the Taylor Bridge Fire, which has increased my commitment and involvement <br />in helping to build a better fire adapted community. <br />I acknowledge that the master plan resort zoning for Suncadia was approved over 20 years <br />ago, before explosive growth in the Upper Kittitas County area was thought to occur. <br />I am concerned specifically with the 148 new lots in Phase 2, Division 7 plus the future MPR <br />developments northward to the Cle Elum Dam Road. The only ingress (for emergency <br />response) and egress (for emergency evacuation) are all 2-lane roads within Suncadia that will <br />feed into SR 903 or south to Bullfrog Road. This is all in addition to the estimated 2500 (at <br />build out) residents that live north of 903 Bullfrog round-about. Please refer to videos and <br />photos of Paradise, CA evacuation catastrophe: Hyperlink to Video of evacuation nightmare <br />My concern further relates to: <br />Growth Management Planning as it will affect the health and safety of our community residents <br />from 2022 onward. <br />Coordinated planning to prevent Paradise 2.0 <br />My Goal: <br />Contribute to the creation of an integrated, safe, & healthy Upper Kittitas County <br />Recommendations: It is critical that we design and implement coordinated community <br />planning to avoid a repeat of the Paradise, CA tragedy in 2018. Hyperlink to Paradise Fire <br />video <br />Essential development, implementation & ongoing coordination of the following: <br />o Regional Fire Authority—development essential <br />Create and maintain a Fire Resilient, Fire Adapted Community <br />o Regional Planning Authority (Upper County) <br />Elected or appointed to serve the community for current and future <br />generations specific to: <br />Road systems— <br />Index #26