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From: KCFD3 Friends To: comments(cbkittitascounty2026.com Cc: Jeremy Johnston; Brian Murohv; Bob Bailie;Stacy Van Vleck; Laura Osiadacz Subject: Easton Subarea Plan- Date: Monday,April 27,2026 8:10:24 PM Attachments: FinalLetter 33-4463339 FRIENDSOFKITTITASCOUNTYFIREDISTRICT3FOUNDATION 04082025 00.odf EIN#CP575Notice 1744141358030.odf CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Kittitas County network. Do not click links, open attachments, fulfill requests, or follow guidance unless you recognize the sender and have verified the content is safe. To whom it may concern, On behalf of Friends of Kittitas County Fire District 3 Foundation, we submit the following comments opposing elements of the proposed Easton Subarea plan and submit our comments in support of a Public Safety Building/Facility at the location of the proposed truck stop. We have attended a number of the community meetings, met with Commissioner Wachsmith and Senator Cantwell's office to discuss appropriations, including a possible eminent domain action. RCW 8.08.010 through 8.08.080 makes the subject property approximately or remotely for the general benefit or welfare or of the inhabitants thereof. Last year, many homeowners were informed that their insurance companies would NOT renew their insurance and yet the State has provided no solution to ensure that Easton's economic basis isn't gutted leaving homeowners unable to sell their homes. Without homeowners insurance, residents will face losing their homes when the mortgage servicer will no longer place forced insurance -not to mention the underlying cost of forced insurance. If Easton is to thrive, the foresight to real solutions must be provided that builds the necessary infrastructure such as public safety. The current"fire station" located in the older part of Easton is not an actual fire station but rather a storage facility. When BNSF comes through the town,no fire support is available because the roads are blocked. The location of the proposed truck stop, if developed as a truck stop, will create all sorts of problems for the Easton community. The risk assessment is very high. On the hand, that parcel presents all sorts of benefits for a public safety location that would fit nicely into the sub-area plan and would meet the longterm needs of the community which is why more than a year ago, a group of concerned citizens filed the necessary documentation to obtain a 501(c) (3) status to pursue grants for development of a plan that creates a building similar to KCFD 7 off I-90. It simply takes vision. We do not need sidewalks for a rural community; we do not need sewers for housing development; we need safety first. There is nothing for 25 miles between Exit 78 and Snoqualmie Summit. Yet with the discovery of primitive camping on Kachess Lake - the entire area could be destroyed in a matter of minutes. While the lakes provide aerial water disbursement the addition of a public safety facility close to Lake Kachess will provide assurance that we are safer as a community and our economic welfare has the