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From: yyonnerhds(c aol.com To: Jeremy Johnston Cc: Laura Osiadacz Subject: Re: Easton,WA."Town Group" Date: Friday,April 10,2026 3:34:20 PM 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. Mr. Johnston, I'm writing to you today in regard to the actions of this "Town Group" who has been hosting meetings and also providing input to the County on the new Easton Subarea plan. First and foremost, My Husband & I have "NOT" at any time given this group permission to speak for Us. Verbiage on page 12 section 1.6, "Build One Voice", I would like to make it Crystal Clear, That No One at any time has been authorized to speak for Myself or My Husband. WE reserve the right to work Directly with our Elected Commissioner and Relevant County Officials "At All Times"! We would also like to state that we do Not want "Public Restrooms" in Easton as per page 28 section 4.4, we request that this be removed. Suggestion would be for a Rest Area to be put up along the Hwy between Easton & Issaquah. Not in a Small Town. Rest Areas tend to bring in unwanted issues, such as Drugs, Homeless, Trafficking etc... Page 29 Section 4.5 contains "A Day Use Area or Recreation Hub along Railroad Street". We are also against this. There is not a need for a day use area, as the State Park is right there off of the Hwy. We do not need another recreation area. There are other matters/issues that should be taken care of long before any of these should be under consideration. For instance, Traffic, Speeding, Garbage/Trash along the Hwy left by travelers & truck drivers. It's absolutely disgusting to see what is left behind and for the length of time it'll sit there! We volunteer with our neighbor John Jensen to pick up all the trash along Easton's roads and it's truly astonishing that people think it's okay to just through their trash on the roads. We have people who reside here that think it's ok to through their cigarette butts out of their windows!! Page 31 Recommended actions EA-5.1 Neither My husband nor Myself care to see sidewalks in this small town. We are out walking several times a day and have to say, we feel safe, outside of a few who feel the need to speed. Sidewalk's, Street Lights would take away from the small town feel & look. If people want City style living, they should go there then. We moved to this area, because it's a small community. We don't have to deal with the every day nonsense the cities deal with. Being a small community, you get to know your neighbors, we all look out for one another, we watch over each others homes, etc.. You start bringing in (page 41-48) Warehouses, big corporations, hotels etc.. you're taking away from the small town feel & look. You take away from the History of the town. You bring in more riffraff, crime etc. We don't want that here. We moved here to retire, enjoy what years we have left. We did not move