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expand and promote additional private recreational facilities (campgrounds, RV parks, ORV parks) and expand opportunities for 2nd homes (short term rentals) in upper county rural areas. A specific list of comp plan policy references is located at the bottom of this email. Of course, changes to Comp Plan policies do not necessarily have to work through to changes in development regulations and zoning, at least not right away, But all revisions, if adopted, become county's official land use policy and the basis for future applications requesting zoning and land use changes, making those applications difficult, perhaps impossible, to deny. That would be a big problem for traffic in the corridor, and through Roslyn, though it might not manifest itself immediately. I want to emphasize again that I'm not anti-development per se. My concern is impacts on the corridor and Roslyn due to the fact that there is only one access in and out. The technical data we currently have shows that even under existing zoning, peak period traffic volumes will double and LOS will drop below standards as early as the early 2030s, and continue to worsen from there. First responders (police, fire and EMTs) already have significant problems/delays responding to emergency calls up valley during peak periods. And god forbid we have an emergency mass wildfire evacuation and need to evacuate thousands of vehicles through what is essentially a funnel. We can't afford to make this problem worse, at least until the magnitude of the problem and potential solutions are in place. Early last year (2025) Kittitas County COG recommended allocating $200,000 from 0.09 funds to update the county's traffic model to determine more precisely the magnitude of the future problem. It would have been ideal if the traffic study update ran concurrently with the comp plan process and was available to inform land use policy changes. Unfortunately the traffic study lagged and is just now getting started. Therefore, any comp plan policy changes that encourage more growth in the corridor are premature. The status quo must be maintained until the facts are known. This is a major public health and safety issue for this portion of the county and there's potential liability with these decisions. It's just not safe to make the problem worse before we know what we're doing. I really appreciate your interest and attention to this matter. If you have questions or want to discuss this further give me a call. Below follows the detailed citations of problematic Comp Plan Policy revisions. The list is not exhaustive, but it identifies the main issues. Page 16...language added that requires the county to facilitate the development of new private recreation opportunities (private campgrounds, RV parks, ORV parks, managed shooting areas). Much of the heavy traffic during peak periods west of Roslyn is from the extensive recreation opportunities already existing, any new