July 17, 2002

Roger Giebelhaus, AICP
Thurston county Development Services
Building #1, Administration
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502

Re: SEPA NO.: SEPA020135
CASE NO.: SSDPOS0135 AND 2001-0066
REVISED MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE

PROPONENT/REPRESENTATIVE: CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION

Dear Mr. Giebelhaus:

Enclosed please find for filing the Comment of Surrounding Property Owners in regard to SEPA NO. SEPA020135, Case No. SSDPOS0135 and 2002-0066. I would ask that you please stamp the enclosed duplicate copy as filed and the date received and return to the individual filing this document.

Sincerely,

OLSON ALTHAUSER LAWLER
& SAMUELSON

Ralph E. Olson

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THURSTON COUNTY RECEIVED JUL 17 2002 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

RE THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
SEPA NO.: SEPA020135
CASE NO.: SSDPOS0135 AND 2002-0066

Proponent/Representative:	Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 420 Howanut Road, Oakville, WA 98568
Location of Proposal:	Anderson Road between 188th Avenue/Howanut Road and State Highway 12
Section/Township/Range:	Thurston County: 2/15N/4W and 35/16N/4W Grays Harbor County: 3/15N/4W and 34/16N/4W
Lead Agencies/Responsible Official:	Thurston County Development Services/Mike Kain, Senior Planner, Grays Harbor Planning Department/Jane Hewitt

Comes now Ralph E. Olson of OLSON ALTHAUSER LAWLER & SAMUELSON representing the property owners listed below and make this comment letter and notice that appeal will probably be taken from the Revised Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance dated July 3, 2002.

Objections to the Revised Mitigated Determination are set out as follows:

1 . The proposed project will increase flooding and probability of adverse impact on at least the following properties attached list as Exhibit A.

2 The Lead Agencies have not taken into consideration the accumulated impacts on the properties surrounding the project.

3. The Lead Agencies failed to require or present a full Drainage, Erosion and Control Plan.

4. The proposed plan violates the Thurston County Flood Control Ordinance TCC 14.38.050(A) as the plan substantially increased the flood risk to properties surrounding the project site.

5. The proposed plan violates the Thurston County Flood Control Ordinance TCC 14.38.050(C) in general and in specific will raise the level of the flood waters on properties surrounding the project site by more than one foot. All the properties noted in #1 above are within the one hundred (100) year flood plain.

Dated: July 17, 2002.

OLSON ALTHAUSER LAWLER &
SAMUELSON

Attorneys for Property
Owners listed in paragraph I above.

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