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City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
NOTICE OF ASSUMPTION OF LEAD AGENCY STATUS
Description of proposal: Yelm Community Schools Capital Facilities Improvements within the City of Yelm, including Yelm High School Modernization and Addition, New Junior High School,
and Fort Stevens Elementary School Addition.
Proponent:: Yelm Community Schools
Location of Proposal: Within the corporate limits of the City of Yelm, Washington
Initial Lead Agency: Yelm Community Schools
New Lead Agency: City of Yelm
The initial lead agency concluded that this proposal was not likely to have significant adverse impacts on the environment, according to its determination of nonsignificance dated April
5, 2004.
We have reviewed the environmental checklist and related information. In our opinion, an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required on the proposal, because of the following impacts:
Impacts to the transportation system, including vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
You are being notified that we assume the responsibility of lead agency under SEPA, including the duty to prepare an EIS on the proposal.
Grant Beck, Director Date
Community Development Department
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
(360) 458-8408
grantb@ci.yelm.wa.us
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF EIS
Description of proposal Yelm Community Schools Capital Facilities Improvements within the City of Yelm, including Yelm High School Modernization and Addition, New Junior High School,
and Fort Stevens Elementary School Addition.
Proponent Yelm Community Schools
Location of proposal Within the corporate limits of the City of Yelm, Washington
Lead agency City of Yelm
EIS Required. The lead agency has determined this proposal is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is required under
RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c) and will be prepared. An environmental checklist or other materials indicating likely environmental impacts can be reviewed at our offices.
The lead agency has identified the following areas for discussion in the EIS:
Impacts to the transportation system, including vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Scoping. Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. You may comment on alternatives, mitigation measures, probable significant
adverse impacts, and licenses or other approvals that may be required. Written comments on the propsed scope of the EIS may be submitted to the Community Development Department at the
address or email below no later than 21 days from the date of this determination of significance, which is May 6, 2004.
Grant Beck, Director Date
Community Development Department
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
(360) 458-8408
grantb@ci.yelm.wa.us