Environmental Impact Statement
The goal of the EIS is to provide objective factual information about the
site and its environment, to complete clear and complete analysis of the
relevant aspects of the project, and to determine the regulations under
which the development might proceed. The expense of the EIS will be borne by
Greenbriar, and the City of Bellingham is the designated Lead Agency.
Kim Weil is the Project Manager for the EIS (kweil@cob.org).
Scoping Summary
Site Plans and Revisions
Note: The alternatives being studied under the EIS have not
changed. However, new information and corrections have resulted in
revisions to site plans. All are posted below, and the most recent are
considered the most complete.
EIS Documents
Project Biologist Submittals
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Vegetation Height Map (2006 Lindar Data) September, 2009 (856K PDF)
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Flora & Fauna Assessment for the Fairhaven Highlands,
March 2007; Northwest Ecological Services, LLC (9.25MB PDF)
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Letter from Army Corps of Engineers re determination of isolation for
certain wetlands dated 5-01-07
(PDF)
- Northwest Ecological Services -
October 2008
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Plant & Animal EIS Technical Report on Fairhaven Highlands, revised
3/31/09 (PDF)
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Wetland FF Memo - May 13, 2009 (PDF)
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Fairhaven Highlands DOE Wetland Categories - May 13, 2009 (PDF)
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Wetland Category Changes to Wetlands BB, FF and KK Memo - August 17,
2009 (PDF)
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Wetland Delineation Report Addendum Memo - August 17, 2009 (PDF)
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Revised table of wetlands impacts (PDF) - posted June 12, 2009
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2nd Revised table of wetland and buffer impacts (PDF) - table provided
by Jepson & Asso. with minor corrections by ESA Adolfson) dated August
18, 2009.
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Revised wetland and buffer map (PDF) Revisions made after
identifying mature forested wetlands. ftp site
- Consulting Arborist Report - May, 2009
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Wetland map with buffer dimensions (PDF) - posted June 12,
2009
- Grading plan from ESA to applicant showing inconsistencies between
grading plan and buffer impacts site plan (PDF) - posted June 12, 2009
- Mature Tree Survey in Wetlands FF, KK, and BB
Transportation Submittals
Project Engineer (Jepson) Submittals
Geotechnical Submittals
Technical Memos and correspondence
Other EIS Correspondence
Scoping for the EIS
The
Scoping Summary describes the alternatives and the environmental
elements to be studied for preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS). State law requires the analysis of at least three
alternatives: the “no action” alternative, the original proposal, and a
proposal with fewer environmental impacts. In addition, the scope identifies
the environmental elements to be analyzed. In this summary, the
environmental elements to be analyzed include those issues raised through
public comment and from City input.
A public hearing on scope of the EIS took place on Wednesday, January
16th, 6:30 p.m., Bellingham Municipal Court.