public notice - franklin county

Availability of Environmental Documents

Availability of Environmental Documents

notice is hereby given that the Franklin County Planning and Building Department, determined to be the Lead Agency pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) of 1971, as amended, and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11, has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) concerning the following proposed project:

Case File:    SEPA 2012-01

Applicant:    Teton West of WA

    Representing - Balcom & Moe Inc.

    5802 North Industrial Way, Suite A

    Pasco, WA 99301

Project/Location:    The project consists of the

    construction of one (1) potato storage

    facility that is approximately 41,808 +

    square feet in size (156’ x 268’) for

    Balcom & Moe, Inc. This project is

    located within the General Industrial

    (I-2) Zoning District off of North

    Railroad Avenue on a 12.45 acre site,

    just north of the City of Pasco. Said

    property is located in Section 31,

    Township 10 North, Range 30 East,

    W.M., Franklin County, Washington -

    Parcel Number 124-680-040.

Copies of the environmental documents, mitigation measures, building plans, site plans, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project are available for review in the Franklin County Planning and Building Department at 1016 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Those wishing to have copies of said documents mailed to them will be charged a fee covering the costs of reproduction and mailing.

notice is further given that in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act and WAC 197-11-340, the MDNS, building plans, site plans, the Environmental Checklist, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project has been sent to agencies with jurisdiction, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, and others having an interest in the proposal.

The MDNS was issued on January 27, 2012 by the Franklin County Planning and Building Department. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m.,. Thursday, February 16, 2012 (14 days from publication) at which time the MDNS will become final.

Jerrod MacPherson

SEPA Responsible Official/

Director of Planning and Building

(Published February 2, 2012, in the Franklin County Graphic.)