Camas Earth Day Society DEIS Comments Wildland Fire Risk . Consideration of wildfire risk is but one example of the many substantive issues SEPA must consider. The Nevin properties represent the purple square on the following graphic. The yellow band was the “Be Set" evacuation zone for the Nakia fire. How interesting that, other than the North Shore, Camas and Washougal both have stayed out of the yellow. We should consider that a lesson from that fire on where NOT to move that urban/wildfire interface. All of this, including climate and fire risks, needs study to support the County’s consideration and decision. The lessons from the massive loss of life and destruction from the Palisades and Eaton firestorms are real and should be thoroughly considered for the development the Nevin properties and induced growth it would bring.
Nikia Fire Evacuation Zones
The Ponzi Scheme . While there is a great need to appreciate rural East Clark County and protect its resources, there’s also a fiscal angle. The Strong Towns organization has shown the sprawl development style does not pay as much as the development will cost in the long-term. The impact fees are long gone when costly repairs are needed. Many in the Camas community recognize this as the “structural deficit” often talked about facing Camas. The decision on whether to expand future sprawl, from a long-term fiscal consideration, requires consideration. Given the growing structural
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