Camas Earth Day Society DEIS Comments There are many examples within Clark County showing this can be the way forward, let alone through the world. CEDS has shown a growing list within Clark County, Washington State, the United States and internationally. The photo shows an a ff ordable housing project recently opened in Bellingham, WA on the site of a remediated Georgia Pacific Kraft Mill.
This April 2024 photos shows construction of phase I of The Millworks Family Housing project. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald https://www.bellinghamherald.com/ profile/264140756
This alternatives analysis should include consideration whether the Camas Mill property could support an equivalent or better level of development through a downtown core complimenting Camas’ Historic Downtown. This could remove the need for ag conversion and a future based on sprawl. Lacking the element to consider such an alternative, the County lacks information needed to support the City’s request: adding the Nevin properties to the UGA could reasonably uncork the pressure in the growth bottle and be accommodated within Camas existing core. Coarse Granularity Hides Tra ffi c. The DEIS is deficient at a most basic level. The tra ffi c analysis admits that the coarse granularity of the county’s analysis prevents sub- analysis of the Nevin properties. In fact, by merging with the beneficial impacts of the rest of Alternative 3, the DEIS notes this could distort location specific issues. This is the case as the DEIS suggests Alternative 3 would reduce overall tra ffi c in Clark County and Columbia River crossings. Sta ff acknowledged this was unlikely accurate in this instance. This required tra ffi c analysis is the burden of the City of Camas’ compliance with state requirements. CEDS acknowledges the limited ability for the County to do such November 29, 2025 Page 8 of 11
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