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Sullivan Park Fire Station Conversion Draft Environmental Assessment station location to be found and the present building to be abandoned once the City had"settled into its new southern boundaries." He felt that the news story attempted to persuade readers that there had been an egregious disregard of grant stipulations,but that in reality there had been careful planning and wise use of government funds. Lastly,he contested the new story's assertion that the road had been constructed for the fire department, stating that on the contrary, the fire department had opposed it and it did not serve any purpose for fire response. Support for overall elimination of the conversion through provision of the Replacement Site was expressed by the City of Everett Parks and Recreation Director. The administrator of South Pointe Senior Living and a local couple also supported the proposal. It should be noted that the federal action does not include the analysis of which property is most suitable for a new park;this determination is a local(City of Everett) decision. The federal action is only to determine whether or not the proposed Replacement Site meets the criteria identified in 36 CFR Part 59. 1.4.3 Existing Site Conditions The proposed Replacement Site is undeveloped and generally level with a mild slope to the east and south. Major features of the site consist of second growth forest, shrub communities, and a wetland and stream complex. The adjacent non-wetland areas,including wetland buffers, contain a mix of second-growth deciduous/coniferous forest with an understory of shrubs. Dominant vegetation species on-site include western red cedar,red alder,western hemlock,Douglas fir, salmonberry,Douglas spirea,salal,vine maple,trailing blackberry,sword fern,Oregon grape,false lily of the valley, slough sedge,skunk cabbage,and the non-native Himalayan blackberry. There are no structures on the site. The Interurban Trail is located directly adjacent to the east. There are informal trails,all of which are earthen and not improved,within the Replacement Site that also connect 109th Street SE to the Interurban Trail. 1.5 Need for the Proposed Action The City's fire department needed to construct a new fire station to reduce emergency response times to a growing population of residents and businesses in the Silver Lake area. The Sullivan Park location was selected after full consideration of alternatives, and the new station was constructed in 1996. A new roadway was constructed in 2006 to respond to the widening of SR-527, which eliminated left-turns into and out of the Silver Lake neighborhood. Because Sullivan Park had received a federal LCWF grant in 1979,the fire station and roadway should not have been constructed without first obtaining federal Page 6