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The Watershed Company • EAIBlumen <br /> June 2012 <br /> 3.2.2 Removal of Fire Station and Roadway <br /> The removal of Fire Station#7 and the one-lane roadway to allow the re- <br /> establishment of public park uses on the Conversion Site was considered as a <br /> potential alternative,but was determined to be infeasible for further <br /> consideration due to the following: <br /> • The limited availability of sites in the area for a new fire station. <br /> • It would be considered unfeasible and an inappropriate use of public <br /> funds to remove the existing fire station and reconstruct it elsewhere. <br /> • The one-lane roadway is necessary to provide vehicular and emergency <br /> access for the residential neighborhood north of Silver Lake. <br /> 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS <br /> 4.1 Land Use <br /> 4.1.1 Conversion Site <br /> Current Sullivan Park Land Use <br /> Sullivan Park provides a variety of recreational uses and facilities for the South <br /> Everett area,including swimming,boating,fishing,playground areas,walking <br /> trails,picnic shelters, and passive recreation opportunities(see also Section 2.1). <br /> The majority of these recreational uses and associated facilities are located at the <br /> eastern and southern portions of the park, adjacent to Silver Lake. Parking for <br /> Sullivan Park is located in a gravel lot at the northern and western portions of the <br /> park. <br /> Facilities that were constructed in Sullivan Park as part of the federal LWCF <br /> grant funds included underground utility systems, a restroom, a dock, asphalt <br /> paths,two day-use shelters, and lighting along pathways. These facilities are all <br /> located in the southern and eastern portion of the park and are still currently in <br /> use. <br /> Conversion Site Land Use Prior to Conversion <br /> Figure 4.1-1 in Appendix A shows the vicinity of the Replacement Site and <br /> Conversion Site. Prior to the development of the fire station and one-lane <br /> roadway,the Conversion Site primarily consisted of vegetated/forested open <br /> space and was utilized in a passive manner as part of the recreation area <br /> associated with Sullivan Park. The Conversion Site did not contain any formal <br /> park facilities, and no facilities were constructed with federal LWCF funds. The <br /> 1992 permitting documents for the fire station did not mention or describe any <br /> Page 11 <br />