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henin is designed to be Cynamic, providinQ ior fleaobility w maet chan`ed cinveurmcp whae appropriate. The exerciae of SF.�A's substanrive auchority incarpontes a balancing of cancsrn for the identified environma►tal impacts,economic realides ar.d technical considuations. Simply statod, �he xonomic maiida are that Boeing is �he singie largat private employa in the Northwest eca�omy. Regudin` technial consideradons, che pro�ecc being reviewrod involva opetations wheie qualiry antrols ue criacal. The menufacturing of high techeolo�y producu such u airceft is not forpving of poor quality. The pubtic and the airceatt ue poanti�ily at nst if iechnical considcations are not givrn due �egard. The test for makieg this difficult balancing of cansideradon:, both s a legal canaraint undu SEPA and as a check on any public oificial's exacise oi governmennl powers, is one of I reawnableneu. In thit wnwct. "reasonable" requires an assessmmt of both what u fair and whu is pracdcal. Would it be reawnable to drny the xonomic benefits resulting from the proposed expanuonT Would it be rcasonable to pecmit degtadadon of the physia(environmmt where analysis has shnwn these impacct couid be avoided? �Vould it ;x rea�onable to impose eztensive midguion to improve condiuons �hat are based solely an trnndve fom�sts and a complez intenelationship of assumptions and factors which may not play out for years? Would it be rcasonable to rely on existing hameworks of federal, state and local regWadons and mandatcs? � Finding the reawnable accommodadon of competing policies and concane ia made even moce difficult given the City of Everea's dynamic landscape as a high growth ua. The cycles of the iacal econonty have proven to be fiayle and vulner.ble to re6ional, natbnal and even intanadonal shifts in economic winds. No less fcagile and vulnecable is the unique rnvironma►t of the Northwest. in this conmxt, the input of public concerns and the ezpecrise of public agencia are cridal dimensions in achieving a reasonabie baluice. Thaetore, a painstaldAg effort W prep�e a comprehrnsive EIS wu made by the City of Eve�ett. Circulaaon of the Dnft went well beyond requiremenn and the commmts wcre eegarded u an impoctant part of the dxiuon-making process. I The decision ar,d the mitigation measures prescribed herein reflect a balanoed appmuh inta�ded I ro ea on the side of pmtecting fragile elemenn of the environment which mi�ht be imvoably i harmed, while rxognizing the importance of the Expansion not just to the City of Evetett but to the stare and the nadon, and funher approciating che important technicat conaidaations which are unique w this proposal. 8