2300 KASCH PARK RD 2018-01-01 MF Import

Expanded Environmental Checklist Prepared for the Office of Comnunity Planning Snohomish County, Washington Proposal: Comnunity Transit Operating Base Page 3 Some potential regionwide improvement in air quality can be realized from the successful operation of the Cortmunity Transit system. In simplified terms, greater usage of the bus system(s) will mean fewer cars on the road. The net result of the uperation of the Comnunity Transit system, and hopeTully all �ther bus systems, will be a general improvement (or, at lzast, a slowing in the deterioration) of the air quality of Snohomish COU�ty. (6) Noise. Activities at the Cortmunity Transit Operating Base will generate a variety of noise types and levels. Among these sources will be.those of automobiles, bus movements, and bus repair activities. The latter will be largely conducted within the confines of the maintenance buil�ing, and should not, therefore, be considered ambient noise. Bus and automobile movements generally occurring outside of the maintenance building represent the noise sources of primary concern. These activities becane even more importa.nt since they will occur throughout the more noise-sensitive hours o1 the early morning (before 7:00 AM) and the late evening (up to 11:30 PM). Numerous other vrhicular movements will occur throughout the work day, with some peaking of activities between 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM as well as around 3:00 PM. Routine bus maintenance such as refueling and bus washing will be performed during the night. Major bus component repair activity will mostly be performed dur�ng the work day. The Sno-Isle Vocational Skill Center, to tne west, was constructed in 1978. Present and projected aircraft noise from the 5nohomish Courty Airport (Paine Field) have dictated that noise insulation be incorporated into the buildings. Consequently, noise from the Operating Base should not impact the Center' s activities to any appreciable degree. E�erett' s Kasch Park, which is proposed to be developed to the east of the Operating Base, will be used for organized sports. 7he operations of nearby buses should not, therefore, be a significant acoustical intrusion upon the frequently noisy spectator sports. Parkiny for more than 350 vehicles, which will be be�ween the Operating Base and the soccer/baseball fields, is proposed for park users. It can be further assumed that the recreational fields will be used during the evenings, and that sounds emanating from Kasch Park will blend somewhat with those from the Operating Qase and from Paine Field. During inclement weather and times w�en use of the park is minimal, noises generated by bus movements will be somewhat more distinct.