1918 WALL ST 2018-01-02 MF Import

ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENTS DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: The existing County Jail, which has been determined to be substandard, is located in the County Courthouse Building in downtown Everett. The applicant .has requeatei. siting approval to construct a new County detention facility on properties located between Rockefeller Avenue and Oakes Avenue, and to the +north of Wall Street, in the City of Everett. The proposed facility will be .-designed-to house up to 337 persons and is expected to include approximately 114.400 square feet in 4-5 stories and.parking for approximately 45 vehicles. -These facilities are subject to expansion to accommodate future growth. The facility will be occupied by persons sentenced for misdemeanor and felony offenses and arrested persons awaiting arraignment or trial. Applicant will also request a special land use permit; building and related permits; and a sewer connection permit; and permission to vacate.a portion of the alley between Wall and -Hewitt Streets from the City of Everett. Public water and sewer will be provided to standards of the City of Everett. The submittal of this Declaration of Non -Significance should not be inter- preted as acceptance or approval of the subject proposal as presented. Snohomish County reserves the right to deny said proposal or approve said proposal subject to conditions if it is determined to be in the best interests of the County and/or necessary to the general health, safety and welfare of the public to do so. I.K. Properties included in this site are privately owned; several lots included in the site are now offered for sale. A former residence located at the corner of Oakes Avenue and Wall Street is leased by the State as a work release facility; information available from the City of Everett indicates that the owner of this property and the State have concluded an agreement for remodeling this facility. II.J. Prisoner Escapes - County records indicate one escape in each of calendar years 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1981, and two escapes in 1980. It is expected that the new facilities will substantially reduce escape opportunities through both improved physical security and by arranging facilities so as to permit improved prisoner supervision. II.K. Project will displace seven dwelling units including State work releaen facility. Affected persons will be provided relocation assistance as provided by the RCW J