[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65723-65724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29056]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4491-N-15]


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Greenbridge Redevelopment Project, King County, WA

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD provides notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes 
on behalf of the King County Department of Development and 
Environmental Services (DDES) acting as the Responsible Entity for 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 
accordance with 24 CFR 58.4, and jointly the DDES and King County 
Housing Authority (KCHA), acting under their authority as lead agencies 
in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) (RCW 
43.21), that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the 
redevelopment of Park Lake Homes public housing community (Greenbridge) 
will be available for review and comment on November 21, 2003. This 
notice is given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508.
    Notice is also given that the DDES as Responsible Entity decided to 
combine the National Historic Preservation Act, section 106 process 
with the NEPA EIS in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8. Comments are also 
being requested on the section 106 information presented in the Draft 
EIS as well as on the section 106 process itself.

DATES: Comments Due Date: Comments must be received on or before 
January 5, 2004. Written comments on the Draft EIS should be addressed 
to the individual named below under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. A public comment meeting will be held during the comment 
period to ensure public participation. The public meeting will be held 
on December 17, 2003, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (child care and language 
translation services will be available at the meeting). The public 
comment meeting will be held at the Jim Wiley Community Center, 9800 
8th Avenue, SW., King County, WA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Borba, Planning Supervisor, King 
County Department of Development and Environmental Services, 900 
Oaksdale Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-1219, telephone number (206) 296-
7118.
    Copies of the Draft EIS may be purchased for the cost of 
reproduction. Copies are available at the King Housing Authority's 
office (600 Andover Park W, Tukwila, WA). Please contact Oksana 
Winstead at the King County Housing Authority (206-574-1197) to make 
arrangements to obtain a copy. The Draft EIS can also be reviewed at 
the King County Housing Authority's office (600 Andover Park W.) Monday 
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Park Lake Homes HOPE VI Office 
(206-574-1107), and at the following public libraries in King County, 
WA:
    [sbull] Boulevard Park Library (12015 Roseberg Ave. S.);
    [sbull] Burien Public Library (14700 Sixth SW.);
    [sbull] Foster Public Library (7614 S. 126th);
    [sbull] White Center Public Library (11220-16th SW.)
    [sbull] King County Library System, Documents Branch (690 Newport 
Way NW., Issaquah);
    [sbull] Seattle Public Library Central Library (800 Pike St.);
    [sbull] Seattle Public Library Central Library, Documents Branch 
(800 Pike St.);
    [sbull] Seattle Public Library Southwest Branch (9010--35th Ave. 
SW.);
    [sbull] Seattle Public Library West Seattle Branch (2306--42nd Ave. 
SW.).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The King County Department of Development 
and Environmental Services (DDES), acting under authority of section 
104(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5304(g)) and HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 58, in cooperation with 
other interested agencies, has prepared a Draft EIS to analyze 
potential impacts of redevelopment of the Park Lake Homes public 
housing community (Greenbridge Redevelopment Project-Proposed Master 
Plan). The Draft EIS is a joint National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) and Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) document 
intended to satisfy requirements of federal and state environmental 
statutes. HUD has allowed the assumption of its NEPA authority and NEPA 
lead agency responsibility by the King County (DDES) as the Responsible 
Entity in cooperation with the Recipient, King County Housing Authority 
(KCHA), as the SEPA lead agency.
    Park Lake Homes is KCHA's oldest and largest public housing 
development. Built in 1942 to serve as temporary housing for World War 
II defense workers, structures have been renovated several times. The 
KCHA received a HOPE VI grant award from HUD in November 2001, to 
initiate planning for the revitalization of this public housing 
development.
    The Proposed Master Plan includes redevelopment of the existing 
approximately 94-acre project site located in the White Center area of 
unincorporated King County, Washington. The proposed redevelopment is 
consistent with requirements for a mixed-use, mixed-income housing 
project as described in the HOPE VI grant. The project site currently 
contains 569 residential units, a Community Center, a maintenance shop, 
a Head Start School, and a secondary building containing a food bank 
and administrative offices. The residential units are in primarily 
single story duplex structures.
    The plan is to replace all existing low-income housing to either 
within the site or elsewhere in King County, through construction of 
public housing units on-site and project-based Section 8 vouchers in 
existing or new housing complexes. Existing residents would be 
displaced and assisted with benefits according to the provisions of the 
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 
Act. Where possible, displaced residents in good standing would be 
allowed to

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return to the public housing units once redevelopment is complete.
    Most of the current buildings on the site would be demolished in 
phases, unless renovation for community services use is feasible. The 
existing Jim Wiley Community Center building will likely be renovated. 
In addition, much of the existing infrastructure would be demolished, 
abandoned, or replaced, also in phases. The project site would be 
redeveloped to provide approximately 900 to 1,100 dwelling units of 
rental and for-sale housing, in attached and detached forms, to meet a 
wide range of needs. Rental housing could include public housing units 
(attached townhouses, over/under flats, over/under townhouses, 
cottages) and workforce housing (attached townhouses, over/under flats, 
over/under townhouses, and apartments). For sale housing could include 
single family detached, cottages, attached townhouses, condominium 
flats and condominium townhouses.
    An estimated 2,235,000 square feet of net buildable area is 
associated with the Proposed Master Plan. Non-residential development 
would include an estimated 80,000-100,000 square feet of community-
oriented uses. Such uses may include: a branch library, renovated 
community center, youth and family facilities, Head Start and child 
care facility, Sheriff's office, food bank, career development center 
and meeting/gathering space. Approximately 22,300 square feet of 
neighborhood-scale retail, to meet the everyday needs of residents, is 
also proposed. A new elementary school (White Center Heights 
Elementary) is presently under construction; this is an independent 
proposal for purposes of land use permitting and SEPA review (although 
the site is included within the Greenbridge Preliminary Plat). A SEPA 
Determination of Nonsignificance was published on September 18 and 25, 
2002, for the new elementary school.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
above heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: November 7, 2003.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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