Greetings SCAR Friends and Supporters,

The SCAR Board would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and review some of our activities. We have maintained a relationship with the staff and ownership of Pacific Raceways, organizing meetings between them and local residents to address concerns and make suggestions as to various means to mitigate noise, traffic and other impacts to the Greater Soos Creek Community. Working closely with the Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (DPER) and other King County officials, we have endeavored to address the needs of our community as well as probable Conditional Use Permit and King County code violations. Our Board has coordinated with local Community Councils, among them the Green Valley/Lake Holm and Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Councils to address community needs and concerns.

SCAR also apprises the community of quiet weekend days and notifies those beyond the DPER-designated area of the annual DPER Meeting, held each October.

We were successful in calling for PacRac to reduce noise levels by purchasing a more effective public address system, as well as a texting announcement system for drivers and crew members. SCAR has kept interested community members apprised of developments concerning the proposed expansion and new garages approved for the Pacific Raceways site, reviewing such matters as related permits, development schedule and proposed design. At SCAR’s urging, Pacific Raceways has made adjustments to their development plans and agreed to a number of measures to alleviate impacts to Soos Creek and the surrounding area concerning the expansion and garage construction. We will continue to monitor the expansion and related activities as they develop.

On occasion, SCAR retains the services of an environmental consultant as well as an attorney specializing in environmental law. We are an all-volunteer, 501(c)(4) non-profit organization; your donations are appreciated and can be delivered to one of our Board members or sent to our post office box listed below.

Perhaps most importantly, SCAR serves as a voice for the Greater Soos Creek Community, a matter of critical consequence given these times of encroaching development.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Your interest and support are greatly appreciated.

SCAR
www.scarwa.org
Don Huling, SCAR Board of Trustees
777dwh@gmail.com
P.O. Box 7481
Covington, WA 98042
253-887-8721