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Clallam County staff outline La Push trail route options and federal NEPA steps; ask landowners for access
Summary
County staff and federal partners described route alternatives through the Three Rivers/La Push neighborhood, said Western Federal Lands will lead NEPA, and urged landowners to grant rights-of-entry so cultural and environmental fieldwork can proceed.
Clallam County staff briefed the Trails Committee on plans for the La Push section of the Olympic Discovery Trail and said Western Federal Lands will lead federal environmental review and preliminary design while the county seeks landowner cooperation.
County staff described a neighborhood meeting planned for the Three Rivers area to walk residents through route alternatives, explain rights-of-entry letters and request permission for cultural and environmental teams to access private property for field surveys. Steve Gray, Clallam County Public Works, said the meeting is intended to inform residents rather than make decisions: “No decisions being made, just presenting information to the group,” he told the committee.
The nut of the discussion was process and timing: Western Federal Lands will deliver the NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) review and preliminary design work; a separate RAISE…
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