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Environmental Impact Statement

The redevelopment at Rainier Vista will have a significant environmental impact in southeast Seattle, so Seattle Housing prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act. The EIS considers the impact of redevelopment on areas such as social, cultural and economic issues, population and housing, displacement and relocation, plant and animal life, storm water, energy use and conservation, air quality, transportation and noise.

If you would like to review the EIS, a copy is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Rainier Vista Management Office, 2917 S. Snoqualmie St.
 

Many original trees at Rainier Vista have been preserved during redevelopment.

Citizen Review Committee

The Rainer Vista Citizen Review Committee was created from a lawsuit settlement in December 2002. In the settlement agreement, Seattle Housing agreed to establish a Citizen Review Committee to review and make recommendations on significant changes requested by SHA or any contractor to development or project plans. The committee is charged with reviewing and making recommendations on land sales, development plans, construction impacts and community notification. 

The committee has been meeting monthly since June 2003, with the exception of a summer break. The committee includes: Sandra Borders, Rainier Vista resident; neighborhood group members, Regan Pelton (Friends of Rainier Vista) and John Wimbush (ACORN); from the Rainier Valley Chamber of Commerce, Earl Richardson (Southeast Effective Development); service providers, Someireh Amirfaiz (Refugee Women's Alliance), Denise Harnly (Seattle Neighborhood Group), and Doug Wheeler (Zion Prep Academy); development partners, Sara Lewontin (Housing Resources Group), Mark Okazaki (Neighborhood House), Diane Groeschell (Providence Health Systems), and Daniel Johnson (Boys & Girls Club); and Seattle Housing staff, Ed Rose and Willard Brown.

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