In Washington State, many private and public agency actions require completion of a SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) checklist, helping cities determine whether a more exhaustive EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) will be necessary or not.

With Choices for Cheney, the City has elected to automatically include an EIS in the process - but in addition to its own list of issues to evaluate, needs public input on what’s termed “scoping,” i.e., ideas on what types of environmental considerations the plan may affect.

The link below provides a copy of the City’s EIS scoping questionnaire, which explains the process, offers lists of environmental elements and issues already identified, and asks the basic question: What should the comprehensive plan’s environmental impact statement cover?

Click to download and view, then print and return it, or add your comments using the “comments” link near the listing footer. We’ll also have copies of the document at the February 18 workshop. Thanks!

EIS scoping worksheet (1.0 Mb, Acrobat® file)

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