PUBLIC NOTICE - FRANKLIN COUNTY

| May 3, 2012 1:00 PM

Availability of Environmental Documents

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Franklin County Planning and Building Department, determined to be the Lead Agency pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) of 1971, as amended, and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11, has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) concerning the following proposed project:

Case File: SEPA 2012-03

Applicant: Teton West of WA

Representing - Premier Seed, LLC

5802 North Industrial Way, Suite A

Pasco, WA 99301

Project/Location: The project consists of the construction of one (1) potato storage

facility that is approximately 63,460+ square feet in size (167’ x 380”)

for Premier Seed, LLC. This project is located within the Agricultural

Production 20 (AP-20) Zoning District off of Ione Road on a 26.28

acre site, north of the City of Pasco. Said property is located in

Section 33, Township 11 North, Range 30 East, W.M., Franklin

County, Washington, also known as 380 Ione Road, Pasco, WA

99301 - Parcel Number 123-750-076.

Copies of the environmental documents, mitigation measures, site plans, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project are available for review in the Franklin County Planning and Building Department at 1016 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Those wishing to have copies of said documents mailed to them will be charged a fee covering the costs of reproduction and mailing.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act and WAC 197-11-340, the MDNS, site plans, the Environmental Checklist, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project has been sent to agencies with jurisdiction, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, and others having an interest in the proposal.

The MDNS was issued on April 27, 2012 by the Franklin County Planning and Building Department. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012 (14 days from publication) at which time the MDNS will become final.

Jerrod MacPherson

SEPA Responsible Official/

Director of Planning and Building

(Published May 3, 2012, in the Franklin County Graphic.)