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Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Nancy J. Chaney Mayor Wayne Krauss Council President Dan Carscallen Council Vice-President Tim Brown Council Member Tom Lamar Council Member Sue Sco" Council Member Walter M. Steed Council Member Gary J. Riedner City Supervisor 20% post consumer content City of Moscow, City Hall c/o Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor 206 East 3rd Street P.O. Box 9203 Moscow ID 83843 Phone (208) 883-7000 Fax (208) 883-7018 Website: www.ci.moscow.id.us Hearing Impaired (208) 883-7019 November 18, 2011 Ms. Suzi Pengilly Compliance Coordinator and Deputy SHPO Assay Office State Historic Preservation Office 210 Main Street Boise, ID 83702 Subject: Historic preservation concerns at 1102 S. Main Street, Moscow, Idaho 83843 Dear Ms. Pengilly: The city of Moscow may be conducting an environmental site assessment on property owned by the Sharp, LLC located at 1102 S. Main Street, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho 83843. The property is approximately .57 acres in size and is zoned Motor Business. The site is located at latitude 46.724800 North and longitude –117.001300 West. The subject property exists east of the intersection of South Main Street and Sweet Avenue. The subject property is bordered to the east by a mobile home park; the park is separated from the subject property by a chain-link fence. An access driveway to a mobile home park borders the subject property to the south with a private residence south of the driveway. A diversion of the Latah Trail separates the property to the north from an open field; farther north is Latah Trail and Paradise Creek. Northwest of and across South Main Street from the subject property are two University of Idaho welcoming fountains on either side of Sweet Avenue. Further northwest is University of Idaho greenbelt area and a parking lot. southwest of the property are University of Idaho buildings. The city of Moscow’s contractor will conduct an environmental site assessment to determine the extent of soil, ground water and surface water contamination with past practices at the site. In the 1950s, Mobil Oil had a bulk petroleum plant, warehouse, and office at the site. In the years to follow, several owners bought and sold the site and used it for the same purpose. In the 1970s, the property owners and operators of the bulk plant were Handel-Langley. There was a Mobil Service Station operating onsite, but the exact years of operation are unknown. In the early 1980s, The Sharpe family bought the property and renamed the site Sharpe Oil. At that time there were four 10,000-gallon ASTs, a 500-gallon UST near the loading dock of the warehouse building, a fuel truck, and a commercial dispensing island (between the service station and warehouse building) with underground piping in operation at the business. When Mr. Sharpe bought the property, the service station was no longer in operation, and an office supply/copier service business occupied the now the Domino's Pizza building. In 2008, Mr. Sharpe demolished the warehouse building. The site structure is currently used as a Domino's Pizza. The Domino's Pizza building was constructed in 1956, according to the Latah County Assessor. There is also a trailer style drive-up espresso stand operating on the north end of the property. The environmental site assessment will consist of surface and subsurface soil samples as well as ground water and surface water sample collection and analysis. These samples are typically collected by advancing soil borings (1 to 3 inches in diameter) using a drill rig or a direct push technology from a depth of 2 inches to the ground water table (approximately 15 feet below ground surface [bgs]). No large scale excavations are anticipated. The city of Moscow is requesting a determination letter as to whether or not there are any historic concerns the SHPO might have with regard to this site location. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to phone me at (208) 883-7007 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. If you wish to contact our funding agency regarding this proposed project, please contact Terri Griffith at (206)553-8511 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. Sincerely, Jeffrey B. Jones, AICP Economic Development Specialist ---PAGE BREAK--- 20% post consumer content