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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 December 5, 2011 Mr. Ray Hennekey Environmental Staff Biologist Idaho Department of Fish and Game 3316 16th St. Lewiston, ID 83501 Subject: Endangered Species Act concerns at 2/317 West 6th Street, Moscow, Idaho 83843 Dear Mr. Hennekey: The city of Moscow may be conducting an environmental site assessment on property owned by the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency located at 2/317 West 6th Street, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho 83843. The property is approximately .87 acres in size and is zoned CB (Central Business District). The site is located at latitude 46.72991 and longitude –117.00313. The surrounding land uses are commercial /industrial. 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 which included the following land uses: 1891 - 1896, Planing Mill, Sash and Door 1909 - 1955, Flour Mill, Feed Mill and Retail Grain 1963 - 1982, Agriculture Chemical Storage 1920 - 2000, Storage /Warehouse 2000 - 2010, Produce Sales 2011 - Present, Vacant The only structure currently existing on the site is a 600/SF block building known has the “Coffee House,” which is located on the NE portion 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has identified the following species as being present in Latah County: Group Name Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Flowering Plants Spalding's (Silene spaldingii) Flowering Plants Water howellia (Howellia aquatilis) Mammals Gray wolf (Canis lupus) Mammals Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Mammals North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) The city of Moscow is requesting a determination letter as to whether or not there are any significant Endangered Species Act concerns that you 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