EMS Substation EA and FONSI Comments

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The City of Sierra Vista (COSV) is committed to environmental stewardship in all actions of development to ensure the sustainability of our community. The COSV announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to solicit any comments that the public may have. This Draft EA addresses the potential environmental impacts from constructing and operating an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) substation in the COSV. The environmental impact analysis process for this EA was conducted in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The project is necessary to improve emergency medical response services in the community. The purpose is to improve response times through the city, while also aiding service efforts to Fort Huachuca. The new EMS substation will have an ambulance staff and be operated 24 hours a day for seven days a week. The Proposed Action consist of the construction and operation of a permanent EMS substation that is planned to be a single-story structure with approximately 2,500 square feet of bunking quarter and office-lobby area. The CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1502.14(d) requires the inclusion of a No Action Alternative in the analysis contained in the NEPA document. The No Action alternative would maintain the status quo as a new facility would not be constructed.

The Draft EA and FONSI are available for public review for a period of 30 days. Please submit comments below.

The City of Sierra Vista (COSV) is committed to environmental stewardship in all actions of development to ensure the sustainability of our community. The COSV announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to solicit any comments that the public may have. This Draft EA addresses the potential environmental impacts from constructing and operating an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) substation in the COSV. The environmental impact analysis process for this EA was conducted in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The project is necessary to improve emergency medical response services in the community. The purpose is to improve response times through the city, while also aiding service efforts to Fort Huachuca. The new EMS substation will have an ambulance staff and be operated 24 hours a day for seven days a week. The Proposed Action consist of the construction and operation of a permanent EMS substation that is planned to be a single-story structure with approximately 2,500 square feet of bunking quarter and office-lobby area. The CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1502.14(d) requires the inclusion of a No Action Alternative in the analysis contained in the NEPA document. The No Action alternative would maintain the status quo as a new facility would not be constructed.

The Draft EA and FONSI are available for public review for a period of 30 days. Please submit comments below.

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In paragraph 3.1.4 Noise, FONSI says, "Noise would be generated from the operation of the EMS substation and the Proposed Action area is close to sensitive noise receivers such as residential neighborhoods, schools, or parks; however, the noise generated from EMS vehicles would likely be infrequent."

I thought the substation was going to go next to the Circle K further south, but it is right in my backyard! If the noise is going to be so infrequent as to not have a significant impact on the neighborhood, then there isn't much need for the EMS station. Would the mayor or council members approve an EMS station in their backyard? That's going to have a significant hit on our property values as well. How about building it on that nice piece of property the city owns and just bulldozed on Fry Blvd on the West End?! That is much closer to the Ft Huachuca gates then BS and 7th street.

Bill about 3 years ago

It's obvious this effort is money driven by the lie in the first sentence of the description provided: "The City of Sierra Vista (COSV) is committed to environmental stewardship in all actions of development to ensure the sustainability of our community. The COSV announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)(External link) to solicit any comments that the public may have."

This City is not committed to environmental stewardship. If it was, the City Manager would have found a way to continue recycling. This effort is purely profit-driven and is NOT needed.

MDHaupt about 3 years ago