75B - PH - EIR - BRISTOL FROM CIVIC CENTER TO WASHINGTON

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State standards for numerous sensitive receptors, if adequate sound barriers cannot feasibly be provided because of access and sight distance requirements. C. Housing Displacement Acquisition of needed right -of -way and completion of the proposed improvements would result in the removal of 163 housing units (including both single and multi- family units). Removal of these housing units would displace approximately 538 residents (assuming an average household size of 3.3) who would need comparable, decent, safe and sanitary replacement housing in a nearby neighborhood of their choice. A proper and adequate residential relocation program will be complicated by the mixed Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian ethnicity of the displaced households and by the expected high percentage of lower income households involved. As discussed in the Draft Relocation Study, the City will retain Spanish and Viemamese•spealang relocation agents and interpreters to facilitate relocation of these affected minority groups. Graphic illustrations of the parcel by parcel right-of-way requirements and displacement sites are presented in Figures A and B of Appendix A- D. Business Displacement Acquisition of the needed right -of -way and completion of the proposed im- provements could result in the displacement of 99 private business firms in the project area. This could result in the temporary or even permanent loss of employment and income for the 594 employees that are involved (assuming an average of six employees per business). Many of the potential displaced businesses rely heavily on iocal patronage, due to neighborhood identification and ethnic ties. These business would have greater difficulty in successfully relocating to a new location. Some of these firms may be forced to close permanently as a result. Graphic illustrations of the parcel -by- parcel right -of -way requirements and potential displacement sites are presented in Figures A and B of Appendix A- E. Neighborhood Character and Minority Groups The net effects of the proposed street widening with respect to neighborhood character and minority groups would be most evident in terms of physical appearance and a reduced influence of Hispanic and Asian minorities as components of the local population and local business community. These are unavoidable consequences of any street widening alternative, due to the right -of- way acquisition requirements and the fact that Hispanic and Asian minorities are the largest components of the local population. The local citizen -based Project Area Committee (PAC), established to provide direct community input into the -V11- 75B -18