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b) Visibility <br /> Through the public comment process, neighborhood residents expressed concern that a <br /> mining facility is an eyesore and therefore incompatible with the surrounding residential area. <br /> Coulson addressed this concern by revising the Application to include the earthen berms <br /> discussed above between the Project and the residential developments, thus eliminating the <br /> residents' direct view of the ongoing mining operations. <br /> Additionally, the resident's visibility concerns were related to the long-term effect of the <br /> Project and its changes to the current aesthetic appeal of the Property. Coulson' reclamation <br /> ideas are key to alleviating the long-tern visual impact of the Project. As described above, the <br /> Project is temporary and Coulson's proposed mine reclamation ideas, include lakes with walking <br /> paths, reestablishment of natural and native vegetation and additional residential development. <br /> All of these reclamation options ensure that after the completion of the temporary Project the <br /> Property will be even more aesthetically appealing than it is currently. <br /> c) Dust <br /> Neighborhood residents expressed concern that the dust from the Project would <br /> deteriorate the air quality in their neighborhoods and create health hazards for the nearby <br /> residents, thereby making the Project incompatible with the surrounding area. Coulson <br /> acknowledges that mining operations create dust and has taken proactive steps to determine and <br /> decrease dust impacts on the adjacent properties. <br /> To evaluate the health concerns of dust from the Project, Coulson conducted studies and <br /> created a PMio and Crystalline Silica Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling Report. The entire <br /> report is attached to this Letter as Exhibit D. The report found that the average annual crystalline <br /> silica exposure at the residential developments adjacent to the Property is six times less than the <br /> Environmental Protection Agency's identified level of safe lifetime exposure and therefore, this <br /> report concluded that Project dust will not harm nearby residents. <br /> In addition to establishing the lack of health effects from Project dust, Coulson has taken <br /> several steps to reduce Project dust. The largest of these efforts is Coulson's use of a conveyor <br /> belt to transport the sand and gravel from the Cells to the Kirtright Property — eliminating the <br /> dust that haul trucks would produce. In addition to the use of a conveyor belt, the Application <br /> defines several other dust-mitigation techniques such as paving the access road; watering any <br /> f gravel roads; watering the fines stockpiles at the processing plant; installing spray bars on <br /> screens and crushers; and revegetating the screening berms. Such mitigation techniques not only <br /> further improve the compatibility of the Project with the surrounding area and the overall <br /> ( neighborhood harmony,but also proactively address the neighbor's concerns regarding dust. <br /> 47 <br />