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property value of sun•ounding properties. The increased traffic of gravel and cement <br />trucks will greatly add to the danger for the residents and school children that will be <br />required to shaze the roads with these vehicles. ~ <br />The increase in noise and dust from trucks and vehicles going to and from the mine and <br />from mine operations and related activities will burden and damage the azea. In addition <br />the entire operation will be unsightly and be a detriment to the surrounding azea. This is <br />an aspect that cannot be eliminated, and no reclamation plan can compensate fori the <br />damaging impact on the community. <br />The conversion of the existing uses ofthe water from agriculture to industrial is a loss of <br />benefit for agriculture, and should not be allowed. <br />The operation, if allowed, will affect existing groundwater and could dry up shallow <br />wells in this azea and dewater fields surrounding the mine. It will also impact surface <br />waters, as Little Dry Creek runs across the property. It will interfere with groundwater <br />levels, and will adversely impact sub-irrigated fields that surround the site. It will have <br />adverse impacts on the quality of groundwater and may introduce pollutants into ground <br />and surface waters. Fuels and other pollutants will be at the site and spills will <br />inevitable. At a minimum, a rigorous plan for groundwater and surface water monitoring <br />should be imposed as well as air monitoring devices for preservation of air quality. <br />The proposed operation will eliminate many acres of productive farmland from ~ <br />agricultural production. The topsoil of this land will be removed and lost to the area. <br />Erosion will be increased and reclamation and revegetation are not proposed for.yeazs to <br />come. Across the road from the proposed site is gravel mine operated by the County, <br />which is now simply a mess of weeds. Allowing the proposed operation may result in the <br />same situation existing at this site. This should not be allowed. <br />There is abundant wildlife azound the area ofthe proposed mine, including deer, (turkeys, <br />foxes, coyotes, rabbits, waterfowl and others. The proposed operation is not compatible <br />with the wildlife. There is not an adequate way to mitigate this impact. <br />The proposed operation will also adversely impact the roads in the azea. They are dirt <br />county roads that aze not designed for the heavy uses that would be associated with this <br />type of operation. j <br />The best way to protect against all of the expressed concerns is to deny the application <br />and dismiss it. This intrusion into our community should not be allowed. Ifthat'is not <br />done, impacts that cannot be mitigated will be imposed. ~ <br />If the application is granted, very stringent conditions should be imposed concer ling all <br />of the above concerns. Monitoring and reporting on all of them should be required and <br />there should be a very lazge bond or financial guarantee imposed to make sure that the <br />applicant does what is required. We ask that the application be denied. <br />2 <br />