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Steve and Maria Herndon <br />anv rezoning, es~cially to an industriaUcommercial zone, which would permit this hi volume <br />of gravel ~ extraction, asphalt production and concrete production. <br />The wind constantly blows in our area. Anv smells and airborne contaminants will defmitely be <br />a problem for us. We definitely feaz anv concrete airborne contaminates as well as the smell of <br />asphalt• <br />We have wildlife here that we enjoy; Hawks, Herons, Antelope, and even Elk. All this would be <br />forced away from our area to escape the traffic, lights, noise and smells. <br />There is also the concern of our property values dropping. Traditionally, residential property <br />around messy industrial plants is much lower than comparable suburban azeas. This is not <br />acceptable. Even the town of Calhan is going to have these problems. No one wants to live in a <br />smelly azea around an Asphalt plant. <br />We do not want to live by an Industrial area. That is one of the reasons why we bou t this <br />property in Calhan As Rocky Mountain told the people at their pit on Hwy 115 "emu shouldn't <br />have built a house by a pit " We did not build our house by a pit. We have a pit, concrete and <br />a~halt plant truing to move in. We don't think they should build a pit in a <br />ResidentiaUAg~icultural area. They need more open space around the pit and plant area. <br />Althou 295 acres seems like a lot, it is not neaz enough to buffer nei boring Residential and <br />Agricultural entities from the multitude of contaminants in both air and water, the smell and the <br />noise. More room is needed than simply a dirt road (in the case of the Hahn property and <br />surroundingneighbors) and a down hill slope (in our case) Rocky Mountain should be looking <br />in an area that could accommodate a laz@e cofnmercially zoned buffer between them and the <br />residential and agricultural communities. <br />Date: August 20, 2005 <br />Name: Steve and Maria Herndon <br />9460 SoapWeed Road <br />Calhan, CO 80808 <br />3 of 3 <br />