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<br />standards, and now that company wants to bring those burning practices here to Boulder <br />County. <br />The Watchdogs respectfully requests the Boulder County Board of Health to: <br />1. Be adamant about safeguarding our health, environment, and quality of life. <br />2. Provide educational resources and appropriate assessments of the hazards of <br />fire burning prior to the commencement of any fire burning. <br />3. Provide staff to assist in addressing rnncerns a=pressed in future community <br />discussion groups. <br />4. Fully assess the health risks, hazards, and environmental impacts of fire <br />burning prior to the onset of any burning. <br />S. Assess the differences in emissions between the current practices of fuel <br />burning and the proposed change to inclade the burning of tires. <br />ti. What have been the problems m other commnnitiea in which tires have been <br />burned as cement kiln fuel? <br />7. Does dre burning open the door to the burning of any other solid or liquid <br />wasteY (The USGS includes tires in the category of waste aloeg with <br />undefined other solids and liquids.) <br />The Watchdogs feel that the manipulative manner in which Cemex's "tire-bunssng" <br />project is being forged may greatly stress this community, and may compromise the spirit <br />of cooperation that was so difficult to attain. People are already asking hard questions <br />like, how many more truck-trips will Cemex-Lyons need in order to tnuuport 700,000+ <br />tires a year. (Please note that the Boulder County Commissiotters recently restricted the <br />number of truck trip pemutted to Lafarge's gravel operations in this community in order <br />to maintain safety standards on our roadways.) Where are the tires going to be stock <br />piled? What happens when tires are burned? What gets released at the stack? Are heavy <br />metals, styrene, dioxins or other toxins presertT What will happen to property values? <br />Ivir. Lohr spoke at the meeting of the Task Force about reducing the stockpile of rued <br />tires around the coumry as a service. But, I haven't met anyone yet w)m would be <br />willing to put his or her health at risk so that Cemex-Lyons can reduce this stockpile. <br />There are many other effective and wise ways to recycle and reduce the stockple of used <br />tires. <br />We strongly feel that it would be in the best interest ofthe Health Department, the <br />County, and the public for Cemex Lyons to postpone indefinitely any test bum until <br />appropriate public education has been completed, and until we have bad an opportunity to <br />discuss compliances, violations, and safeguards with the Air Quality Control Commission <br />and other appropriate regulatory agencies. <br />We respectfiuQy request immediate assistance of the Boulder County Health <br />Department in directing Cemea-Lyons to delay the test burn. <br />The Watchdogs have persevered relentlessly for four years in our campaign to comain <br />fugitive dust emissions from the cement plate to secure a proper disposal plan for cement <br />