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02'/16/2005 06:35 9162787686 CSUS PHYSICS/ASTRON PAGE 02 <br />1. This is not a busfrrose fndusMal area. Tt'ie area is a rural residential <br />community with beaufiful views and high quality homes. Approving <br />Benson Brothers rapt quarry in this area will have a catastrophic impact <br />on environmental issues for the surrounding properties for many years to <br />oome. There are over 100 residences within sore-m+le radius of the <br />quarry site. The quality of fife far these families wttl be significantly <br />degraded. Needless to say, w+e would not have purchased the property if <br />we had known that such an indusMai monster vrould be opening and <br />operating a rodt quarry. <br />2• Water The proposed rock quarry will use up bo 4000 gallons of water per <br />day, or 120,000 gallons per month, from the Iced Canyon Mine Spring or <br />D mo estr r h tasrt~rr{ailed ore Iling new water taps1 andmthe belts alby <br />County Planning Commission has questioned a subdivision development <br />that proposed walls for resitlenoes, ff water is such a scaroe resource in <br />Coalby Canyon, we believe it should be managed by the people wha own <br />most of the property and its usage should suit the demogrephics of area. <br />We tlo not believe it is ethical or right for Benson Brothers, who own only <br />30 atx+es of property, to use so much water to support their own business <br />venture and grow their revenue business stream at the expense and <br />detriment of all other residents in the area. <br />3. Hours Benson Brothers is proposing operation from 7 AM to 5:3q PM five <br />(5j days a week, year around with additional hours of operation to suit <br />their business needs. This is unaxeptable for a rurel residential area. <br />The air pollution, the water usage, the noise level, traffic and disruption of <br />the environment for up to 24 hours a day, for 15 to 30 years is intolerable. <br />V1re did not make a major home sits purchase to live close to a potentially <br />24-hour a day rock quarry operation, <br />4, Traffic and Safety Issues The rock quarry will generate extensive <br />additional heavy dump and semi-tractor truck traffic to support the <br />operation and transport rock from the quarry to offer businesses and <br />business sites. The design and engineering of the rural roads in the area <br />will not support caravans of dump and semi-tractor trucks parading on <br />rural roads. <br />More importantly, this type and level of traffic is trot seta for a growing <br />rural, residential fatuity environment where children and families walk and <br />ride horses. Not only are the dump truck and semi-tractor truck traffic <br />major issues, but the Iong-term raise, litter and rocks falling from these <br />tn,cks presents'a major concern for families and residents living and <br />driving in the area, Wad we seen dump trucks and semi trunks in the area <br />when we were looking at property we would not have wasted our time, <br />efforts or money in pursuing a future home sits. <br />