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Your ordinance states, the maximum noise level for residential land use district is 65 dB(A) — (which means, A -weighted decibels). Sounds levels associated with heavy construction equipment range from 80 to 120 dB(A). 8) We also have concerns about lighting. There are three rather large looking proposed spots for lighting on the preliminary site plan. The gravel crushing machine will also likely have lights on it and any vehicles will have their headlights on at night. All these extra lights on at night, and some lights on vehicles moving around, can be quite disturbing. 9) Moving heavy equipment and running a gravel crushing site can cause unwanted vibrations to neighbors. How far will the vibrations travel? We don't really know. It is a concern. 10) Dumas Apple House is open to the public every fall. The traffic safety on Wayzata Blvd is something we are worried about. Mr. Fretham has said that the heavy truck traffic will be in spurts. Some days there might be no trucks or traffic going in and out of his proposed gravel crushing site. He said some days there may be 50 — 100 trips to the site a day! That means double that number allowing for ingress and egress? So, it could be 100 — 200 trips back and forth in front of the Dumas Apple House? With all of our Apple House customers pulling in and out of our facility, that is quite a safety concern. 11) The Hwy 112 project is starting at the east end of town, and this proposed gravel crushing site is at the west end of Hwy 112. Since we are right next to the proposed gravel crushing site, the heavy truck traffic could be going past the Dumas Apple House for the duration of the entire Hwy 112 project. We have read that the Hwy 112 project could last 3-5 years. 12) Recycling is a good thing, but we do not think this is a spot for a gravel crushing plant. Itseems like there are a lot of downsides and negative issues attached to this request in return for the financial gain of one company. 13) Environmental and public health concerns regarding use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) "The bitumen binder used in asphalt paving applications contains a relatively large concentration of a family of organic compounds which can have the potential to pose human health and environmental concerns in certain circumstances especially when asphalt material is ground into very small particles that easily blow off of or wash from the surface. These compounds, known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are specified as targeted pollutants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and are present in asphalt at relatively high levels for general use in a loose fashion on land. Lead has been observed in RAP samples, with the greatest quantity in old RAP samples, likely as a result of vehicle traffic and emissions. Asphalt millings used alone without a paved top surface have the potential to significantly migrate from the roadway through the actions of water, wind, and physical displacement and possibly contaminate surrounding soils and/or surface water sediments. Traffic traveling on the unpaved asphalt millings would generate dust containing the compounds referenced above and the dust would be a major migration route of the asphalt millings to the surround environment." Reference: compiled by G.Keller 6/12/2013 14) Bitumen definition: a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing. 15) We have 30 acres of apple trees at the Dumas Apple House. Itisa hugeconcernto have PAHs dirt & dust pollutants in the air next to a farm that produces food consumed by humans!