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