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To: San Joaquin County Planning Commission 12/12/00 POC- Tina Wehrmeister (209) 468-8477 Fax (209) 468-3163 Application Number up-00-22 From: bon Angle 17693 Enterprise Rd Escalon, Co. 95320 Subject; Youth Soccer Complex This complex seems like a real nice place for kids to participate in soccer, and I commend the concept. We moved here in 1977 because it was quiet and peaceful, animals were everywhere, horses, cows, coyotes, pheasants, quail, etc., all kinds of animals and birds. I have no wish of failure for the project concept. I have several grandkids that live also on Enterprise Road and I'm sure that they could benefit from the complex, be it in another place. This has always been an agricultural area with a smattering of homes and virtually everyone in this area raises crops or animals. To allow a project such as this may not only destroy the serenity of our area, (the least of the problems), but create agricultural hardships for the surrounding farmers. There are many of us that have regular jobs in addition to farming and rely on the weekends to work our fields. How are we going to get permission from the county to apply chemicals and restricted pesticides due to the proximity of the soccer complex. I foresee problems such as people going through and around restricted sprayed areas just to get to the complex. Families and kids on bikes will illegally use the South San Joaquin Irrigation pipeline road for rear access to the complex. I know that will happen, parents will tell there kids to stay off the Highway and the only way they can get there is using the irrigation pipeline road or the open main canal coming from the east. Sure, its safer to stay off the highway but how about drowning or chemical poisoning. As a neighbor of the proposed complex I am convinced that this facility will severely increase traffic congestion to the point of irreparable damage to human life. It is conceivable that 12 teams or more and their families could