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THOMAS H. TE"STRA <br /> ATTORNEY AT LAW <br /> A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION <br /> tterpstra@thtlaw.com 578 N.WILMA AVENUE 209599.5003 <br /> SUITE A F209.599.5008 <br /> RIPON,CA 95366 <br /> October 14,2010 <br /> Chandler Martin, Deputy Director <br /> San Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, California 95205 <br /> Re: Revision of Approved Actions/OX-89-0002/Munn& Perkins <br /> Dear Mr. Martin: <br /> As you know,my office represents a number of residents near the proposed Munn and <br /> Perkins plant on River Road. It is my understanding that Munn and Perkins' proposed Revision <br /> of Approved Actions application, along with a Negative Declaration, will be reviewed by the <br /> �. Planning Commission in a public hearing scheduled for Thursday night, October 21, 2010. <br /> My clients continue to have concerns about the proposed project, and they, along with <br /> many of their neighbors,will be present Thursday night to speak in opposition to this project. I <br /> have enclosed numerous letters from neighbors who are concerned about this dramatic expansion <br /> of the existing Munn and Perkins operation. <br /> First, I want to make it clear that the neighbors consider the proposed night time <br /> operations to be not merely an extension of hours,but rather, a significant expansion of the <br /> proposed use. With no limit on overall permitted gross tonnage from this facility, it is not as if <br /> the same amount of material will be processed and exported from the site,only at different <br /> hours; rather,the allowance of night time operations opens up an entirely new(and rapidly <br /> expanding)market to Munn and Perkins. This expansion into a new market deserves close <br /> scrutiny,not only as to noise impacts,but also in the areas of traffic and air quality. <br /> In terms of traffic, let us assume that the environmental"baseline" is represented by the <br /> existing maximum traffic which can be generated during existing approved operating hours. <br /> This is, incidentally, acknowledged in Munn and Perkins' March 2, 1999 letter to the <br /> undersigned,in which Project Coordinator Carol Vierra stated: "The plant design limits <br /> operations and allow a maximum hourly production. Once capacity is met,we simply <br /> cannot produce anymore." Ms. Vierra was correct on that point. But if the County now allows <br /> that same maximum hourly production to occur during both daytime and nighttime hours,the <br /> cumulative traffic is increased dramatically. This increase in traffic, which may or may not be <br />