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f 9/29/10 San Joaquin County Community Development Department SCANNED RE: Opposition to Aggregates Inc.Application#QX-890002 Dear San Jouquin County Development Department, I am a River Rd. resident and a neighbor of the Munn&Perkins Plant. I was shocked to hear of the Departments proposed Negative Declaration regarding night time operations of the plant. We have lived with the noise,hazards,and pollution of the plant for over ten years. The Department has agreed with and assisted us in addressing the hazards and nuisances related to the Munn&Perkins facility in the past. A few examples would be truck"stacking"on River Rd,nearthe entrance,illegal parking of trucks and diesel spraying of truck beds. While these violations have become less frequent,they still occur. We have been willing to tolerate this as a condition of living near an active plant. I am the owner of a trucking operation and understand that it is impossible to control the actions of truck drivers at all times. But,the issue of night time operation is all together different. When the plant is operating at night,we do not sleep. It is as simple as that. I have four children ranging in age from 6 to 14. When the trucks are running at night their sleep is disrupted. Aggregate Inc/Munn&Perkins has suggested that we keep our windows shut. In spite of the fact that this suggestion is bold and inappropriate,we do in fact sleep with our windows shut. In addition,my wife wears ear plugs and runs a fan in my youngest child's room to create"white"noise. These measures do not work when a truck is accelerating from the McHenry/River Rd. intersection or when a"jake brake" is applied as they approach the intersection. They mention limiting night time operations to 125 nights a year. To ask my family to tolerate 125 nights of disrupted sleep per year is unconscionable. At some point the needs of a business must be measured against the quality of life of the people that business directly impacts. If Munn &Perkins is allowed to operate at night on a regular basis it will destroy our quality of life. We already avoid being outside when the trucks are running. Approval of this application will rob us of the night time peace and quiet that any person should be entitled to, no matter where they live. For the reasons mentioned above I implore you to reconsider your Negative Declaration of Aggregates Inc.application#QX-89-0002. Thank you for your consideration, C � � Robert Stewart and Family