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June 13,2001 Community Development Department Attention: Chandler Martin 1810 E Hazelton Avenue Stockton,CA 95205 Dear Chandler: Per our conversation today,I remain very concerned about the Forward Landfill expansion.Please allow me to share my recommendations with you. • Prohibit the commercial traffic south of Lynch Road with the exception of farm equipment.Make the big trucks use the wide streets of Arch Road for access to the Landfill or the Rail-Container Yard.My reasons for this are: 1. The S-Turn(south of Lynch)is dangerous,not lit and is very unsafe in the fog. 2. The intersection of Austin and French Camp is not safe for truck traffic.When truckers head in the east bound direction on French Camp Road and attempt to turn North onto Austin,they cannot complete their turn without either coming into the on-coming traffic lane or putting their rig onto the dirt shoulder.The angle at which the two streets intersect is deceptive.Having experienced near collisions in this intersection,I urge you to avoid it.If you don't believe me,check the broken glass all along the shoulder. 3. On a school day at approximately 7:30am,I followed a large 18 wheeler operated by Schneider Company as it traveled south at high speed on Austin Road passing in front of New Haven School. • Noise on the Austin Road has increased dramatically in the past few weeks.My once quiet neighborhood is now being replaced with early morning truck drivers laying on their horns and the constant beeps of the trucks backing up.Hours of operation should be limited to 8:OOam to 5:OOpm Monday through Friday. My way of life has been changed.I no longer can allow my animals to have access to the outside due to truck traffic. • The presence of the landfill has actually increased illegal dumping activities along the rural portions of Austin.If the landfill is expanded will the County actually enforce its statutes concerning illegal dumping and require Forward to clean up the Austin Road area,removing the garbage and plastic bags that end up all over our property?In addition,the Animal Control Officer commented to me"People dump their animals where they dump their garbage"Will Forward work with the Animal Control Officers on the live animal dumping currently taking place? • I have grave concerns regarding water contamination in the Austin Road area. Will the county reimburse me for my lost property value if my well becomes contaminated,as have others in my area? Will expanding the landfill mean expansion of contamination testing? Please retain the permit classes as they are today and do not allow Forward to turn the City Landfill into an industrial waste site.