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RECEIVE APR 0 51999 Community UeVelOPMUOI uCPt. San Joaquin County Community April 2, 1999 Development Department 1810 East HazeltonAve. Stockton, Calif. 95205 Re: Site Approval Application#SA-99-24 Although the notice we received indicated there would be no environment impact, we have the following concerns. 1) If approved, the plastic recycling would be located very close to the intersection of Highway 120 and French Camp Road. This intersection is Y-shaped and includes railroad tracks across Highway 120. It has no traffic lights and a blind curve on French Camp Road which makes for a dangerous situation. Westbound traffic on Highway 120 merging onto French Camp Road very often is traveling at a high rate of speed. There are often several vehicles waiting to turn left onto Highway 120 from French Camp Road. Because of the high rate of traffic on Highway 120, these vehicles many times backup to where this site's driveway is located. We are concerned as to the amount of traffic impact this facility will contribute (large trucks coming and going) to the already existing traffic from the store, hay company and traffic from Highway 120. 2) The current site is an eyesore and it seems that adding the processing of plastic will only negatively add to that location. 3) Our ground water was tested recently. The Nitrate ppm NO3 was found to be at a level of 69 ppm. We were advised levels above 45 ppm are considered unsafe for drinking purposes and may contribute to polluted ground water. Therefore any type of business that may add to this already precarious ground water supply should only be allowed to operate if they can guarantee there will be no contamination. 4) A few years back, there was a fire at this site which somehow jumped over to the hay stored on the neighboring property. This fire burned for several days, causing a large amount of smoke, pollution and property damage. Plastic is highly flammable and toxic and locating a plastic recycling facility next to an existing hay company is definitely questionable. It should be noted that the fire department in this area is located approximately 2 1/2 miles away and at this time operates on a volunteer basis only.