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would eventually interfere with the success of the aquaculture <br /> operation. <br /> • t the conditions of the Department of Fish and <br /> He asked tha <br /> Game be maintained. <br /> Fish and Game Warden John Stark (Lodi) was present to answer <br /> questions . <br /> Waldo Holt, Conservation Chair for the San Joaquin Audubon Society, <br /> said that the letters in the staff report from Sherry Teresa, James <br /> Estep, Curtis E. Alling and Keith Babcock responding to the <br /> applicant' s statements on the Swainson' s hawk should be noted. The <br /> opinions of these people are highly respected. <br /> Laura Bohlender (Galt) , adjoining property owner, made the <br /> following points: <br /> • She and her husband bought their property prior to Mr. <br /> Hardesty' s purchase of the adjoining parcel. <br /> • Mr. Hardesty made an attempt to farm his land. The laZdf et as <br /> then disced and the topsoil removed. The parcel <br /> lower than the Bohlender property and this causesl run the ability <br /> the loss Of <br /> soil from the Bohlender property. <br /> to farm the Bohlender land. <br /> • The Hardesty property is now under zoning code enforcement for <br /> soil removal without permits. <br /> The small lane cannot• sustain weight <br /> Also, the truck t afficendangers thechildren i naul thetrucksarea. <br /> • Mr. Hardesty planted seed but did not harvest it. The <br /> resulting vegetation concealed the damage from soil removal . <br /> Warden John Stark (Fish and Game) saidhe he made <br /> confirfield <br /> d that ction <br /> of the Hardesty property in 1991, <br /> andproperty is under zoning code enforcement. <br /> REBUTTAL: Attorney Hooper said that Mr. Hardesty removed flood- <br /> deposited "dirty sand" from his property and at the request of the <br /> Bohlenders , some of this sand was also removed from their property. <br /> He said the depth of the pond is necessary because of anticipated <br /> evaporation and seepage. A 100 foot setback from the neighbors, <br /> and riprapping, will take care of erosion problems. He said that <br /> operating without a permit was wrong, but this has been rectified <br /> by applying for this permit. <br /> Joe Hardesty (Elk Grove) said he is not in the excavation business , <br /> but that two of his brothers have such a business. He said he is <br /> APR 1, 1993 <br /> PL MINUTES _a_ <br />