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.fan-21 -98 01 : 57A Blue Mountain LTC , Inc _ 909 --5 9488 P . 02 January 20, 1998 Kerry Sullivan, Contact Person San Joaquin County Community Development Department Development Services Division 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Re: UP-97-10 Dear Sirs: I am commenting on the proposed project, UP-97-10. 1 am a farmer and landowner adjacent to the proposed regional church at 5283 Hogan Lane. My family has farmed this land since 1912 and continue to do so. I am veU strongly opposed to this rp oiect for the following reasons: 1. Loss of prime agricultural land. This is another example of the leapfrog effect of urban/suburban crawl onto prime farm land. If this project is allowed, it will be another step toward paving and cementing over some of the best farmland in the world. We should not let this happen - YOU should not let this happen. Harney Lane has been and still is the boundary line of the City of Lodi. This proposed project lies to the south of Harney Lane and is clearly in the area considered farmland, i, e. "in the countryThis proposed project is not a 'country project. A regional church facility should be built within city limits where there are existing city services available. There are better locations for this type of facility within the city limits of Lodi or Stockton. Even though this proposed project land is not being farmed at present, it can and should be. The nursery company currently using the property is still within the realm of agriculture. I repeat this project should not be allowed on this land. 2. Incompatible use with adiacent farming operations. This proposed project will interfere with the adjacent grape vineyards, cherry orchards, pistachio orchards, and the wholesale nursery operation. At times throughout the year, seven days a week, there is spraying of herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, etc., application of fertilizers, agricultural burning, tilling of the soil, and harvesting operations. These operations will create dust, noise, odors and potentially unsafe conditions for the large numbers of people expected at any given time at a regional church facility. 1 understand that there is a "first use" policy in San Joaquin County. Since this is agricultural land and a first use, farming operations will pose negative and adverse conditions for this facility and the people using it. The elderly and children, especially those with heart or asthmatic conditions, would be at risk. A regional facility like this should be built within city limits, away from farming operations. 3. Traffic congestion. The proposal of such a large regional facility (3 phases over 4 years) will create a large amount of traffic, Hwy. 99 Frontage Road,