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i <br /> THOMAS H. TERPSTRA <br /> ATTORNEY AT LAW <br /> A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION <br /> tterpstra@thtlaw.com 578 N.WILMA AVENUE 209.599.5003 <br /> SUITE A F209.599.5008 <br /> r <br /> RIPON,CA 95366 <br /> October 14,2010 <br /> Chandler Martin, Ddputy 1Director <br /> �r Sara Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> 181.0 East f lazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton,California 95205. <br /> ` Re: Revision of Approved Actions/OX-89-0002/Munn& Perkins <br /> r-± Deur Mr. Martin: <br /> i <br /> As:you know,my office represents a number of residents near the proposed Munn and <br /> Perkins plant.on Rivcr Road. It is my understanding that Munn and Perkins' proposed Revision <br /> of Approved Actions application, along with a Negative Declaration, will be;reviewed by the; <br /> Planning Commission in a public hearing scheduled for Thursday might,October 21, 2010. <br /> My clients continue to have concerns about the proposed project, and they,along with <br /> many of their neighbors,will be present Thursday night to speak in opposition to this project. I <br /> have enclosed numerous letters from neighbors who are concerned about this dramatic expansion <br /> : r <br /> of the existing Munn and Perkins operation. <br /> First, l want to make it clear that the neighbors consider the proposed night time <br /> operations to be not merely an extension of hours, but rather, a significant expansion of the <br /> proposed use. With no limit on overall permitted gross tonnage from this facility, it is not as if <br /> the same;amount of material will be processed and exported from the site,only at different <br /> ' Fours; rather, the allowance of night time operations opens up an entirely new(and rapidly <br /> t expanding)market to Munn and Perkins, 'Phis expansion into a new market deserves close <br /> scrutiny,not only as to noise impacts, but also in the areas of traffic and air quality. <br /> ' In terms of traffic, let.us assume.ihat:the;envronn�entai "baseline"is represented by the <br /> existing nta�rinzuni.trtrc Whichcatxbeting approved operating hours. <br /> 'This is, incidc ally,-adluiowlcdged in Munn arid"PerkrAs.-March 2, 1999 letter to the <br /> ' r undersigned,iii.which Project Coordinator Carol Vierra stated "The plant design limits <br /> -- operations and allow a maximum hourly production. Qnce capsie is met,we simply <br /> j cannot produce anymore." Ms. Vierra was correct on that point.,-;But zf the County now allows <br /> { r that same maximum hourly production to occur during both daytime and%rii itrrrre hours, the <br /> cumulative traffic is increased dramatically. This increase in traffic,whiAlich iiay or,.may no <br /> t be <br /> I . <br /> i r <br /> p ' <br />