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a JAN0 4 1373 . •. LAW OFFICES of SAN JQAUtNCOUNTY JOSEPH 1C flfL 920 NORTH HUNTER STREET PLANNINGT SiOCKTOO,C LWORniq 95202 JOSEPH D.MICHAEL TELEPHONE FREDERICK W.FEILZER.JR. January 3, 1973 (209]468.9611 1 . San Joaquin County Planning Department 1850 E. Hazelton Avenue _ Stockton, CA. Re: Forward, Inc. - Resource Recovery Center, Class II-1 Disposal Site. Gentlemen: Kindly allow this letter to serve as a response to the comments on the Initial Environmental Impact Report, which you forwarded under yodr letter dated November 30, 1972, to Mr. Jack E. McCullough, the consultant retained by Forwgrd, Inc. With respect to"the comments made relating to conformity with the eneralan: Under this sub-heading, the Planning Department indicates that the property in question has been devoted to agricultural uses and that land productivity is remarkably high. They also point out that the area is in an ag- ricultural preserve and that land conservation contracts have been applied for by adjacent property owners. The productivity of the land in this area has been questioned. The land to the immediate north up to Arch Road has had very low production. Some of the land has been abandoned by tenants who have attempted to raise alfalfa and other row crops. The site is not considered as top prime land by the Storie ratings. The fact that land conservation contracts have been applied for by adjacent property owners merely reflects a personal decision by that particular owner and merely indicates a continued use in agriculture by that owner. The current Stockton City disposal site has operated in this agricul- tural area for a number of years. With respect to future public services and costs necessitated by the project: P, This portion of the evaluation` dwells primarily on the supposed in- adequacy of Arch and Austin Roads to handle the increased daily truck traffic to the proposed disposal site. In addition, it sets out that no provision is made to force the operator of the private project to be responsible for the additional cost in upgrading and maintaining these roadways.