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5 <br />the Property Owners and for himself. He reported that they had <br />a Board of Directors meeting last week and they are unanimously <br />against the proposed modifications or exceptions to the Mining <br />Ordinance. Mr. Musante noted that at the Pa meeting several <br />weeks ago one of the Board members indicated they were proud of <br />having one of the finest mining ordinances in the state, and now <br />a special interest group has come in and because they have a <br />piece of property that is too small to do sand mining on, they <br />have asked that we change this ordinance that is one of the best <br />in the state for their own special interests. Mr. Musante <br />referred to the ROSE 4 home occupation zoning where some special <br />interests came in and their attorney actually wrote the ordinance <br />and had it changed just to fit the special interest groups. <br />However, the citizens finally stood up against it, and it was <br />reverted back to what the rest of the county was. Now here we <br />have another special interest group picking the distances they <br />need to do their sand mining and asking that we change the <br />existing ordinance to suit their purposes. <br />Mr. Musante continued that the setback has been talked about <br />only in terms of water quality, and not about what happens in the <br />adjacent communities. This particular project backs right up to <br />platted subdivisions. There will be a dredge operating there at <br />least 8 hours a day, and a loader and trucks running every 2-3 <br />minutes all through the day; there will be constant dust pollu- <br />tion; and this process could go on 7 to 8 years. The trucks <br />would be running down Gibson Street to Roseland Road; Gibson <br />Street is more than 50o zoned residential; and those residences <br />are already impacted by the traffic to and from the Landfill <br />transfer station. Mr. Musante pointed out that Roseland is not <br />an affluent community. There are a lot of retired people there <br />who want to be left in a fair amount of peace and quiet, and with <br />this project that entire section will be inundated in dust and <br />noise. The people don't want the mining operation there; it is <br />not a big enough property to have it there; so, let them find <br />17 w 78 47IL <br />