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June 13, 2017 <br />County Development Services <br />411 N_ Ruby Suite 2 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Project Name: Clerf Mining (CLU -17-00003) <br />I am writing on behalf of my wife and myself, Jan and Cliff Schjoneman. We own property at <br />1100 Carroll Road. This road carries local residential traffic and local farm equipment <br />movements, as well as heavy truck traffic associated with the Clerfmining activities. <br />Concerning the Clerf Mining expansion, there are several points of interest that need to be <br />considered. The residents of Carroll Road have been subject to the existing traffic from the <br />gravel pit for some time. These heavy truck movements are made on a residential, country road <br />that is relatively narrow for those vehicle sizes, as well as road shoulders being narrow to almost <br />nonexistent in places. The terrain is rolling, resulting in limited sight distances in places due to <br />hills. Very often, the trucks can be heard before, during, and after "normal' business hours. <br />Furthermore, this country road has traffic entering from driveways and from farm machinery <br />movements (which is therefore moving slowly) <br />In summary the issues are: <br />- Speed of travel <br />Due to sight limitations and diverse types of traffic, speeds should be further limited. <br />Limiting the speed to 35 mph is suggested_ <br />Noise <br />The trucks are relatively noisier than other local traffic. Banning use of compression <br />braking and limiting hours of truck operation to something similar to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 <br />p.m. Monday through Friday is suggested- <br />- Cost of wear and tear on the road <br />It needs to be recognized that the heavy loads will have a disproportionate impact on the <br />road required maintenance. Again, limiting speed would partially mitigate this. <br />Thank you for your consideration in this matter. <br />Cliff and Jan Schjoneman <br />(425) 466 - 0494 <br />