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a <br /> L.C) <br /> Julie Kjorsvik tr <br /> From: Ron Mitchell <ron.midstateaviation@fairpoint.net> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:34 PM � <br /> To: Kittitas County Commissioners Office <br /> Subject: Pot farms <br /> I am one of the "lucky" landowners who have proposed marijuana farms bordering my property. Not just one, but two. I <br /> am very concerned that having a pot farm will devalue my property. I have already lost some value due to recent zoning <br /> changes, and it seems likely that a pot farm located in close proximity, with associated security fencing and lighting, <br /> would not be a desirable neighbor. <br /> Another concern about siting a farm raising crops that are illegal by federal law within an agricultural area, is what <br /> happens when seeds from the plants are translocated to neighboring fields by wind and water. If you have ever spent <br /> much time in rural areas of the Midwest, you know that marijuana is a noxious weed, and spreads through pasture and <br /> crop lands unchecked in some areas. What happens to a hay crop that is contaminated with marijuana plants? If we <br /> can't export hay that has certain volunteer cereal grains in it,what do you suppose the chance is of exporting, or even <br /> crossing state lines with a crop containing any level whatsoever of an illegal substance? <br /> This marijuana law was poorly thought out from the start, and the actual mechanisms and the regulations regarding the <br /> growing and distribution of the drug were not adequately considered. Among your jobs, is the duty to protect the <br /> citizens of this county from incompatible land uses, that potentially can cause damage to others. Please do your job. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Ron V. Mitchell <br /> Sent from my iPad <br /> i <br />