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22 As owners of the home to the south of the proposed "Tjossem Road" site, we <br />are very opposed to the transfer station being at that location for the following <br />reasons. There is a deed restriction on much of that land that doesn't allow <br />buildings or roads to be built on it. This deed restriction was put on when we <br />sold this land to Brunson's because we didn't want our view blocked and didn't <br />want roads on the property. 2. Even though the facility would be housed <br />indoors, litter would be a problem. It would be impossible for all of the litter to be <br />maintained. Litter would be a problem at the site, as well as on the access to the <br />site. The field that would surround the proposed transfer station would be <br />export quality hay. This hay is high quality hay that goes to foreign countries that <br />have very high standards. The possibility of plastic or other garbage getting into <br />the bales of hay would be cause for the hay to be rejected by foreign buyers 3. <br />Brunson's recently bought this land, to farm, they shouldn't be forced to sell it. <br />The field that is being considered is prime farm land, with senior water rights. <br />This is expensive land that has had a lot of money put into it for irrigation <br />improvements (leveling and Linears) If the Transfer Station was to get located <br />anywhere in the field, much of the irrigation system would have to be <br />redesigned. If Waste Management were to pay Brunsons, the land owners, what <br />it is worth it would be very expensive. 4.It has Bull Ditch on the north side of the <br />proposed land site. It has water drain from a pond on the north side of the <br />freeway that drains through the site. The drain is piped under I-90 and under Bull <br />Ditch and along the eastern side of the site. 5. The roads in this area are county <br />roads that weren't built for high traffic. They don't have have shoulders. There <br />have been several accidents on Berry Road in the recent years. More traffic <br />would probably lead to more accidents. 6. We have personal reasons for not <br />wanting to live next door to the Transfer Station. We have owned the area <br />surrounding our house for over 40 years. It was with much hesitation that we <br />sold some of the land. We did, however, put restrictions on the seller that there <br />is to be no buildings or roads because we value the view that we have. It doesn't <br />seem reasonable that we could have to look at the Transfer Station right next <br />door. When the one Waste Management truck, picks up our garbage, several <br />pieces of garbage fly out of the truck as he drives down the road. I don't know <br />why this happens because our garbage is all bagged, but if that is any indication <br />of how much garbage would be flying around with multiple Waste Management <br />trucks, as well as people bringing their own garbage to the transfer station, littler <br />would be a huge problem. Because there isn't much traffic on Berry Road, it has <br />become a popular place for walkers and bicycles. It would become dangerous if <br />there was a lot of traffic. 7. We feel that we should have been personally been <br />told that this site, right next to our house, was one the the three final choices for <br />the Transfer Station. We only knew about it because on September 20th there <br />was a "Letter to the Editor" in the newspaper that caught your attention. <br />Sincerely, Morrie and Pat Sorensen 1360 Berry Road 509-306-7300 623-266- <br />3219 <br />ResponseID Response <br />12