Item 1: PH on Ordinance Amending Metro Plan (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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Kevin Jones, 4740 Wendover Street, opposed the expansion because it would interfere with farming. He stressed that the expansion would affect farming in many ways. He said clean available well water was essential to his fanning operation. He said Delta would not drill him a new well if his went dry because of quarry operations. He said dust was an area of concern when raising healthy crops and raised concern over dust.emanating'from the quarry. He said farmland had higher resource value than a quarry and noted that Lane County had less than 10 percent of prime farmland left. Jeff Ankeny, 3120 Admiral, said his property bordered the north side of Delta's property and had never. impacted his farming operation. He strongly supported the application and stressed the need for gravel in the community. Kurt Eaton, 408 Salty Way, said his family lived in the 'significant impact area.' He said the area of question was significantly different than other land being used by Delta. He noted that the expansion area was bordered by residential areas on three sides and raised concern over dust emissions from the quarry. He asked that the commissions deny the application. Mark Reed, 719 East Beacon Drive, said he was geologist and specialized in resource geology. He said he was concerned over supply of aggregate, supply of farmland, and high quality of scientific work in the context of government decision making. He said sampling was a key part of his work. He said there were excellent alternatives to sand and gravel in Oregon. As an example, he said basalt production could be increased. Mr Reed submitted material into the record. Steve HiD 2942 Windgate Street, supported the application. He said property owners should have the right to do what they wanted with their own property. He urged the commissions to consider the need for gravel in Lane County. He stressed that Delta would do all it could to mitigate impacts and live by the letter of the law. Clyde Reek, 55 Delay Drive, spoke as the owner of the tree nursery. adjacent to the quarry that leases acreage on the subject property. He said he had lived on his property since 1945. He said his nursery made more dust than Delta ever thought of making and no one complained. He noted that an adjacent fanner made huge amounts of dust during his operations. Regarding flooding, Mr. Beek said if Delta's pit had not been there in 1996 then there would have been flooding along Admiral Street. He noted that the land in question had been farmed by him in the past and he had lost 70 percent of his crop. . Regarding moving the quarry, Mr. Beek stressed that a quarry had to go where the aggregate was located. Randy Hledik, Wildish Sand and Gravel Company, urged the commissions to consider that the amount of land designated in the Metropolitan Area General Plan for aggregate extraction had. not changed in 20 years but during those 20 years millions of tons of aggregate had been mined and used in the local community. .He said there was no substitute for rawaggregat~ for building material. . He said ,future demand would further reduce supply. He stressed that aggregate was not a renewable resource. He stres,sed that Sand and Gravel was a Goal 5 resource and deserved the same protection as other resources with that designation. He said aggregate sources close to their point of use needed to be preserved for future use. MINUTES~Lane County Planning. Commission ' Eugene Planning Commission ',:-November 15,.2005 Page 8