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<br /> <br />Attorne\IS and <br />Counselors at La\v <br />!istablish(?tI191{) <br /> <br /> <br />, .:id vi c {' <br />lu ;{f {'onlple,\" H(irlit <br /> <br />200 FORUM BUILDING <br /> <br />777 I-ligh Street <br /> <br />Eugene~ ()regon <br />97401-2782 <br /> <br />PHONE <br />541 686-9160 <br /> <br />FAX <br />541 343-8693 <br /> <br />vV\iVVV .eugene-Ia,,, .conl <br /> <br />Jam.esK. (:00n8 <br /> <br />John C;. (:ox <br /> <br />[)ouglas 1\1. [)uPriest <br /> <br />Frank C:. Gibson <br /> <br />Stephen j\. Hutchinson <br /> <br />1~.Bradley Ijtchfield <br /> <br />Zack P. JVlittge <br /> <br />~rhomas ~1. Orr <br /> <br />\Villianl H. Sherlock <br /> <br />Pat.rick L. Stevens <br /> <br />l\f~lrk .lVI. \\liUianlS <br /> <br />ATTACIIMENTG <br />PAZC Q..,5 -bl~.l <br />ORD \PA J ~q <br />Date .. ) -~- 0] <br />January 22, 2007 Exhibit No. .. .. ~<t l . .. .. <br /> <br />VIA HAND DELIVERY <br /> <br />I.Jal1e COll11t)1 Board of CC)il1mission.ers <br />a11d Ellgyene CityCc)u.11cil <br /> <br />c .. <br /> <br />c/o Stepllartie SClltllz, IJla1111.er <br />Lal1e County LaI1d ~/lanagelne11t ~Di\risi()n <br />125 E. 8th l\ \len.ue <br />Etlgen.e, ()R 974111 <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />Pi\. 05-6151/Delta Sand and Gravel Plan Alnelldluent/Rezol1e <br />Ollr Clients: Joel & Tllerese Narva <br />Otlr I:;ile Nc). 6274/9064/\. <br /> <br />Dear Cc)mnlissiol1ers and CO.Llncilpersons:, <br /> <br />vVe submit this letter 011 behalf of our clients Joel al1d rr11eresa Nar\'a. <br /> <br />A. ADDITIONALE\lIDENCE OF DUST Il\!{p J-\CTS. <br /> <br />On Decelnber 12, 2006, City Councilmember Betty! rra)rlor. requested <br />.il1for111atiol1 frol11 the Lal1e Regiol1al Air Protecti.ol1 "t\.geI1cy (LRAP A) <br />regarding th.e nurnber of comf)lail1ts al1d citations tllat Delta 11as received. <br />~rherespoll.se from. I...JRi\P A provides valttable irtformation regarding dllst <br />ilnpacts froIn Delta 011 sllrroul1ding neighborhoods and tile limited respol1se <br />tllat thc)se c()lnplai11ts gel1erall}T receive. Ul1forttlnatel}', LRAP Af s reSp()flSe <br />also te11l1S to LlJl.derstate t11e extent of tIle problel11, botll by! liln~ting its re\lievv <br />e)f pric)[ C()111plai11ts tCJ J a11tlar)1 c)f 2000, an.d. by' failil1g tC) aCC()UJlt f()r all <br />CC)ll1f-11aiI1.ts filecl agaiIl.st Delta San.d all.d Gravel tl1ereafter. <br /> <br />1. -LI~l\P j\ C:c)mplail1ts Reflect That Dust Im.pacts fron1 t11eExisti11g <br />IJit i\re Not Q1IClIltifiecli\.11d rrhat Erlforcelne11tIs Unreliable. <br /> <br />COl1trary to applica.l1t's represerltatiorls tllat .Delta "Delta has a proven <br />track record of cOlnpliallce ()\7er tIle life of itsI.JRAP~t\ perlnits,1f Itel11 No. 68; <br />Cc)ver letter frC)nl Steve C()r11aCcllia/ p. 4 (en1p11asis added), the thirteen <br />COl11plai11ts l-lrovidell by LR~A.P A ftlrther demOl1strate that Delta has a pro\ren <br />track record of 11a\lillg sLtbstantial dust inlpacts on SltrrOltndi11g <br />11eigl1borlloods even froll1 its relativel)' isolated current locatio11. In fact, just <br />last l\/larch, Iv1ary Pon.d, a neigh.bar of the pit was so concerned abOltt the <br />alll.0unt of dtlst s11e \,\'a5 seeiIlg fronl the existi.Ilg operations that she <br />COl1tacted LRt\I;i\ regardil1g possible health effects: <br />