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| Battle with Gravel Pit | |
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| Topic Started: May 2 2012, 08:22 AM (451 Views) | |
| angora | May 2 2012, 08:22 AM Post #1 |
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A gravel pit is applying to open across the road from us. We already have one gravel pit on this road and this one wants to set up right next to it. That would mean two entrances with big honkin trucks rumbling in and out and double to truck traffic at the very least. We are concerned with the environmental problems. Dust, dust, dust which causes John's asthma to worsen and noise, noise, noise which causes my disposition to worsen. We are all on wells and are very concerned with the dangers of polluting our water/ And, of course, we are worried about how far our properties will devaluate. This is a nice rural road with distinctive houses and nice big lots. It should be paradise for retirees but it seems there is to be no paradise for us. :crying: |
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| wildie | May 6 2012, 01:37 PM Post #16 |
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In our area we have huge deposits of gravel and these are mined for many years. I doubt that any of our WWS membership would live long enough to see a lake happen! |
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| angora | May 7 2012, 02:20 AM Post #17 |
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wildie lives in a city near us and he is right. This area is full of gravel and they mine and mine. The other pit near us has a lake and will let some people go and fish there. Our place has not been considered in the environmental studies submitted to the ministry. We are southeast of the proposed pit, across a farmers field. the gravel pit is Lot 10 and we are part lot 9. It is close and the wind here blows from the west. If we are unsuccessful at stopping it, we intend to propose a berm and tree planting all along the side nearest us. Fortunately for us, we love trees and are lot is surrounded on all sides by fir trees and cedars. Plus we have mature birch, maple, blue spruce and mountain ash and a fabulous 100 year old smoke tree on the property. All of this aids in keeping air clean and noise muffled. The most amazing thing I just discovered by looking at the maps the ministry provided us is that the neighbour to the west of us is keeping their house which is actually taking a bite out of the proposed pit. THe pit owners are surrounding this house with a berm but I cant imagine how awful it will be...living IN the gravel pit. We will be reading more today and working on further objections. Edited by angora, May 7 2012, 02:21 AM.
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| Olive Oil | May 7 2012, 11:27 AM Post #18 |
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That's just awful to imagine a gravel pit so close to your home. I hope it can be stopped. |
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| Trotsky | May 8 2012, 12:07 AM Post #19 |
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I was first into what, over the next twenty years, was going to become the biggest housing complex in a Cityy of a quarter million. I lived throught the construction of 13 high rise towers built one at a time, starting with driving steel piles 160 feet to bedrock..."boom, boom, boom, boom" for 100 piles about 4 hours per pile,,, and then the hundreds of cement mixers arriving and building floor by floor. The cement was made on site, with a 10 story kiln, stone grinder the works...and the endless DUST. After a year the building was complete and sales started and they started driving piles for ANOTHER ONE. An open window during the day became a fond memory of years gone by. So I know what you are going through and it can be AWFUL. (Oh please don't let the wind blow from the North while they are grinding cement?) So now I moved to New York City and guess what, I'm now a long block from the largest construction project in North America...the Second Avenuse Subway to be finished in about 5 years. I might as well save myself some trouble and just epoxy the windows shut. Thank heavens I get my air conditioning for "free" (included in fixed Maintenance fee.) So now I pray, "Please don't let the wind blow from the EAST!" biggrin 04 biggrin 04 Edited by Trotsky, May 8 2012, 12:14 AM.
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