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062 6 Melvin Perry stated that American Stone has sent people out to measure the blasting. He does not want his life or property destroyed. Last Wednesday, there was a tremendous blast. He understands that the quarry provides jobs for people but he does not want their business to destroy his life or the lives of his children. Mary Willis stated that there is no further action on the EIS at this point. The Land Use Plan amendment hearing will be scheduled at a later point, early in 1994, and if that is approved a Special Use Permit hearing would be scheduled. At that time, specific conditions would address the concerns raised at this public hearing. Allan Spalt asked for information on who the owner of the property in question is and OWASA's role in this process including contracts, etc. He asked what would happen if the board agreed that the document is inadequate. Mary Willis stated that to this point nothing has been required from the applicants. The EIS would be required with the submittal of the Special Use Permit. If there were questions, deficiencies or issues raised through- the information in the kIS, the Board would have the option of delaying a decision on a Special Use Permit in order to get any resolution to any issues that were raised at the Public Hearing for the Special Use Permit including the EIS. In answer to a question from Joyce Brown, Mary Willis stated that the EIS is not a requirement of the Joint Planning Agreement. Joyce Brown made reference to the questions and concerns brought forward and indicated that she would like to have those questions answered. In answer to a question from Commissioner Willhoit on why this public hearing was scheduled, Mary Willis stated that at the time the public hearing was held on the Land Use Plan amendment, there were concerns raised regarding the potential environmental impacts with an expansion. In an attempt to address that more broadly, the applicant volunteered to go ahead and do the EIS. Barbara Powell asked about the concerns that were heard tonight. Mary Willis stated that the meeting tonight was for information gathering. There is no decision to be made. In terms of addressing the specific comments, they will be considered in terms of the Special Use Permit. Commissioner Gordon mad* reference to the Special Use Permit process and questioned if these comments are going to be considered as findings and if so if all the testimony should have been sworn. NOTE: Commissioner Insko was present for the remainder of the meeting. Mary Willis noted that if this had been a public hearing for the Special Use Permit that everyone would have been sworn in from the very beginning. If an amendment is approved, the minutes from this meeting and all documents will be presented as part of the evidence at a Special Use Permit hearing.