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065 <br /> MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES POST OFFICE BOX 30013 _ <br /> RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27622-0013 <br /> TELEPHONE(919)781.4550 <br /> March 24, 1994 <br /> Mr. Marvin Collins, Director <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> 306-F Revere Road <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> RE: JPA-1-91 & CP-3-91 <br /> American Stone Company, Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> and Phillip and Alice Durham <br /> Dear Mr. Collins, <br /> David Rooks has suggested that I write you regarding our contacts with several of the <br /> neighbors who live in the vicinity of our quarry on Highway 54 west of Carrboro. <br /> On September 11th, 1991 we met with Reverend Currin, and on September 19th, 1991 we <br /> met with Reverend Manly. Reverend Currin and Reverend Manly are the ministers of the <br /> churches on Bethel Church - Hickory Grove Road. <br /> On October 1st, 1991 we met with Roger Durham who is the owner of the property <br /> immediately east of the American Stone property. Mr. Durham's main concern was the <br /> effect of the relocated asphalt plant on his pine plantation. <br /> You will recall that the original hearing for this project was on October 10th, 1991. At that <br /> meeting at least four neighbors stood up to speak against the quarry; some of the same <br /> people appeared at the hearing on the E.I.S last fall. Although we have been operating at <br /> that site and the previous location since 1969, this was the first time we had ever heard any <br /> complaints from any of these people. Following that October 10th hearing we began to <br /> make an effort to contact those that had complained. While several of the people seemed <br /> to claim that they were merely bothered by the operation, Roy Belon alleged that his home <br /> had suffered-actual damage as result of our operation. <br /> On October 30th, 1991 we met with Mr. Belon at his home and set up a seismograph. The <br /> readings from that session indicated that our blast was well below any damage threshold. <br /> Mr. Belon pointed out several cracks in his house and driveway, and he also claimed that <br /> his well was not functioning properly as result of our operation. We agreed to hire <br /> independent experts to examine both the damage to his house and his well. We engaged <br /> the services of a structural engineer from Duke University (with whom we had never <br /> previously done any business) to analyze the cracks in Mr. Belon's house and report back <br />