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. . _ - • _ . Joppa Oak Homeowners Assoc.,Inc. .esw. P.O.Box 1054 H&borough.NZ.27278 ECEIV cd6-eg.-e, Orange County Planning Department 106 mast Margaret Lane Hillsborough, NC 27278 May 16, 1985 Dear Members of the Planning Department, The Joppa Oaks Homeowners' Association wishes to protest the rezoning of Lot 32 on Orange County Tax Map #45 for Hillsborough Township . We feel that rezoning of this property from Rural Residential to Ten Year Transition and Commercial-industrial Transition Activity Node is ill-advised for several reasons. Chandler Concrete Company does not have a. positive record of concern for the physical environment surrounding their immediate property. They have demonstrated this disregard for nearby property owners by willfully dumping dangerous chemicals and waste in such a manner as to pollute not only their own property but the property of other citizens of Orange County. Environmental impact studies need to be conducted concerning the damage this company may have already done to residential property in the surrounding area. It is important that these tests be conducted to measure not only the ground and water pollution problems associated with Chandler Concrete Company, Inc . , but also the possiblility of a very real threat of air pollution and consequent breathing disorders to the inhabitants of the surrounding residential areas because of the constant dust generated from Chandler's operations. Chandler's operations have increased in scale and activity recently. With these increases have come increases in both noise level and traffic congestion. What is in store for nearby residents when this operation expands even more? Has anyone in the Planning Department been near a large concrete company and seen first hand what happens to the surrounding Areas? Perhaps statements from residents of people who live in similar areas need to be taken into consideration? There are many other ways an industry of this sort lowers the general quality of life of the area in which it is located. For example , Chandler has taken wooded property which was zoned Residential and stripped it of all trees. No consideration was given to the people who must look at this scalped and desolute land. A buffer zone of trees would have made the environment at least LOOK more pleasant. For these and other reasons, The Joppa Oaks Homeowner's • • Association asks that the Orange County Planning Department deny the rezoning request of Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. • Sincerely, • Lee Ricketts • • President Joppa Oaks Homeowners' • Association , Inc.