No 5X increase of afterhours quarry traffic on San Lorenzo Ave, Felton CA

I strongly oppose the increase in truck traffic along San Lorenzo Ave.

NO MORE TRAFFIC from the trucks! We can hear them over here on Redwood Drive!!!

No afterhours quarry traffic! This is a residential neighborhood and the trucks make our whole house shake!

Talking to residents on Empire Grade has convinced me that insisting that traffic avoid San Lorenzo is not enough. We have to unite all nearby residents, above and below the quarry, to get them to ensure truly sensitive environmental practices in general.

Here is the response I received from the county. It indicates the meeting and the official recommendation of the planning committee has not been made, so your pressure is now very important. Keep it up! Mr. Hager, Thank you for your questions about the application submitted by Granite Construction requesting an increase in the number of off-hours operations allowed under their permit. An off-hours operation means operation of the asphalt plant at night or on a Saturday to supply a public paving project. One off-hours operation means one night or one Saturday. The permit currently allows up to 40 off-hours operations and the request is to increase to 100. Their permit requires that during an off-hours operation the trucking route is restricted to the route down Empire Grade and Bay Avenue. The application does not request any increase in trucking on San Lorenzo Avenue. The reason you did not receive a notice of the public comment period on the environmental review document is because you live more than 0.5 miles from the boundaries of the quarry property. Notices of public comment periods and public hearings for quarry related applications are sent out to all owners and occupants of properties within 0.5 miles of the quarry. We also sent out notices to all the owners and occupants along the truck route affected by the application along Empire Grade and Bay Avenue for a total of over 650 notices. As you might expect with the current situation we are trying to figure out if and how public hearings will proceed under the Shelter in Place Order. So things are kind of on standby right now. However, you will be added to the mailing list for the future public hearing and you will receive notice at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. No action to approve or deny any requested increase in off-hours operations will occur until the Planning Commission conducts a public hearing and makes a decision. Staff will make a recommendation in the staff report

I oppose increased truck traffic, after hours and weekends on San Lorenzo Ave. The majority of truck drivers do not obey posted speed limit of 15 mph. Some use jake break. The increased noise and smell of diesel on weekends and at night would severely diminish my enjoyment of my property.

this quarry is a hazard to our comunity

I'd like to support my friends that live in the area and will be so negatively impacted. Companies should be restricted by the government in cases like this.

Ken Coale of the Cave Gulch resident's association have helped me to understand that this is an issue for Empire Gd residents too. The level of asphalt plant work is perhaps better done not in mountainous but heavily populated areas, like the Granite quarries in Wilder Ranch or the old dump site nearby.

It's bad enough during the normal hours of business, please do not disturb our neighbors with nights and weekends.

I strongly oppose the Quarry increasing the from the current 20 days a year for after hour operation exceptions (nights and weekends) to 100 days a year. This in an incredibly outrageous request that will dramatic and negative impact on our neighborhood.

I strongly oppose the Quarry increasing the from the current 20 days a year for after hour operation exceptions (nights and weekends) to 100 days a year. This in an incredibly outrageous request that will dramatic and negative impact on our neighborhood.

I have friends who live in this neighborhood, and I live just down the road where these trucks would be passing by. For such a small town, Highway 9 already provides a lot of noise to this community. For the purposes of keeping the neighborhood that would be directly impacted by this additional heavy vehicle traffic, we should strive to keep it both safe for the families and children who live there, and quiet for all of the residents who live in this Mountain Community.

The contact has changed to Julien Ritter, at 831.454.3156. No meeting has be scheduled yet. There was an initial response that all traffic would be restricted to the Empire Grade exit, but there is no guarantee of this.

It’s not necessary. This will only hurt the community and line the pockets of the already wealthy at our expense.

My family lives on this road, we need to keep it safe for residents and children who live on San Lorenzo. The amount of cars and the speeding is already an issue. Increasing quarry traffic is not going to help us keep it safe. Thank you

Please limit quarry traffic on San Lorenzo.

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