Save Sand Lake Neighborhoods from the Proposed Expansion of Mining

My foundation is compromised from constant blasting. 20 I-beams had to be installed to support bowing walls. Mining expansion will be a huge detriment to this community.

Concerned about the wells and the integrity of the environment we are used to.

Enough is enough. Endangering resident's health and welfare, trashing the environment, and costing the Town hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, for the personal gain of a few is unconscionable. Why are we even considering this nonsense?

Sand Lake has been extensively mined for gravel already, especially in the Wynants Kill watershed. Additional mining will likely have a detrimental effect on existing severe flood risk. This significant risk needs to assessed, but additional mining will only increase the existing damage, and leave us with another deforested hole.

Please don't destroy our neighborhoods.

How many more dump trucks does this area need on our roads? This is not a mining town.

Enough with the trucks. Do we really need this (the expansion of mining)?

Please- no more mining, big truck traffic going in and out of town, no more added pollution. Please stop allowing the land to be “raped” in Sand Lade, AP and West Sand Lake. Thank you.

The danger to well water and increased truck traffic make this zoning change very undesirable to most town residents .

Given the negative impacts on the surrounding residential neighborhoods, it is hard to see how this proposal would be a net benefit to the town. The whole point of the Town Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Plan is to protect the quality of life of town residents. This proposal does not meet that test.

How are the proposed mining sites going to benefit the town? I get that it’ll certainly make money for those who are proposing it, but it’s also going to cause negative impacts to the town (ie traffic, noise, potential environmental issues, etc.).

I believe that the current mining system has caused cancer, asthma and a ton of problems for this small town

Also the damage to the roads with constant use by trucks.

My house shakes from blasting almost every day. All of the main roads are constantly clogged with dump trucks. These operations should not be in the heart of a town. No more mining expansion.

This will directly impact me as I live near this proposed 70 acres. Classic greed infringing on families for monetary gain. Enough is enough.

This is less than a mile from home. We can’t allow this expansion in such a developing residential community.

Area home assessment values set to decline should this be approved.

Blasting is known to damage foundations when it is done too close to a home/structure. Blasting closer to these neighborhoods puts the structural integrity of our foundations and wells at risk. Is the town prepared to provide fixes for all potential structural damages to our homes and wells if they approve the rezoning? Your community, as clearly seen here, strongly opposes mine expansion. If you care about the opinions of the people who elected you and will have to elect you again in the future, you should consider all the comments on this petition before approving any expansion. The noise is already a problem from the existing footprint of the mines, as is the air quality for the neighborhoods surrounding them. Additionally, I believe there is protected wet land near the Hoffay gravel pit.

Water quality in this area continues to be a concern that has not been adequately addressed. With no expansion of metered water being offered to homes directly adjacent to the current mines or proposed ones, there is no positive outcome to this expansion environmentally or personally. We didn't invest in this area to be continually exposed to the mining practices of the multiple businesses that mine this area and have environmentally impacted the groundwater supply in and around Averill Park/Sand Lake. There are a lot of For Sale signs going up throughout this area, and I only fear that number will increase as the value of our properties decrease.

Very concerned about water quality and environmental damage related to mining expansion in our backyard, not to mention the impact of the increased noise and traffic that will accompany this.