Dear Neighbor, ASPHALT PLANT COMING TO SUGARLOAF… TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!
As you may know there is a company applying to Sugarloaf Township to construct an Asphalt Plant in our backyard. This is to be on Tomhicken Road about 1.5 miles from the I-81 Park & Ride. What does this mean to the nearby residents? From the first Zoning Board Hearing, here are some of the points which surfaced:
TRUCK TRAFFIC:
· Once at full capacity this will have some 15,000 heavy trucks per year bringing in raw materials and carrying out asphalt. · If the plant is active about 8 months of the year, this will mean an average of 1,875 trucks per month, or 469 trucks per week.
· This translates into some 94 trucks per day (in a 5-day week), about 12 trucks per hour, or ONE HEAVY TRUCK every 5 minutes on Tomhicken road!
· How safe will this make you and your children feel?· The smell of hot asphalt and the noise from these trucks will be constant.
· This will no doubt churn up the road, putting a huge burden on taxpayers (us) as the road will need to be constantly re-paved.
· [There are the occasional Tomhicken Water Company tanker trucks that travel on Tomhicken road each month. Compare that to 94 Asphalt trucks per day!]
HEALTH HAZARDS:
· According to preliminary research we have done, Asphalt Plants are Health Hazards to nearby residents. · There are many different hazardous chemicals emanating from the actual plant.· There are also toxins that come off the trucks which transport the hot asphalt.
· Our neighborhoods will be subject to an ongoing hot asphalt smell in the air, for about 8 months of the year, every year.
· This company made application to two other nearby townships (Butler and Hazle) and were turned down.
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Updates
January 8, 2017
I have spent the past several days reviewing documented health concerns associated with asphalt emissions to prepare our formal presentation for the board. The information shared by residents regarding local traffic patterns continues to provide critical evidence for our case.
January 8, 2017
The momentum behind this effort has grown significantly in recent weeks. It is clear that the community is deeply concerned about the proposed asphalt plant and the resulting impact on Tomhicken Road. This level of engagement provides a strong foundation for our upcoming challenges.
32 Comments
The people here in Hazleton 5 miles up the Mt. we are here for Asphalt Plant and its company. If Sugarloaf Township and its residents refuse your Plant. We are Here with open arms " Jobs" is Hazleton and our first agenda for the people .
We cannot allow this plant to be constructed. So many people in this area suffer from MS, asthma, cancer, etc., all chemically induced. Plus we don't need the traffic on Route 93 which is already a dangerous road.
We live across the street. Noise traffic health concerns hv breathing probs will make summer outside a horror show. Banging tailgates machines running.
I suffer from migraines and the smell of asphalt is an instant trigger. I live the Eagle Rock Resort and I would be downwind of this plant.
Built my home in sugarloaf to get away from this kind of stuff.there are industrial parks that are for this not in sugarloaf.
The proposed site is in close proximity to many homes, schools, and health facilities to name a few.
I don't want it in my backyard, how about putting it in your backyard.
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Dear Neighbor, ASPHALT PLANT COMING TO SUGARLOAF… TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!
As you may know there is a company applying to Sugarloaf Township to construct an Asphalt Plant in our backyard. This is to be on Tomhicken Road about 1.5 miles from the I-81 Park & Ride. What does this mean to the nearby residents? From the first Zoning Board Hearing, here are some of the points which surfaced:
TRUCK TRAFFIC:
· Once at full capacity this will have some 15,000 heavy trucks per year bringing in raw materials and carrying out asphalt. · If the plant is active about 8 months of the year, this will mean an average of 1,875 trucks per month, or 469 trucks per week.
· This translates into some 94 trucks per day (in a 5-day week), about 12 trucks per hour, or ONE HEAVY TRUCK every 5 minutes on Tomhicken road!
· How safe will this make you and your children feel?· The smell of hot asphalt and the noise from these trucks will be constant.
· This will no doubt churn up the road, putting a huge burden on taxpayers (us) as the road will need to be constantly re-paved.
· [There are the occasional Tomhicken Water Company tanker trucks that travel on Tomhicken road each month. Compare that to 94 Asphalt trucks per day!]
HEALTH HAZARDS:
· According to preliminary research we have done, Asphalt Plants are Health Hazards to nearby residents. · There are many different hazardous chemicals emanating from the actual plant.· There are also toxins that come off the trucks which transport the hot asphalt.
· Our neighborhoods will be subject to an ongoing hot asphalt smell in the air, for about 8 months of the year, every year.
· This company made application to two other nearby townships (Butler and Hazle) and were turned down.
Help spread the word!
Updates
January 8, 2017
I have spent the past several days reviewing documented health concerns associated with asphalt emissions to prepare our formal presentation for the board. The information shared by residents regarding local traffic patterns continues to provide critical evidence for our case.
January 8, 2017
The momentum behind this effort has grown significantly in recent weeks. It is clear that the community is deeply concerned about the proposed asphalt plant and the resulting impact on Tomhicken Road. This level of engagement provides a strong foundation for our upcoming challenges.
32 Comments
We don't need this plant!!! The impact on traffic and trucking alone is undesirable on Tomhicken Rd. The plant is too close to residential neighborhoods and could have an inpact on property values!
The people here in Hazleton 5 miles up the Mt. we are here for Asphalt Plant and its company. If Sugarloaf Township and its residents refuse your Plant. We are Here with open arms " Jobs" is Hazleton and our first agenda for the people .
We cannot allow this plant to be constructed. So many people in this area suffer from MS, asthma, cancer, etc., all chemically induced. Plus we don't need the traffic on Route 93 which is already a dangerous road.
We live across the street. Noise traffic health concerns hv breathing probs will make summer outside a horror show. Banging tailgates machines running.
I suffer from migraines and the smell of asphalt is an instant trigger. I live the Eagle Rock Resort and I would be downwind of this plant.
Built my home in sugarloaf to get away from this kind of stuff.there are industrial parks that are for this not in sugarloaf.
The proposed site is in close proximity to many homes, schools, and health facilities to name a few.
I don't want it in my backyard, how about putting it in your backyard.
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We don't need this plant!!! The impact on traffic and trucking alone is undesirable on Tomhicken Rd. The plant is too close to residential neighborhoods and could have an inpact on property values!