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Central Samish Valley Neighbors Our goal is to protect our communitys safety, environment and quality of life from potential negative impacts of Concrete NorWests proposed Grip Road Gravel Mine Concrete NorWests Properties
Our goal is to protect our community’s safety, environment and quality
negative impacts of Concrete Nor’West’s proposed Grip Road Gravel Mine
Concrete Nor’West’s Properties in perspective: 700 acres; 1.1 square miles
More than twice the size of La Conner, approximately the same size as Concrete and more than one-quarter the size of Sedro-Woolley
0.4 square miles 1.2 square miles 3.8 square miles
Mineral Resource Overlay
The Mineral Resource Overlay, adopted in 2007 as part of the County’s Comprehensive Plan, designated these areas as available to mining but subject to special use permits.
Th The sit ite wil ill be str tripped of f all ll ti timber, topsoil and vegetation
Potential excavation volume: 10 times the volume of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Well-established ‘rule of thumb’: One 80,000-lb truck&trailer combo causes the equivalent damage of 9,600 standard passenger vehicles (AASHO Road Test)
years to excavate 4,280,000 cubic yards
Standard Truck & Pup Combo 24 cubic yards of gravel, up to 105,500-lb maximum
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Large volume of truck traffic on narrow winding roads – Safety for:
Prairie Road and Grip Road are identified as established routes on the Skagit County Bike Route Map
HOURS OF OPERATION - ORIGINALLY STATED AS UNLIMITED….
RECENTLY - HOURS MAY BE LIM IMITED TO MONDAY-FRIDAY --
Th This is does s not t address :
f dark rkness when kids ids catch th the bus
Blindin ing headli lights fr from lar large tr trucks on steep curves
Limit ited visib visibil ilit ity for r all ll driv rivers
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Concerns about groundwater supply and the effect of min inin ing
identia ial wells lls have not been addressed. .
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Impacts to wildlife, the Samish River, and water quality
Concerns……
Two mil ile-long pri rivate haul road – environmental im impacts not t addressed in in proposal
Concerns……
Expansion of the mine in future, and/or On-site processing of gravel…..
Gravel Min ine Expansion & & Scope changes :
Lak Lakesi side In Industrie
acortes
lfast Gr Gravel l Com
tler Hill ill Da Day Creek Sa Sand & Gr Gravel, l, S.
Skag agit Hwy wy Con
rlington Con
lleher Rd Rd
“The checklist questions apply to all ll parts of your pro roposal, even if if you pla lan to do them over a period of tim ime or r on dif ifferent parcels of land.” (Actual instructions as listed on checklist)
We exp xpect th the appli licant wil ill l provid vide accurate in inform rmatio ion in in th the applic licatio ion
It is is very ry im import rtant for r resid sidents to know if if CN CNW pla lans to exp xpand th this is mine ine, , and if if th they in intend to do any type of process ssin ing on-si site in in the future.
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Property Value Impact
The negative impacts of new mine development on local property values are clear and irrefutable. According to a well-documented study in Ohio:
the mine dropped in value by 25% or more.
between 15% and 20%.
under 15%.
was just over 10%.
was between 5% and 7%.
Within 1 mile: 100 households and 245 residents Within 2 miles: 374 households and 955 residents Within 3 miles: 752 households and 1983 residents
Central Samish Valley Neighbors
cumulative $25-$30 million will lose at least 15% in value = $3.75-$4.5 million
cumulative $68.5-$8.22 million will lose at least 10% in value = $6.85-$8.22 million
cumulative $94.5-113.4 million will lose at least 5% in value = $4.725-$5.67 million
$15.325-$18.39 million in property equity lost
Central Samish Valley Neighbors
Given a median residential property value of $250,000-$300,000, we can calculate the following impact on our property values:
The $15.325-$18.39 million in property equity lost would result in a loss in county property tax revenue of $150,000-184,000 annually. Over a 25- year period, the projected exploitation period of the mine, the cumulative loss would reach $3.75-$4.6 million for the county budget.
Central Samish Valley Neighbors
These property value impacts are lowball estimates: they do not take into account the prospect of project sprawl to the other parcels currently owned by CNW, which would substantially increase the impacted geography.
BRIAN ->
arch 2016 – Not
ice of
pplic icatio ion, SEP EPA Che hecklis ist t ac accepted
Miti tigated Determ ermin inatio ion of
ignific icance (M (MDNS) – Cou
ty de decla lares tha that t the there ar are e no no si signi nificant barr barrie iers to
ity mem embers who are re aware of f proje roject beg egin to sen send in comments
r 2016 – Not
ice of
ublic Hea eari ring for
pecial Use se Perm ermit it
December 20 2016 16 – Sp Special l Use se Permit Public lic Hear arin ing convened, then cancelled (“continued”) due to in inad adequate not
ice to
adja jacent lan landowners; Public lic Comment Peri riod ext xtended – Com
embe bers al alert erted to
rns / / man any com
subm bmit itted
January ry 20 2017 17 – Com
ity Meetin ing held ld at t Hoogdal Com
ity Center – mor
than n 70 70 peo people le at attend; ; Cen entra ral l Sam Samis ish Val alle ley Neig eighbors orga
fur further; r; at attorney ret retain ined; Pub ublic lic Rec ecord rds Requ equest mad ade by y at attorney
ebruary 2017 – In Inten ensiv ive revi view of
eal many er errors and dis iscr crep epancie ies in in applic lication mater erials ls
ly March 2017 – Neighbors’ Attorney sends letter to County re.
errors, la lack ck of
lic notic
id-March 2017 – Cou County res esponds by revoking MDN DNS and req equiring g applic licant to
itional l in info.
, Cou County im implie ies in in le letter th that t cert certain res estrictions will ill be e put t on
the e permit it (h (hou
limit its on
truck trip trips; etc) c) It It appea ears th that t som
e of
r con
e bein eing g hea eard!
Late e March 2017 – Neig eighbors in invit vite e County and Concrete Nor’West to 2nd
nd Communit
ity Mee eetin ting, CNW declin eclines; Se Second Community Mee eeti ting held eld at t Sa Samis ish Elem lementary ry Sch School ; ; Community pro rovid ides in input. t.
WE ARE HERE –
Permit Process – Futu ture
ture dates es unknown TBD BD – CN CNW provid ides additio itional l in info/studies to
County; ; Community pro rovi vides in input t to County on scope of f additi itional l in info/studies; ;
County is issues es a revi vised SEPA deter ermin ination (M (MDNS or
Envi vironmental Im Impact Statement req equired); );
ts on SE SEPA deter ermination (u (usually lly a tw two- wee eek com
eriod; deter ermination can be e appea ealed ed);
County rele eleases revis vised ed Staff Rep epor
issue e Noti
Spec ecia ial Use e Perm ermit Public lic He Hearin ing;
revie views and submit its comments on pro roposed Sp Spec ecia ial Use e Per ermit
Comments can usually lly be e submit itted up to the day of Hearing, then it is ‘closed’.
ends Public lic He Heari ring; He Hearing Examiner is issues es decis ecision (d (decis ecision can be e appea eale led)
25 YEARS S IS IS A LONG TIM TIME …….
f minin ining operatio ion wil ill l work rk for r th the communit ity?
f gravel l tr truck operatio ion (t (to/f /from th the mine ine) ) would ld be sa safe?
ill l tr truck tr traffi fic affect t peak tr traffi fic hours and sc school l bus s routes?
ruck traffic ic wil ill l stick ick to the propose sed haul l routes?
improvements need to be made to Co County roads to keep us s sa safe?
the roads be made sa safe for r bicy icycle les and pedestria ians with ith th the inc increased tr truck tr traffi fic?
r ongoin ing damage to Co County roads?
ill l wil ildli life feeding, ing, resti ting, g, and movement across ss th the lan landscape be affected?
ill l groundwater and domestic ic well lls s be protected?
that th the mine ine wil ill l not t be exp xpanded in in th the future?
that gravel l processin ing wil ill l not t occur r in in th the fu futu ture?
itio ions plac laced on the perm rmit it wil ill l be monit itored and enforced in in th the fu futu ture?
MANY IM IMPACTS ARE NOT REVERSIBLE
We need acc accurate an and com
aluations BEFORE Permit ittin ing
ty Ana naly lysis is
fic Im Impa pact Asse ssessment
ruck Haul aul Rout
clarit ity on
here/w /when
aul l Roa
aluatio ion
ust t & Vibr Vibratio ions
lete Wetl tland/C /Crit itic ical l Area ea Eval aluatio ions
Fish & & Wildlif ife Ass ssessment
dro-geolo logic ical l stud tudy - impa pacts to
azardous Mater eria ials ls Stor
age and and Spill pill Plan an
From Min inin ing Specia ial l Use Permit it (SCC 14.1 .16.440): The Hearing Examiner shall consider all ll re rele levant evid idence and condit itions that will ill mit itig igate detrim imental l im impacts to the environment and condit itions that pro rotect the general welf lfare, , healt lth and safety. The perm rmit it shall l be gra ranted if if the im impacts are re mit itig igatable. . The burden of
f proof f shall ll be on the applicant…..
We deserv rve tr transparent responsive government th that t puts the community’s safety and quality of life first…
Linda->
ENJOYING FAMIL ILY AND FRIE IENDS IN IN TH THE BACK CKYARD
Div iverse wil ildli life habit itat alo long th the Sa Samis ish Riv iver 68 acres…
SH SHARING TH THE OUDOORS ALONG TH THE SAMISH ISH RIV IVER --
IN OR SH SHIN INE
Central l Samis ish Valle lley Neig ighbors Please help us protect our community’s safety and quality of life. Email il: gravelpitcsvn@gmail.c .com Website: Centrals lsamish.wordpress.c .com/ Donate: www.gofundme.com/gravel-pit-fundsafetyenvir ironment/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/csvn2017/ Please fill out the comment form……………..Thank you for coming!
If you have questions we cannot answer we will do our best to try to find answers if you email gravelpitcsvn@gmail.com. There will be many questions that cannot be answered until we have the additional studies and evaluations from Concrete Nor’West. Please be patient with us, we are a small group of your neighbors with limited time.
Central Samish Valley Neighbors(CSVN) have opened a joint checking account. This account will require two signatures to withdraw any funds. The Account is listed as CSVN –Larry Hedgepeth & Linda Walsh, at Skagit Bank. We are a not a formally formed group and therefore must have individuals listed on the checking account. As many of you know there is a gofundme.com campaign set up to help us manage the donations. The fees associated with that are 7.9% fee + .30 for each donation which is deducted by the gofundme foundation before it is deposited. To donate online you can use your credit or debit
provide complete account of any deposits and any funds used. The funds donated will be used for expenses such as consultants and other experts who will review and provide us with reports, and expenses such as the facilitator. As we have said before that the cost for the Traffic Consultant to review any traffic reports starts at $2200.00 but we fully expect it will be closer to $4000.00 before we are done. If we have additional experts review the Wetland reports or other documents those will be additional fees. We are extremely fortunate to have all the Attorney’s fees covered by our generous anonymous donor. Thank you for all your support.