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The project will negatively impact the surrounding residential neighborhood due to <br />increased noise pollution, increased traffic and vehicle related air emissions from <br />truck traffic and from the juice storage and packaging operation itself, and the <br />increased visual impact from bright lights 24 hours a day: <br /> <br />The proposed project is said to produce noise levels of up to $0 decibals which exceeds <br />allowable limits for a residential neighborhood in daytime and nightime noise. The <br />following chart depicts allowable levels according to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />Rules: <br /> Daytime Nightime <br /> LS0 LIO L$0 L10 <br /> Decibals 60 65 50 55 <br /> <br />Again the height of the building is not compatible with the surrounding neighbors <br />properties. <br /> <br />The large amount of heavy truck traffic will severely impact the use and enjoyment of <br />surrounding property owners. <br /> <br />The visual disturbance of 24 hour a day lighting will also negatively impact the <br />neighboring homeowners. <br /> <br />Air emissions resulting from increased vehicle emissions and smell from prOCessing of <br />juice will effect the daily enjoyment of homeowners outside use of their property. <br /> <br />All of the above impacts will lower property values of adjacent homes. <br /> <br />The project will have an impact on the infrastructure of the neighborhood due to <br />excessive use of the local roads for larger than expected truck traffic and the high <br />amount of water usage required by the facility: <br /> <br />The proposed project is scheduled for benefit from Tax Increment Financing placing the <br />burden of the tax contribution on the remainder of the local residents. <br /> <br />The city has proposed to provide a 20% reduction in water rates for a 3 year period for <br />water use in excess of 2 million gallons per month, thus passing that cost on to the <br />remainder of the taxpayers in the community. The facility wig have extremely high water <br />usage thus impacting the availability of water for the remainder of the residents in this <br />western Elk River neighborhood. <br /> <br />Therefore, the undersigned hereby petition the Elk River City Council for a <br />discretionary EAW on the proposal by Opus and ANC/Softpac, <br /> <br /> <br />