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Planning Conimisskm 11age 7 NL iy 22,2018 Ms, Goodin explained their security, procedures of two I?lk River police officers are paid tcs stay overnight oil site during carriping events. Dennis Gallenberg - 10965 217"' Ave., explained his concerns -with noise fro.mi the racing trucks, cars, snowi-nobiles, and the announcer on the loud speaker. Ile canno longer tolerate the noise and requested a decibel level on the vehicles operating as well as limits on when vehicles can operate, Ile said no one should have to constantly hear the noise ftorn. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Dave Solers - 21538 Brook. R.d. NW, said the woods are thick but the noise penetrates thewoods and vegetation anyway and additional vegetation will not buffer that kind of noise. Fle said something else: needs to be used as a buffer to drop the decibel level. Mike Swanson, 21310 Brook Rd. NW, asked if the 80 acre parcel is allowed to be used as a track. Nis, Leese erg stated the entire property is zoned XCR,which does allow certain perni.itted and conditional uses, Mr. Swanson stated fie has witnessed F"RX running triotorcycles along the trail bordering his property and has concerns with accidents and liability if they happen to occur on his property. He stated it's seetris impossible to contain the noise and he feels any, additional.vegetation won't be beneficial. He said the sound is already extreme and wished he didn't live next to it. Fie and his wife can hear the announcer on the speaker and are unable to be on the phone in their house with their windows aspen, Ile is concerned with add:rig concerts and evening event noise and wondering when this will end. There being no one further to speak, Chair johnson closed the public hearing. Cotntnissionerjordan stated the reality is that this place exists and asked hcyw the commission allows an operation to continue while mitigating noise issues, and suggested changes with stage position and speaker direction. Ms. Goodin stated the current concerts draw approximately 2500 guests with the potential of 3000 guests for a more popular artist. She explained stages previously used have backdrops that push the sound forward. She indicated since this was the first noise complaint she's heard, they can place the stages in different areas of the property to assist in noise rintigation. Commissionerjordan stated before he could vote on these iterros, lie asked for a more detailed concept of what f4RX will. do to mitigate noose and security concerns. He asked about people wandering off the ptoperty and if there was any sort of fcricing or property line markers. Cotimussicmer jordan stated he can't \To te for this until some of those areas are considered..