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Chris Johnson
From:Kimberly Matulonis <zbtm29@cableone.net>
Sent:Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:12 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Opposed to Application H-2018-0042
September 13, 2018
Meridian City Clerk
33 E. Broadway, Suite 104
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Application H-2018—0042
I, Kimberly Matulonis-Edgar wish to be record as being opposed to application H-2018-0042 by Michael Murgoitio for an Amendment to the
Development Agreement for expansion of Timber Creek Recycling business located at the corner of Locust Grove and Columbia.
I still have questions that have gone unanswered from the first public hearing:
• Current land is zoned as R4, which is medium low density housing, clearly not for business use, so how could the city approve expansion of
this business to commercial use? The surrounding area is already zoned for over 800 new homes which are being built now. And more
residential development is on the way.
• Why has this business not been required to hook up to city water or have any fire protection added to the site? There has been a fire at the
current location.
This large commercial compositing DUMP located in my backyard will:
• Increase the risk of fire to our neighborhood. Over the summer there were composite piles outside of Hailey that caught on fire,
https://magicvalley.com/news/local/update-fire-burns-mulch-pits-north-of-hailey/article_c670bf1f-7b81-5a8e-93c0-e7baeb4cfacc.html, and in
Oregon, http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20180625/stanfield-compost-fire.
• Emit bioaerosols at levels which can pose a hazard to susceptible members of the public. Large scale compositing sites release bioaerosols,
particles of microbial, plant or animal origin. They can include live or dead bacteria, fungi, viruses, allergens, bacterial endotoxins, antigens,
toxins, mycotoxin, gluons, pollen, plant fibers, etc. The bioaerosols are released or produced by the composting process. The microorganism
are absorbed onto dust particles and are transported along with the dust. (BioCycle, November 2007).
• Decrease my property value. Research has shown that property values are lowered if a compositing facility can be seen, heard or smelled from
the home. Even if the facility can not be seen, heard or smelled the increase in traffic from the trucks will decrease our property value and
increase potential traffic accidents in a residential area.
• Increase the risk of contamination of surface and groundwater (Leachate) from the facility. The facility boarders the irrigation canal that is
used throughout the valley.
• Increase the traffic from the large commercial trucks making deliveries to the property on a daily basis, increase traffic from the public
visiting the facility to purchase compost and other items for sale. Currently, we do not have the infrastructure to support the 600+ homes under
development let alone the additional trucks and cars that this facility will bring.
This facility will not work in our neighborhood. A neighborhood that is continuing to grow with many families. Our health and quality of life is the
number one priority that the city should be focused on. This facility may be on the outskirts of Meridian, however the outskirts of Meridian now are
encroaching on my neighborhood and my family and families around me are top priority!
Sincerely,
Kimberly Matulonis-Edgar