HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-11 Todd Edgar
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From:TODD EDGAR <tedgar_1@msn.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2024 7:42 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Timber creek city meeting comments
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City of Meridian Mayor and Council members.
I have attended all of the meetings regarding the timber creek
industrial operation located at the corner of Locust Grove and
Columbia in Meridian. One thing I have observed is if you give an inch
they will take a mile…
At the initial meetings this operation was portrayed as an agricultural
facility that would grind wood shavings for animal bedding. That was
the beginning of continuous un-regulated changes that now include
hazardous materials, noxious odors, unsightly piles of materials, and
dangerous truck traffic on roads that are not engineered for such
traffic, all resulting in an overall public safety concern in a growing
residential area.
At the last city meeting it was encouraging that the city council
members seemed to understand this heavy industrial operation was
not following the original agreements and were violating regulations
operating in a growing R4 residential zoned area. They were
concerned about public safety issues associated with this facility.
As the surrounding area at this location continues to grow with
residential and commercial building it seems it is in the cities best
interest to put public safety as a priority and plan to cease operations.
Proposing the following schedule as a path to stop timber
creek operations in Meridian:
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1) Immediately stop grinding of concrete, asphalt and all building
materials that are known be a source of silica dust that can cause
cancer and other respiratory medical issues.
2) Within 3 months(or sooner) remove the processing of WAS that is a
source of obnoxious odor in the surrounding areas and has never
been approved to process at this site.
3) Within 6 months reduce the public nuisance by starting to remove
the huge piles of material that are being stored on the site and violate
the Meridian city code.
4) Within 1 year reduce operations at this site by 1/2. This should be
measured by incoming and outgoing loads of materials and overall
truck traffic.
5) By year 3 discontinue all operations at this facility.
We would like to see the city include firm regulations that timber
creek must follow to ensure the public that this is not another
agreement that will not be followed. We have seen too many
agreements in the past that have not been followed, this time we want
to see some “skin in the game” by timer creek to reduced public safety
concerns and the eventual closure of this industrial operation. This
may include putting up a bond by timber creek that if terms are not
met they would forfeit? The continued growth of this site has never
been constrained to the original agreements, we are asking for the city
to enforce a plan that will be followed with public safety first and
foremost.
Thank you for considering the public in your decisions.
Regards: Todd and Kimberly Edgar
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