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Industrial Activity around Bear Valley

By George & Sandy James

 

February 10, 2014
Monday PM


For a matter of record, we are against the rezone of 1000 block Third Avenue, Case #14-001. It seems every year our Bear Valley neighborhood has to come before the Planning Commission because someone keeps trying to rezone for heavy industrial.

We fiercely object to heavy industrial moving right on top of our neighborhood. For years, we have been subjected to blasting, noise of big trucks moving up and down Copper Ridge, and dust created by these trucks.

Each time there is blasting in our neighborhood, our home shakes and creaks afterwards. We are documenting every time there is blasting because this affects the foundation of our home. For the record, the blasting at Bear Valley Mini-Storage on Tuesday January 21 at 12:15 caused our house to shake, trees moved back and forth, and it frightened us and our pets. This too is a Paul Hamilton project.

All citizens on the Planning Department should stop and ask themselves would want this happening in their own neighborhood. None of these activities should be allowed in a residential neighborhood where people walk and children play. Enough is enough!!!!

George & Sandy James
Ketchikan, Alaska

About: "We live in Bear Valley and are affected by the noise, blasting, and dust created by Heavy Industrial activity."

Received February 06, 2014 - Published February 10, 2014

Related Viewpoint:

letter Case Number 14-001: A request to rezone Low Density Residential acreage to General Commercial and Heavy Industrial By Karen Ramsey

letter Regarding rezoning #14-001 By Kathy Paulson

letter Bear Valley rezoning By Brent Connor

letter Rezone #14-001 By Harlan & Megan Heaton

letterCASE 14-001 Rezoning By Darlene Breitkreutz

letter Case Number 14-001 the Rezoning of Residential land in town to Heavy Industrial and Unrestricted Commercial By Theresa Hamilton

letter Rezone 14-001 By Ernest Hamilton

letter Rezone of Quarry area case number 14-001 By Peter Ellis and Roz Ellis

letter The Rezoning of Residential land in town to Heavy Industrial and Unrestricted Commercial By Amanda Mitchell

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