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Date: February 25,2020
Regarding: Type lll Land Use Application: MLA L8-0AL02
Testimony opposed to application from:
lames L. Olson, M.D., dabob20L6@outlook.com
My name is James Olson. I have been a property owner and taxpayer in
]efferson County for over 30 years. I am also a volunteer for the DNR on
Dabob Bry. I care very much about our beautiful part of the world, and
about environmental conservation.
With that in mind... I am here to speak about important issues related to
the application for a cannabis production factory on Coyle Road. Simply
put, cannabis production leads to multiple environmental hazards, and
environmental degradation. Also, a 10,000 square foot facility is not a
cottage industry.
For this industrial project, it is essential to have an adequate plan for noise
reductioo problems from light pollution, and waste disposal. It is also
vital to have an excellent plan for odor protection. Why? Because the odor
of a cannabis production facility has been described as a cross between
skunk cabbage and rotten eggs. What a dramatic contrast to the purity of
the air from the Olympic Peninsula!
I have read the current noise reduction and odor mitigation plans. There
are many remaining questions. For example: How often will the odor
filters be replaced? ItVho will check this?
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As another example: "Non-staff members" can supposedly submit odor
reports. But to whom? How can these reports be completed without
property access? How will responses to these reports ever be monitored?
And there is more:
How will noise reports be made? ItVho will respond?
How will waste removal be regulated? \tVho will dreck?
How will water quality and amount used be monitored?? (This is
something that significantly affects neighbors, given the large amount of
nutrient-rich runoff from marijuana production operations. )
More generally... can all these issues really be monitored given fefferson
County's limited regulatory resources?
There are many other reasons why this proposed cannabis production plan
is not a good idea: Increased tmck trafhc, a nuisance attracting potential
vandalism far from county responders, markedly decreased property
values... and more. These cannot be fixed.
At these hearings, it has been so cle4r that the majority does not approve of
this project. It is equally clear that there are many problems that cannot be
resolved.
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