HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024_05_15 JLewis_Air - Water Quality Threat_ReplyFrom:Glenn Gilbert
To:Jan Lewis
Cc:Board of Health
Subject:RE: Air / Water Quality Threat in Jefferson County
Date:Friday, May 17, 2024 12:07:58 PM
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Dear Dr. Lewis:
At yesterday’s Board of Health monthly meeting, there was some discussion of your email
during the public comment portion of the meeting.
You can find a recording of the meeting at the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/MKYHl92p_IblMciBydzltDzon51wbBN8YAYmAiMLB4eY4er6wFR3Rp9P5RX1
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If you are asked to enter a passcode, it is: m$i3tfa%
The meeting started a couple minutes late, while waiting for a quorum to be present. The
portion (about 5 minutes) dealing with the batching plant begins at minute 4:20 of the
recording.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Glenn Gilbert
Public Health Assistant
Gender Pronouns: He/Him/His
Jefferson County Public Health
615 Sheridan St.Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-9400 Ext. 421
ggilbert@co.jefferson.wa.us | www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/
Always working for a Safer and Healthier Jefferson County
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From: Jan Lewis <drlewis106@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 2:59 PM
To: Board of Health <boh@co.jefferson.wa.us>
Subject: Air / Water Quality Threat in Jefferson County
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To Whom It May Concern:
I am a resident of Jefferson County in Gardiner, Washington. I am writing to ask what the Jefferson
County’s Public Health Board’s position is on the proposed concrete batching plant about a mile
from my house.
Batching plants are known to be a major source of air pollution due to the emission of particulate
matter, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. These facilities consume large amounts of
water and generate waste that can make significant contributions to water pollution. (There is the
additional noise pollution generated by these facilities.)
Another contributing factor is the pollution caused by idling trucks waiting to be loaded and the
resulting traffic increase on our narrow roads.
As someone already fighting cancer, I do not need to be breathing or drinking carcinogenic
compounds at home.
Doesn’t everyone in Jefferson County have the right to clean air and water? To live in a quiet rural
area? These environmentally hazardous businesses have no place near homes.
What is the Board’s position on this?
Thank you,
Jan Lewis, Ph.D.