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21. Capital’s proposal does not address the interaction of truck and local traffic on Letson Drive, and associated safety issues, nor has Capital consulted with the Old Order community regarding these issues. This road, a main thoroughfare for old Order Mennonites traveling by horse and buggy, is a shorter, safer route than Katherine Street.  The large number of trucks crossing Letson Drive creates a grave risk of a serious accident. Local Old orders have advised that the proposed overhead conveyor will cause horses to bolt, endangering passengers and pedestrians.  An extensive study is required, along with an alternate plan that does not have trucks or overhead conveyors interacting with horse and buggy and traditional traffic on Letson Drive.

22. Hydro-G: The wetland identified in the report is unevaluated. All assumptions about this wetland are based on theory, not actual information.

23. Hydro-G: The water source of the wetland is based on the reports “expectation”, not actual information.

24 Hydro-G: The area is populated with Mennonites and century old premises, yet the Water Well summary was based solely on the MOE records (which rely on paper work being submitted when the well was constructed) and not a physical site survey.

25. Hydro-G: The lowering of the water table can affect wells with in a 10 mile radius, yet the report only lists wells unless they are adjacent to the property. The report offers that “replacement options are available” for adjacent dug wells with no additional information. The report lacks the necessary detail to allow a proper and thorough critical review of their methodology, results and conclusions about the impact to adjacent wells. The report does not indicate the time of the site inspections and what conditions existed at the time of inspections.

26. Hydro-G: Water level elevation is based on a short time period with insufficient bore holes, lacking the detail to determine actual high and low elevations of the water table.

27.Hydro-G: The report is based on sequential extraction of each operational area, whereas the operation plan of Capital Paving allows for extraction concurrently in the operation areas.

28.Hydro-G: The report provides no construction details of the two ponds and does not provide impact to the water table during construction of the ponds.

29. Hydro-G: The “French Drain” lacks the necessary detail to allow a proper review.

30. Hydro-G: The report does not address extreme seasonal low water levels due to climatic weather conditions