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My family and I live on Italia Rd, I am concerned about the increased traffic of heavy vehicles that will result from this development. Italia road is at best suitable for light vehicles given the lack of maintenance and width. We already experience loud noises from exhaust breaking and empty trailers being bounced around the poor road surface by heavy vehicles using the Boral facility. Not only will this development negatively impact on our amenity it will also significantly increase the safety of entering and exiting Italia rd onto the Pacific Highway as the current intersection will become increasingly busier with heavy / slow vehicles mixing with light traffic. The proposed additional 170 truck movements a day is excessive for what is a peaceful rural location.

I strongly object to this development for the following reasons
1.Noise pollution,we already hear the blasting and crushing operations of the Boral quarry and the many trucks that use our narrow tree-lined rural road from early morning until late in the evening,this development with up to 170 EXTRA truck movements daily as well as the blasting,crushing and loading noise associated with normal daily operations would create an endless stream of noise as 1 loaded truck leaves every 6 minutes as 1 empty truck arrives .This would be on top of the trucks from Boral quarry as well as the trucks that already use Italia road as a shortcut.
2.Water. As the residents of Italia road are on tank water we already have dust issues ie dust settling on rooftops that collect our drinking water,dust on solar panels,vehicles,outdoor furniture etc .this creates more work cleaning these things as well as using more of my precious(at times) tankwater
This development would be in the catchment area for grahamstown dam which must pose a risk to this major drinking water source?
3.Traffic Management.I believe the intersection of Italia road and Pacific highway is already a dangerous area due to trucks entering Italia road from the north or leaving Italia road heading south ,in both situations trucks are starting from a complete standstill ,UPHILL ,often with a trailer on, crossing the Pacific highway at a spot where there is very limited visibility,I personally have seen many,many near misses at this spot and I think this development would only increase the likelihood of major accidents.Italia road is totally unsuitable for the size and numbers of trucks that already use it ,this development would only add to the likelihood of accidents on this narrow tree-lined "rural" road.
4.Property Value.I believe if this development goes ahead it could affect the value of my property to my disadvantage.I moved here to get away from noise of the city and traffic and an extra 170 trucks going past daily would make my plans for a quiet rural property to retire on a complete failure.

Eagleton Ridge Respite Centre (E.R.R.C.) comprising its owners Vince and Belinda Furlonger and all its employees.
Dale Williams
Maureen Bloemers
Emma Mcdonald
Neill Flaherty
Eric Furlonger
Tammy Mcdonald
Melanie Blue
Paige Sneddon
Heidi Mascord
Lee-Anne West
Laraine Turner
Natasha Redriff
Kerry Bockman
Robyn Cameron
Gabby Hickling
Gillian Hickling
Gail Flaherty
Ellen Sheehan
Drew Denholm
Amelia Lodge.
OBJECT to the proposal to build the Eagleton Hard Rock Quarry.I (Vince Furlonger) have completed assessing the 128 page report submitted by the developers of the quarry.Considering the fact that we provide a service to our general community,and disable community as well as having a responsibility to our employees,we have noted the response in an email from Team Leader Michelle Kirkman to myself dated 24/02/17.As per this email,I lodge this submission on behalf of E.R.R.C. stating our objection and wish to further detail and clarify our reasons for this objection within 2 weeks of the deadline (06/03/17) for public exhibition.Thus E.R.R.C. and its staff members individually,will submit their reasons for objection within this 2 week timeframe i.e by 20/03/17.
Each staff member will be briefed on the developers documentation and will provide their own personal response accordingly no later than 20/03/17.This also includes Belinda and Vince Furlonger as owners and employees and Belinda Furlonger as Director on behalf of E.R.R.C.
Kind Rgds Vince Furlonger E.R.R.C.

Please find our attached PDF document in objection the Eagleton Quarry (SSD 7332).

Please find attached PDF file in submission of our objection to the proposal of the Eagleton Quarry (SSD 7332).