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Excerpts from Plan Commission Meeting of November 5, 1998 ' Cal. No. 98-70 Petition of MID-AMERICA SAND AND GRAVEL for a S ecial Use I P Permit to allow the operation of an aggregate material recycling and asphaltic concrete production facility on the premises generally located at the west side of the 2700 block of North Jasper Street. Mr. Tom Jordan of Daily and Associates was present and spoke for the petition representing Mid-America Sand and Gravel. Also present was the president of the parent company and the chief executive o�icer of Mid-America. Mr. Jordan stated that Mid-America has an e�sting recycling operation on the east side of Jasper Street which is zoned M-2. Broken concrete and asphalt is brought to this location for recycling. The combination of fine and coarse aggregate is used for base construction and has been approved by the Department of Transportation for reuse in new construction. Mr. Jordan stated that the petitioner has the option to purchase property on � the west side of Jasper Street and they desire to operate three separate business operations. Recychng would be moved to the new srte and the first srte would be sold. An asphalt plant would be added as well as an additional facility for the delivery of limestone. The business, which employs eleven people, must be near rail delivery. An identical facility was just constructed in Champaign, Illinois. Mr. Jordan stated that the recycling facility will be located as far from Jasper Street as possible. There would be one entrance off of Jasper Street offset from the entrance across the street. Petitioner would have street sweeping done on Jasper Street on a regular and on an as needed basis. There is adequate drainage for the facility. A sprinkler system will cut down on dust. Storm water management will be constructed on site. There will be a chain link fence with opaque stripping and a concrete wall on one side of the site where it is needed. Light will be limited to security lighting only. Mr. Jordan stated that there will be noise with this type of operation but with the new proposal it will be moved farther away when moved to the north side. Mr. 7ordan stated that the zoning regulations required a Special Use Permit for this type of facility and thanked sta.ff for their helpfulness. Mr. Schiller questioned if the addition of the asphalt operation would make a noticeable increase in the noise. 1VIr. Jordan stated that the backup alarms on the trucks are similar to those on garbage trucks and would account for the biggest part of the noise. The trucks are semi-trucks and tandem trucks. Hours of operation would be 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. There was an objector present: Mr. Fred Wicker, a resident of Atwood and property owner in Decatur, was present and stated that he owns property to the north of the subject site. Mr. Wicker stated that the developer had answered most of his questions but he was questioning if the issues are enforceable. He asked if the City could be called if dust is flying or 7asper Street is a mess. He stated that there have been some problems for the neighbors in the area and he was concerned.