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2. Jun0--13, 1989 - - Agriculture, Environment & Land Records Committee Dane County Zoning Department Room 116, City-County Building Madison, WI 53709 Reference: Conditional Use Permit - #747 Dear Committee Members : With reference to the Conditional Use Permit #747 for mineral extraction site on 30 acres located on 7377 Valley View Road, Section 33, NW NW in the Town of Middleton, we would like to make you aware of a number of concerns . Concern #1: Residential Property The property in question is on the corner of Valley View Road and Sugar Maple Lane. Sugar Maple Lane is a dead end road approximately 1/2 mile long. On this road, there are nine residents , one parcel of farm land belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and the property in question. Although not a formal community development, Sugar Maple Lane has become an area of residential single family neighborhood, of single family residents , including children that are picked up by the school buses on the corner of Sugar Maple Lane and Valley View. The property in question has two-tenths of a mile or its longest area along Sugar Maple Lane. As a residential road, there is concern about allowing mineral extraction in this area. Concern #2 : Soil Conservation Requirements Many of the Sugar Maple Lane residents use part of their land for agriculture, whether it by corn, wheat, alfalfa or livestock. As such, there are stringent requirements by the Department of Agriculture on soil conservation, particularly in the natural water flow through this land. Because this land rests on the bottom of the hill, its preservation is critical . The land used for growing crops require strip cropping in these critical erosion areas . It seems hypocritical to allow the opposite to occur in this same community--soil extraction without any strict requirements for conservation or any written plans for dealing with this problem. Concern #3 : Safe Access to the Property for Heavy Trucks At present, the access to this property is on Valley View Road just east of the highest point in the area on Valley View Road. This presents a potential hazard for vehicles traveling east on Valley View Road as they will not be able to see heavy trucks attempting to access Valley View Road from the property. In addition, the roads are restricted to certain weight trucks of which these, particularly when loaded would exceed. Sugar Maple Lane would not be able to accommodate these trucks and moving access, if possible, further down the road would not be recommended due to school bus use from Sugar Maple Lane.