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, , . Pg. 2 - RYDER BUS TERMINAL PROPERTY . 3. Deterioration of County Road F - This road has been such a mess for so long that every- one in the vicinity, and many beyond. know of it. Visitors to our homes comment on its sad condition. We don't think it's exaggerating to say. that the breaking up of this road has been has- tened hy the extra traffic generated by the bus terminal: and. that a resurfaced road. when it comes. is going to deteriorate faster with continued heavy traffic of this nature. 4. Noise" You have no idea how much noise is created by the traffic on this stretch of County Road F. unless you live on the road. The buses are usually in a lower gear to climb the hilI, when coming in from the east. and the rough condition of the road makes vehicles bounce. pound and rattle more than they would on smooth pavement. Homeowners can actually feel their houses shake when a heavy one comes through! We do realize that the road wiII be resurfaced in the near future and some of the noise will be diminished, then. but that won't get rid of the en- gine and exhaust noise. or the air pollution. 5. Fumes and Toxic Wastes - Here again, we have undesirable conditions that have been created by the buses. When 100+ buses are started. each cold morning, to warm them up before going out. fumes and foul smelling air are created. If the wind is light and out of the northwest quadrant, which it frequently is in the winter, choking fumes can fill the whole neigh- borhood. Those who live closest experience the worst of it, but the smell can be very offen- sive several blocks into the residential area. It's bad enough having to breath the exhaust of the many buses, as you try to retrieve your paper from the other side of County Road F when they are whizzing by in the morning; but, when the whole atmosphere is permeated with fumes, there's no escape. It's like being stuck following a city bus in your car! . The toxic wastes that have been mentioned in previous reports are also of concern to us. There's no telling how much ground pollution the oil, anti-freeze and gasoline drippings are creating. Much of this runs off into the Rice Creek watershed, as well. 6. Mud/Dust - As you know, when it rains, the unpaved portion of the bus parking tot turns into a sea of mud. As the buses leave the terminal. under these conditions. a secondary sea 0 f mud is left on the road. This not only can make a clean car dirty, but it can be dangerous, as well - cars sliding on the slippery surface and swerving to avoid the mud clumps. When the mud dries out, it turns to dust and blows throughout the neighborhood. It's a mess. This. of course, would stop if the parking lot were paved, but how much nicer it would be if that land had a residential development on it, with green turf! 7. General Commentary - There are a number of us who moved into the neighborhood a long time ago. Back then, there were only a few buses at the terminal: and, while we never did like the appearance of the bus barns along the west approach to our homes. we made the best of the situa- tion. As the operation grew and began to look worse. residents began sending visitors out of their way, to come in from the east end. In the beginning. most of the buses were parked within the pole barn itself and, at least, we didn't have to took at a whole field of ~uses. The residential area was also not developed as close to the property as it is noW. We could deal with the small amount of traffic that the terminal generated, back then. Our com- plaint is, that the particular use of this property (whIch is zoned "residential") has grown to an extent that we are finding it more and more difficult to absorb and coleratethe negative aspects that come with this growth. We feel. very strongly, that the bus terminal has outgrown itself and become an inappropriate use for the land on which it is located. . We ask that you deny the owner's request for rezoning and take ap- propriate action to encourage them to move the business to a new location.