Properly Made Submission (Object - No.14) - Steve and Linette Fuller MCU12/0216

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     Marcus Brennan
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             Re: Objection to MCU12j0216                            -
                                                                        CSR Clay Extraction

     Mr Brennan,


     We wish to lodge an objection against the proposal submitted by CSR (SCRCref
     MCU12j0216) to extract up to 90,000 tonnes of clay material from two locations
     along Lake Macdonald Drive over a condensed period of 2 years.

     It is understood that the proposal would result in a total of 60,000 vehi le
     movements over the two year life of the project. From our calculations that
     means  approximately 580 truck movements along Lake Macdonald Drive per
     week, or 116 trips per day based on a five day working week, or 11 trucks per
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     hour based on a 10 hour day. As evidenced by the current traffic being
     generated from the extraction of clay in the area it would ap’pear that these
     vehicles will be large tip trucks with trailers.


     As residents of the area who use Lake Macdonald Drive for at least three return
     trips a day we are concerned over the following aspects of the proposal:

          1. Vehicle safety    -
                                   Lake Macdonald Drive is a minor rural road with one lane
             each way that appears to be designed to cater for rural residential traffic.
             The use of this road for the proposed volume of large vehicles poses a
             significant risk to driver safety. These slow moving vehicles have the
             potential to enter the road at locations where line of sight is not
             substantial and cause accidents.
          2. Dust    -
                         the current truck movements on Lake Macdonald Drive (between
             Swift Drive and Lake Ridge Crt) are resulting in significant streams of clay
             being left on the road surface. In dry periods this results in dus.t
             generated from trucks and other cars using the road and makes vision
             difficult. It is our .concern that with the proposed increase in truck
             movements and the fact that extraction is proposed further along Lake
             Macdonald Road (towardsForest Acres) then the amount and length of
             road where dust is generated will increase significantly impacting the
             environment and driver safety.
          3. .WetWeather Safety as noted above the proposed truck movements will
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             result in the deposition of large amounts of clay on the surface of the road.
             It is our concern that in wet weather this will result in very slippery
             conditions compiled by the heavy traffic conditions endangering
             motorists.
          4, M~ronm~ rnJ Damage               -
                                                  d~s:pjte th~ jn~taJJation of a grate O the    Yrrent
             access road     being used for transport of clay materials along Lake
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