SOLVANG RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES:  ATTACHED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TO BE VOTED ON IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS UNLESS WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OBJECTING SIGNATURES SUBMITTED TO: dvillalo@countyofsb.org

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

THIS OPERATION LOCATED ADJACENT TO RANCHO SANTA YNEZ ESTATES HOME PARK COMMUNITY 1400 FYORD RD/ALISAL ROAD WILL CREATE  MINING OPERATIONS 300 FEET DEEP "5 DAYS A WEEK, FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS".  THIS PLAN REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT "INCREASE TO CURRENT OPERATIONS."  THE ADDITIONAL MINING "COULD" (ABSOLUTELY WILL) "NEGATIVELY IMPACT 'AIR QUALITY' WITH "INCREASED DUST AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED NOISE LEVELS"; TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT IMPACTING HOME PRICES AND ABILITY TO SELL, AS WELL AS AFFECT OUR ENTIRE VALLEY TOURISM, DETER VISITORS, AND MAKE OUR HIGHWAY 246 EVEN MORE IMPOSSIBLE TO USE, MAKING 154 THE ALTERNATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CHOICE.  TRAFFIC ON 246 AT THE BUELLFLAT PROJECT EXIT WILL BE BACKED UP FOR MILES, JAMMING PASSAGEWAY FOR THE BUELLFLAT PROJECT'S 358 TRUCK TRIPS PER DAY, 45 PER HOUR, ALMOST 1 PER MINUTE!  SOLVANG BUSINESSES WILL DIE, AND BUELLTON AS WELL AS SOLVANG AND THE ENTIRE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY WILL BE IMPACTED.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU AGREE THAT APPROVAL OF THIS PROPOSAL WOULD DAMAGE THIS ENTIRE VALLEY!

TOM AND SHER KILEY

RANCHO SANTA YNEZ ESTATES

TOMHES@AOL.COM 

SHERKILEY1@GMAIL.COM