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Geri Betz
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6/8/04 11 :36AM
MountainGate Preblastdoc
Portland, OR
June 4, 2004
Dear Neighbor,
As you more than likely are aware, the MountainGate Development has been given the nod to
start work. The hearings and submittals were substantial but they are now over and it's time to go to work.
The first order of business will be to reshape the old quarry site and that, as you know, will involve carefui
blasting.
The city was very explicit in requiring we contact homeowners in the immediate area and not only
explain what the work will involve but also to offer them a preblasting inspection of their homes at no cost
to them. This is where Explosive Technical Service comes in. We are a third party with no ownership
interest or tie with either the contractor or the property owner. Our function is simply to make an
inspection of each residence within 250 feet of the MountainGate property line in the area of the old quarry
at the base of Potato Hill. . .
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This inspection has two purposes. The;,first is to establish the condition of the residences prior to
the start of blasting so that later, should be anY issues of property damage, the owner will have a
document verifying their properties condition. the owner will receive a copy of the inspection report and
copies of all photos taken. The second purpose is to identify potentially sensitive construction to assist
with the blast design. The inspections will take'.approximately 30 to 45 minutes and you will be contacted
to arrange for a mutually convenient time to do'them. If for some reason we are unable to contact you by
Thursday, June 10th, .please feel free to contact Land Planning Consultants, Geri Betz or Mike Evans, at
726,8523 to set a convenient time.
I will be contacting you starting on Tuesday. I very much appreciate your help in getting this
prework portion done.
Sincerely,
Dick Daniel
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(Land Planning Consultants)
Dear Neighbor,
As you may be aware, the MountainGate Master Plan Development quarry hearings are
now completed and the project has been approved. Road building and site development
work is planned to start the 1st week in July. The old quarry site to the north of the
Weyerhaeuser Road will undergo significant modification and be transferred to the
Willamette Parks and Recreation District for future use as a public park. The contractor
will have to do some carefully controlled blasting to work through this portion of the
project and the blasted rock that will be generated is to be crushed for road base.
BJ. Equipment Co. of Eugene will be doing this portion of the work. They have an
excellent record of careful and safe blasting in residential areas and have our full
confidence. We intend to do this work as quickly and quietly as possible with a
minimum of inconvenience to our neighbors. We anticipate that blasting will be the first
order of business and we expect that that phase of this work will be complete within six
weeks.
To minimize your inconvenience, we will be drilling between the hours of 8 AM and 6
PM Monday through Friday and our shots will be restricted to daylight hours between 9
AM and 5 PM.
Our operations are designed to be, and as you will see, are pretty tame. All blasts will be
engineered to contiol any possibility of fly rock. An air horn warning signal of 5 long
blasts will sound five (5) minutes prior to the blast. Immediately prior to the blast, ten
(10) rapid air horn signals will be heard. After the blast, an all-clear air horn signal will
be sounded.
Although we have engineered our blasting operations to eliminate the possibility of
vibration or fly rock damage to you homd, you will feel a slight ground motion and a
low level of noise. This is normal in this lYre of construction and you need not be
concerned. During the blast, monitoring equipment will be used to measure the levels of
ground motion and sound. During the actual blasting, we would very much appreciate it
as a precautionary measure that you remaih indoors.
We plan on starting the program ofPre:blLt inspections of residences on Friday, June
10th. Homes located within 250 feet of tHe property line to the south of the quarry will
be advised of the upcoming inspection prdgram. Homes beyond the residential
inspection zone out to 57th Ave. will be n~tified of the upcoming work. The home
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inspections will be done at no cost to the h9meowner and_will assist the contractor in the
design of their blasts. The inspections will additionally establish, for homeowners
protection and peace of mind, the conditio It of their home prior to the start of our
operations. Homeowners will receive a copy of the inspection report and copies of any
photos taken. '
A Mr. Dick Daniel will be making these inspections. You will be contacted to arrange
for a mutually convenient time to do these ,inspections. If you wish, you may contact
Land Planning Consultants in Springfield at 726-8523 to schedule your inspection.
We are committed to making sure our blasting operations are not threatening or
damaging and to responding promptly to any questions you may have. We appreciate
your understanding and cooperation in the above. Your safety is our very first concern
and we will make every effort to see that you, or your property, are not adversely affected
by our work.' Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 726-8523.
Thanking you in advance,
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