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Explosive Technical Service Inc. I
Portlarid, Oregon I
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Ma)\ 5, 2004
Land Planning
1070 Harlow Rd.
Springfield, Oregon 97477
Re: MountainGate Project,
Robert Shelby letter of 4/30104
Attn: Mr. Mike Evans
Dear Mike,
Thank you for passing along Mr. Shelby's letter regarding his concerns that
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manufactured homes are more susceptible to damage from ground movement than
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conventionally built wood framed homes. [This premise is not correct. As a.matter of
fact, exactly the OpposIte IS the case. The steel support members that underlIe
manufactured homes is much stronger andlmore elastic than conventionally constructed
foundation and beam supports. Manufactured homes are designed to withstand highway
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travel with all the attendant jolts and vibration without damage. Also, wall and ceiling
material in manufactured homes also are t)pically lighter and stronger than those used in
conventional wood frame homes and as a tesult are less susceptible to damage from
vibration.
Our blast design is based on causing no damage to lath and plaster interiors which
represent the least strong interior construc~ion. 1 have a high confidence that there will be
no structural damage to any homes in the area as a result our blasting.
Respectfully,
Dick Daniel
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RECRTVED.
MAY 0 5 2004
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