Recent Letters from Concerned Citizens
Table of Contents
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH
2024-02-13 Letter directing town to website that tracks Vulcan's environmental, health, and safety offenses. HERE.
2024-01-17 List of Emissions from Hot Mix Asphalt Plants: HERE.
2024-01-17 Read letter to GV News editor from past public health official on emissions concerns. HERE.
2023-10-20 Laura Sbarra, M.D. Letter to Parents: Critical Issues You Need to Know about Vulcan's Hot Mix Asphalt Plant. Read Letter.
2023-09-09 A letter and a document both describing Potential Pollution from Proposed Hot Mix Asphalt Plant with a Supplement on PAH, a Supplement on Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Metal Hazardous Air Pollutants.
2023-07-05 A letter and a document both from Laura Sbarra, M.D. to the Town Council on Air Pollution and Particulate Matter and Information About Emissions from Hot Mix Asphalt Plants.
Concerns related to Vulcan air modeling study and Ninyo & Moore report -- navigate to them using the table of contents.
ODORS
2024-02-07 Green Valley Realtor lost sales and references Illinois class action due to odors. Read More... Referenced article by Check CU. Additional article from Check CU indicating dozens of complaints filed in Illinois.. Read More...
2024-02-04 Letter regarding plan for controlling odor and contaminants. HERE.
If you grant the Vulcan CUP how long will it take the Town Sahuarita to stop the noxious odors of burning asphalt tar and exceeding pollution standards such as nitrogen oxide levels? Is there a plan?
Vulcan Materials was just fined for violating air quality standards Pleasanton CA..on Dec 21,2023, just 6 weeks ago.
2024-01-22 Read Letter to Town on Property Value Study and other concerns including Odors: HERE. References 2023-09-18 Vulcan Study Analyzing Diminishing Property Values from a proposed Hot Mix Asphalt Plant. Read Report .
2023-05-20 Letter to town on toxic odors and health concerns: HERE.
CONSULTANT STUDIES AND REPORTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
2023-11-20 Presented to Council at Town Meeting regarding need for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). HERE.
VULCAN AIR MODELING STUDY and NINYO & MOORE REPORT
2024-02-08 FICO has retained expert technical assistance to evaluate the air quality modeling and we will provide that completed report to the Town for your consideration. Read More...
2024-01-17 List of Emissions from Hot Mix Asphalt Plants: HERE.
Read letter to Town regarding Vulcan Air Modeling Study: HERE. Town Attorney letter HERE.
Read letter to the editor of Green Valley News regarding Vulcan Air Dispersion Study: HERE.
2023-09-18 Laura Sbarra, M.D. provides additional comments regarding Ninyo & Moore Reports. Citing OSHA standards to conclude that the general population is safe is not apt under the circumstances. Exposure levels under the current permitting processes, the Vulcan facility is allowed to release large quantities of harmful emissions, including many that have no safe exposure levels. Read More.
PROPERTY VALUES
2024-02-02 Green Valley News letter to the editor. Read Letter
2024-01-22 Read Letter to Town on Property Value Study and other concerns including Odors: HERE. References 2023-09-18 Vulcan Study Analyzing Diminishing Property Values from a proposed Hot Mix Asphalt Plant. Read Report in question.
2024-11-02 Read another letter to Town on Property Value Study. HERE.
TOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ZONING, CODE AND PROCESS
ZONING and CODE
2024-03-28 Citizen letter to the Sahuarita Town staff on the Revised Zoning Code. Read Here.
2024-01-14 Citizen analyses correspondence exchange between FICO attorney and Town of Sahuarita attorneys. Read More: Letter HERE and Exchange Mapping HERE.
2024-01-10 Sahuarita Town Attorney Responds to 12-07-2023 FICO Letter.
Read Town's Attorney Letter | Read FICO Letter | Read CCS Letter to Mayor and Town Council.
2023-07-09 A letter addressing the Sahuarita Town Code Chapter 8.30 titled NOISE. Read more: HERE.
PROCESS
NEW: 2024-04-12 Citizen letters to the Town and Town Attorney response regarding authority in CUP decision making.
Read Letters: Letter 1, Letter 2, Letter 3, Letter 4.
2024-01-08 LISTEN to Mayor Murphy's 2023 look back radio interview
Asphalt Plant discussion at minute 1:48. Read More: Concerns regarding Interview and process.
2023-12-31 Read a Citizen's Letter to the Mayor and Town Council on use permit and limitations stated at Town Council Meeting.
2023-10-13 Letter requests Town of Sahuarita to inform Citizens, Businesses, and Hospitals, now of the potential harmful effects to their livelihoods and health with respect to the pending Vulcan Conditional Use permit.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NON-CONFORMANCE
2023-10-10 Letter to Mayor and Town Council noting the incongruence between the 5 year strategic plan and consideration of a hot mix asphalt plant and requests notification to a broader set of Sahuarita residents. Read Letter.
2023-08-07 Two powerful letters that speak to the significance of the process. It elevates the discussion much higher into the legal/political realm and is a great foundation for positioning citizens to have "equal footing" with Vulcan and the CUP application. Read the letters: LTR3 (most recent 8-03) and LTR2 07-07
2023-07-07 The "new realities of living in Sahuarita" demand that Vulcan's CUP application be denied due to the incompatibility of the Vulcan parcel use as a hot mix asphalt plant. Read more: HERE.
2023-07-05 And yet another significant Non-Conformance letter. Read more: HERE.
2023-07-03 Another significant Non-Conformance letter. Read more: HERE.
Check out the State & Corporate Stance page! It consolidates letters written by Robson, FICO, and the Arizona State Land Department into a single location.
FIRE & SAFETY
2024 01-24 Fire and Safety Risks from proposed asphalt plant. Read More...
White papers were submitted to the town in additional areas of concern, by other citizens and businesses. Find the white papers: HERE.