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4. WHY SHOULD THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY BE FORCED TO PAY FOR A DEVELOPERS MISCALCULATIONS BY LOWERING OUR LIFES QUALITY, OR ADDING NEW EXPENSES TO TRY AND KEEP OUR PRESENT LIFE QUALITY. A. MORE STREET TRAFFIC WILL BE ADDED TO THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE TYPE AND SIZE STORES THAT THEY WANT TO CHANGE T0. B. A GREAT INCREASE IN THE DELIVERY TRUCK TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS TYPE (HI VOLUME) AND SIZE OF STORE. DELIVERIES WILL NOT BE A FEW A WEEK BUT MANY A DAY (EVERY DAY WHEN I GO BY THE GIANT EAGLE ON WALKER ROAD AT ABOUT 6:30 AM I SEE ABOUT 6 TRUCKS WAITING TO BE UNLOADED. C. EVEN IF GIANT EAGLE DOWNSIZES THE STORE TO THE CONTRACTED LIMIT OF 80,000 SQUARE FEET. WHAT LEGAL PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED TO GUARANTEE THAT ALL AGREED - UPON PROMISES ARE NOT CHANGED OR DELETED. D. MANY OF THE TRUCKS THAT WILL BE USED FOR FRESH AND FROZEN FOODS ARE EQUIPPED WITH REFRIGERATION UNITS SET HIGH ON THE TRAILERS SO THAT THEIR NOISE WILL GO RIGHT OVER THE NOISE BUFFER THAT IS PRESENTLY ON SITE. E. TRASH COMPACTORS WILL NOT BE USED ONLY FOR CARDBOARD BUT ALSO GARBAGE AND ROTTING FOOD. THIS WILL NOT ONLY ADD TO THE NOISE LEVEL BUT TO THE SMELL IN THE AIR. F. VERY LARGE REFRIGERATION COMPRESSORS, FOR THE STORES COOLERS AND FREEZERS, WILL BE RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK THE COMPRESSORS AT THE PRESENT GIANT EAGLE STORE ON GREAT NORTHERN IS AS NOISY AS A DIESEL ENGINE AT LOW RPM UNDER LOAD) WHO CAN SLEEP WITH THAT NOISE OUTSIDE THEIR BEDROOM WINDOW. WHY SHOULD WE BE FORCED TO AIR CONDITION OUR HOMES SO WE CAN SLEEP? JUST SO A DEVELOPER THAT MISCP_LCULATED CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. E. EMERGENCY GENERATORS WILL ADD TO THE NOISE AND SMELL OF DIESEL EXHAUST WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER IS LOST, THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE LIKE IT IS AT THE PRESENT GIANT EAGLE STORE ON GREAT NORTHERN BLVD. 5. MISINFORMATION, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN MISINFORMATION BY THE DEVELOPER BEFORE SUCH AS: A. IT IS IN THE MINUTES THAT THE INSTALLATION BAY AT CIRCUIT CITY WOULD BE AIR-CONDITIONED AND THAT THE DOORS WOULD THEREFORE BE KEPT DOWN. THE STORE MANAGER HAS TRIED TO HELP BUT IN THE NICE WEATHER THE DOOR IS ALWAYS UP, BECAUSE THE AREA IS NOT AIR CONDITIONED (ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUIT CITY MANAGER.} WE GET TO LIVE WITH THE NOISE WHEN CAR ALARMS AND STEREOS ARE TRIED OUT. THE FLAT MASONRY BACK WALL OF THE SHOPPING CENTER STORES IS A GREAT ACOUSTICAL SOUNDING BORRD FORCING ALL THE NOISE INTO OUR HOMES. THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED IN FUTURE CITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS. B. YES, THE DEVELOPER PLANTED MORE TREES ON THE EARTHEN MOUND THAN ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR•, BUT AFTER YEARS THEY STILL ARE NOT EVEN TO THE SPECIFIED SIZE. THEY ARE NOT SIG ENOUGH TO DO A BIT OF GOOD. (ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET HIGH). PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VIEW THE DIFFERENCE OF THE DEVELOPER'S SIDE OF THE MOUND AND THE RESIDENTS SIDE OF THE MOUND AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND IF THEY ARE SENSITIVE TO THE RESIDENTS AS STATED IN THE WEST LIFE ARTICLE. C. WE TRIED TO HAVE THE TRASH STORAGE AREA OPENINGS FACING AWAY FROM OUR YARDS SO IF LEFT OPEN WE DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER. WE WERE ASSURED THAT THE DOORS WOULD BE KEPT CLOSED. (NOW THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE DOORS ON THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HINGES.