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October 4, 2006 <br /> <br />To: Jim Ericson <br /> Community Development Director <br /> City of Mounds View <br /> <br />From: Eric Chalmers <br /> Fedtech <br /> 4763 Mustang Circle <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Relocation of Ferrellgas <br /> <br /> <br />This letter is intended to present concerns that I have regarding the proposal to add a rail spur and <br />to locate Ferrellgas on the Tyson Company property just to the west of the Fedtech property. <br />This location borders our employee parking area. <br /> <br />I am a co-owner of the Fedtech property. There are over one hundred people working in the <br />building in a number of businesses that include precision machine shop, machine assembly and <br />electrical equipment service. <br /> <br />The areas of concern that I have regarding relocating Ferrellgas and adding the rail spur are as <br />follows: <br />1. Propane fumes from the facility may adversely affect employee health. We have several <br />employees that have chemical sensitivity issues. We cannot afford to lose these employees <br />and if there are health issues will we be compensated. <br />2. Hiring and retaining employees will become more difficult if there are propane related <br />smells that are pervasive and noxious. <br />3. Having an undesirable use adjacent to our property will have a negative impact on its <br />value. <br />4. The presence of chemicals at the facility may pose an environmental risk to the adjacent <br />wetland area and a safety risk to our building and employees. <br />5. Will the movement of rail cars or impact between rail cars introduce vibration into the <br />ground? Fedtech performs precision waterjet cutting with large computer controlled machines <br />that rely on anchoring to the concrete floor for stability. Any vibration from the rail cars will <br />adversely affect the accuracy of the parts that are cut. <br /> <br /> <br />I am against this proposal. The propane facility should be relocated to an area that is distant from <br />existing businesses and residences. Regarding the rail spur, what guarantees are there that there <br />will be no vibration introduced into the Fedtech building from car movement or abrupt stopping <br />of cars. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Eric Chalmers