STOP HALIFAX PAVING'S PROPOSED CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT IN ORMOND BEACH

We, the undersigned residents and concerned citizens, strongly oppose Halifax Paving's proposed concrete batching plant at 870 Hull Road in Ormond Beach.

This is a proposed expansion of heavy industrial activity near established residential neighborhoods, including Ormond Lakes and Bear Creek, and the Ormond Beach Sports Complex, where thousands of children and families participate in sports and recreational activities.

Concrete batching is an intensive industrial operation involving cement, aggregates, heavy machinery, truck traffic, and concrete washout. These activities raise serious concerns about air quality, public health, traffic safety, water resources, and the quality of life in surrounding communities.

We oppose this proposal for the following reasons:

1. Public Health Risks: Potential exposure to airborne cement dust, fine particulate matter, and industrial emissions that can negatively affect respiratory and cardiovascular health.

2. Children's Health and Safety: The plant's proximity to the Ormond Beach Sports Complex raises serious concerns about exposing children and families to industrial dust, emissions, noise, and heavy-truck traffic.

3. Proximity to Residential Neighborhoods: The proposed operation is near established communities, including Ormond Lakes and Bear Creek, where residents deserve protection from incompatible industrial activities.

4. Increased Heavy-Truck Traffic: Concrete mixers, cement delivery trucks, and aggregate haulers could significantly increase traffic, congestion, and accident risks along Hull Road and surrounding roads.

5. Incompatible Land Use: Concrete batching was previously identified by the city as a heavy-industrial use, raising serious questions about its compatibility with the area's light-industrial designation and the city's Comprehensive Plan.

6. Undermining Previous Zoning Protections: Ormond Beach eliminated its heavy-industrial zoning district. Allowing concrete batching through new development regulations could effectively reintroduce the very industrial uses those changes were intended to address.

7. Water Quality and Groundwater Concerns: The proposed concrete washout facility and three settling basins raise concerns about highly alkaline wastewater, contaminated runoff, and potential impacts on surrounding soil and water resources.

8. Stormwater and Water Contamination: The proposed concrete washout facility and settling basins raise serious concerns about how potentially contaminated wastewater will be contained during Florida's heavy rains and flooding events.

9. Industrial Noise, Dust, and Disruption: Concrete production involves heavy machinery, material handling, and frequent truck movements that could expose nearby residents and families using the Sports Complex to excessive noise, airborne dust, and other ongoing disturbances.

10. Long-Term Impacts on Our Community: Approving this operation could permanently change the character of the Hull Road area, increase the cumulative burden of industrial activity, and open the door to additional incompatible industrial uses near established neighborhoods and recreational facilities.

Our Position: We support responsible economic development, but not at the expense of public health, safety, and established neighborhoods. A concrete batching plant does not belong next to residential communities and a major youth sports complex.

Sign the petition to urge the City of Ormond Beach to reject Halifax Paving's proposed concrete batching plant at 870 Hull Road.