Truck yard appeal U 25-0019

Opposed the truck yard, citing impacts on roads, traffic, safety, and the polo facility where her daughters ride; noted Sutter County is becoming a trucking hub.

A seventh grader who boards her horse at the neighboring facility worried truck noise and air brakes would frighten horses and endanger children; asked the board to protect the peaceful place.

A District 5 Planning Commission member speaking for rural neighbors, urged a no vote and said truck yards belong near interstates and state highways, away from residences.

Briefly stated his opposition to the truck yard.

Asked the board to consider the safety of horses and children, noting her daughter spends time at the facility.

A commercial insurance broker who works with applicant Harry Bossey, spoke in support, calling him one of the 'cream of the crop' among trucking operators and saying his concerns haven't been heard.

A volunteer riding instructor at the polo facility, cited concerns about horse spooking and young drivers on foggy, dark roads; asked the board to uphold the Planning Commission.

Downplayed safety concerns, noting the bus stop operates safely, the applicant's fleet wouldn't fill 75 spaces for years, and reefers 'have somewhere to be'; asked for consideration of the applicant's mitigation ideas.

Owner of the polo and horse facility south of the site, read a mental-health provider letter about the therapeutic value of her programs and asked why the project was sited off a reliable transit route.

The 38-year resident and ag teacher next door said noise, lighting, and dangerous sight lines at Star Bend make it 'a bad fit' and asked the board not to support it.

A riding parent described how even a light breeze spooks horses, and asked the board to follow staff direction and the Planning Commission's decision to deny.

Read comments from the UC Davis polo team captain about air quality, respiratory harm, and noise stress on horses, and asked the board to uphold the Planning Commission denial.

Lives 200 feet north of the site; said neighbors only learned of the plan six months after the sale, gathered signed petitions from Star Bend and Shannon Road, and asked the board to uphold the denial.

A student who walks to the Shannon Road bus stop each morning, said she doesn't want to see accidents and asked the board to uphold the denial.

The closest neighbor to the north said a single reefer on site was already 'very loud' for 24 hours, argued mitigations can't benefit some neighbors without harming others, and described the parcel's residential split-history.

A lifelong county resident whose child rides at the facility, asked the board to prioritize children's safety and the area's agricultural character.

Argued trucking families have kids too, pointed to truck yards near a park, school, and church elsewhere in town, and said horses can adapt and that traffic would move slowly.

The applicant said he feared an unfair review, argued the staff report omitted three truck yards half a mile south, said sound studies with a six-foot fence meet county standards, and asked for a fair decision based on facts.