Why say NO

Hours	Proposed operations are five (5) days per week except Tuesday and Thursday, from dawn until dusk. Season will be from March to October. Peak activity will likely occur on weekends. The application for the Conditional Use Permit clearly states that they will be holding local, regional, and national events.
Noise	Possible as many as 100 or more motorcycles running full throttle, many with aftermarket exhaust systems that are louder than stock mufflers. The only noise-abatement procedure is the proposed creation of a dirt berm that rises 21-25 feet from the floor of the basin. See the recent analysis of a Proposal document that was done by a Maltby resident. The community feels that the berm is NOT an effective noise-containment mechanism. Moreover, the berm will not contain noise from additional motorcycles operating outside of the track area (warming up, moving to/from the track, or undergoing maintenance). The berm will also not contain noise from people or vehicles at the site. A proficient rider operating a high-performance motorcycle could easily take a jump such that their maximum altitude exceeds the height of the berm (the highest jump at MXGP's former facility is 12 feet - a resident went and measured it!). Look at movies #6 and #8 from this motorcross track in Washougal, WA. MXGP's noise test of only two concurrently-operating motorcycles is simply inadequate.
Roads	All relevant roads are two lanes with no shoulder. This includes Yew Way, Downes Road, and 180th Street SE.
Traffic and People	MXGP's former track in Monroe had 35,000 people last year. 5000 spectators, 500 riders.
Parking	MXGP's proposal includes approximately 125 parking spots. What will they use for overflow parking? There is no shoulder on Yew Way. Moreover, does MXGP plan to allow people to camp overnight at the facility? Campers will add further pressure to the lack of parking.
Services	There are no grocery stores or motels in Maltby. People will need to purchase their goods and services elsewhere. So where is the purported economic benefit?
Clients	People will come from EVERYWHERE - even from out of state. They are unlikely to care about our community. Unless there is mandatory drug testing, declaring the sport as a drug-free environment is a fallacy.
Garbage	Broken chains, flat tires, parts, tear-off goggles, camping garbage, beer bottles. Small items will likely be left or lost and subsequently pushed into the soil.
Dust	Suspended in the air and possibly carried for miles.
Pollution	Spilled gas, antifreeze, brake fluid, fork (shock absorber) fluid, grease, degreaser, soap, cleaning solvents, and oil from crashes and maintenance. There already seems to be a critical problem with hazardous contaminants at the gravel pit. Why would the community agree to a proposal that would further contribute to the problem and possibly contaminate our water supply? Moreover, Evans Creek lies just North of the gravel pit. It is a sensitive habitat and feeds into the Snohomish River.
Injuries	They are a certainty - the only question is the frequency. Local taxpayers will pay higher taxes to fund Fire District 7 due to increase call-outs to the motorcross track. The helipad at Maltby Community Park is not a suitable landing site in marginal weather conditions since there is terrain in all quadrants and new, high lighting units surround the park.

• The proposal will be materially detrimental to property in the immediate vicinity.
• Pungent Odors!
• The proposal is incompatible with the intended character, appearance, quality of development, and physical characteristics of the surrounding properties.
• Pollution. Water contamination from broken parts, oil spills, and waste run-off.
• The proposal will be detrimental to our community's health, safety, and welfare.
• The proposal will cause intrusive noise, thereby being injurious to adjoining properties.
• A motorcross park would be out of parity with the neighborhood setting.
• Traffic will vastly increase. Risk of people arbitrarily parking on the street or elsewhere
• The hours of operation (and resulting noise) will increase, as compared to the present gravel pit. Our evenings and weekends will no longer be quiet in the area. Moreover, Phase 1 of the proposal calls for concurrent operations of the gravel pit AND the motorcross track.
• Noise associated with importing 900,000 cubic yards (CYs) of dirt (200,000 CYs for Phase 1, 700,000 CYs for Phase 2) and then building it into the berm.

Please tell us how this proposal could possibly be good for our community.