The existing permits allow for 500,000 tons per year production. The expansion proposal includes the addition of an 86 acre parcel to the east an escalation of production from the 500,000 tons per year to 2 million tons per year over roughly a 25 year period. In 25 years it is estimated the quarry will be barren and further mining will not be conducted. The applicants therefore proposed that the end use of the property become agricultural. The increase in production is predicated by an increase in local and regional market demand which is in turn generated by an increase in region population and regional development project. According to the proposal document approval of this expansion and similar projects would serve to fill existing and growing market demand, reduce consumer and agency costs through reduced ton/miles hauled and the action of a normal unhindered, competitive market. A concern that was identified during the Committee meeting was the increase in traffic that will be triggered by the increase in production. A traffic study was conducted as part of the required application. According to the study the Quarry generates 138 trips per day currently. After the proposed expansion that number would increase substantially to 449 trips per day. According to the Traffic study this number was not a big enough increase for the developers, George Reed, to provide any mitigation. It was stipulated that Roger Stewart of George Reed Inc. will be evaluating the traffic study further prior to the environmental review processes. Surrounding residents expressed concern that traffic mitigation and road wear issues will not be addressed or provided for and that the already impacted road will continue to deteriorate further.