Ms. Janet L. Carter, Head
Horry County Planning Department

Dear Ms. Carter:

On behalf of Horry County Pride I am writing to express total opposition on the part of our members to the placement of asphalt and concrete facilities in residential areas due to serious public health concerns. Asphalt and concrete facilities belong in industrial parks, and we request that all permits to place such facilities in residential areas be denied.

Horry County Pride believes it is reckless and unconscionable, if not criminal, on the part of elected officials to knowingly place potentially hazardous materials and facilities in residential areas. Asphalt and concrete plants are regulated because they are air pollution sources. They emit significant levels of both particulate matter and gaseous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some of which are suspected carcinogens and detrimental to human health. The SC DHEC is currently basing decisions on toxicity using decades-old information. Science has come along way since then.

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STATEMENT OF DR. STUART SCHNUR
HORRY COUNTY PRIDE
BEFORE THE
HORRY COUNTY COUNCIL
November 27, 2007

Good evening. My name is Dr. Stuart Schnur. I reside in the Blackmoor community in the unincorporated segment of Murrells Inlet. Because of my experiences in my “previous life” – as a member of library boards and Master Planning committees, ad hoc governmental and legislative advisory committees, and my public life as a school district superintendent for 16 years – I have been following with great interest the unfolding story of the so-called “development” of Horry County.

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