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This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Sat 5/31/2025 3:25 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lisa Hanneman Email hannlm85@yahoo.com Phone 6235567051 Address / City / State / Zip 17036 West Windermere way Surprise AZ 85374 Please leave your comments or questions below: The BNSF intermodal site should not be built in Wittman. It should be put much farther out, far away from neighborhoods. Traffic is already horrible on Grand near 303. Thank you. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Tue 8/12/2025 1:44 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lisa Miller Email LisaMiller4RealEstate@cox.net Phone 6233269261 Address / City / State / Zip 26954 N. 99TH DRIVE Please leave your comments or questions below: Hi Debbie! I am writing in opposition to the BNSF railyard. In your recent weekly update, you mention that BNSF projects 22,000 trucks per day. That is the first time I have actually heard a number other than BNSF saying 300-400 trucks required per train. The 22,000 vehicles per day is more than an order of magnitude larger than their early estimates and I suspect that number will go even higher if this project comes to fruition. As you may know, if you travel on Grand Avenue to the north, there is a lot of traffic and accidents already. In my opinion, as a real estate perspective, I believe that this was make the values of homes in the area drop. It will also make it a much less desirable area for people to move it - and it is growing like crazy right now. There is already too much traffic for the amount of traffic control devices up and down Grand Avenue. It is already dangerous to travel and this will make even more so! Not only will this bring the already busy West Phoenix roads (Grand, 101, 303) to traffic gridlock, it will impede the dispatch of emergency vehicles. I think BNSF is painting as rosy a picture as possible to sell us a bill of goods that once purchased will metastasize to something none of us will recognize. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Tue 8/12/2025 5:12 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lisa Nicholson Email hildegarde102@gmail.com Phone 1623340406 Address / City / State / Zip 17803 N. 130th Drive, Sun City West, AZ, 85375 Please leave your comments or questions below: Dear Supervisor Debbie Lesko, and all the Supervisors, I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to the BNSF intermodal facility being built in the Wittman, Arizona, area. Please vote AGAINST anything that would allow BNSF to move forward with this project. Thank you. Sincerely, Lisa Royer Nicholson, 8/12/2025 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook Fw: Railroad From Debra Lesko <Debbie.Lesko@maricopa.gov> Date Fri 6/20/2025 7:34 PM To Bill Leal (DOT) <Bill.Leal@Maricopa.Gov> Cc Scott Isham <Scott.Isham@Maricopa.Gov> please send my response and add to newsleƩer and forward to P & D. From: Logan Anseth <logan.anseth@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 5:45 PM To: Debra Lesko <Debbie.Lesko@maricopa.gov> Subject: Railroad I oppose the BNSF project CPA2024006 Logan Anseth Sent from my iPhone This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Sun 8/24/2025 2:02 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lois Woods Email loisdoyle_2@q.com Phone 623-341-6462 Address / City / State / Zip 132224 N. 99th Drive Please leave your comments or questions below: We are not in support of the new intermodal project that will be built in the area north of Sun City. We have lived here 9 years now and enjoy the area because of it is pretty much free of crime and we are comfortable walking in early morning and late evening for that reason. There is not a huge amount of traffic in the area except for the winter time when the snow birds come to Arizona for the winter. This project would even make the area even more heavy on a year around basis. I cannot see the benefits of the project affecting the retired folks such as ourselves. Doyle and Lois Woods Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook BNSF Railway project From loren.fellows@gmail.com <loren.fellows@gmail.com> Date Sun 7/6/2025 2:20 PM Cc District 1 <District1@maricopa.gov>; District 2 <District2@maricopa.gov>; District 3 <District3@maricopa.gov>; District4 <District4@maricopa.gov>; District 5 <District5@maricopa.gov>; bpingerelli@azleg.gov <bpingerelli@azleg.gov>; dlivingston@azleg.gov <dlivingston@azleg.gov>; fcarroll@azleg.gov <fcarroll@azleg.gov> District 1 Supervisor Mark Stewart ¶¶ District 2 Supervisor Thomas Galvin¶¶ District 3 Supervisor Kate Brophy McGee District 4 Supervisor Debbie Lesko¶ District 5 Supervisor SteveGallardo¶ Rep. Beverly Pingerelli Rep. David Livingston Sen. Frank Carroll We are very concerned about the negative impact the BNSF Railway project near Wittmann, AZ, will have on our quality of life. This is a betrayal of what we moved to Sun City West. Loren Fellows 14205 w Parada,£ Sun City West. 85375 This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Tue 5/13/2025 7:09 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lori Hendershot Email alamojavalina@gmail.com Phone 6239103370 Address / City / State / Zip alamojavalina@gmail.com Please leave your comments or questions below: I am Lori Hendershot and I am a volunteer with the group, Keep Us Rural. Wittmann & surrounding communities do not want the BNSF Railroad to come to our area. The noise & pollution will ruin this area, also it will add way too much traffic. Most of us moved out of the cities for the peace & quiet of thr rural areas. I am willing to help with stopping the railroad. Please keep us informed. Sincerely, Lori Hendershot 25236 W Gambit Trail, Wittmann, AZ 85361 623-910-3370 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook RE: BNSF Railway Yard From District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Date Wed 5/7/2025 9:34 PM To rlkbpalmer <rlkbpalmer@gmail.com> 1 attachment (73 KB) BNSF Response 05-07-25.pdf; Dear Lori, Thank you for contacting me and providing your address. I appreciate your email! Please see my attached response. Sincerely, Supervisor Debbie Lesko District 4 Board of Supervisors O: 602-506-7642 [ Maricopa.Gov ] Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | LinkedIn Subscribe to Newsletter: Maricopa.Gov/SubscribeD4 From: rlkbpalmer Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 2:54 PM To: District4 Subject: RE: BNSF Railway Yard Thank you for your quick response. Yes, I am in Supervisor District 4, Legislative District 29. My address is: 15421 W Bobwhite Way, Surprise, AZ 85387. I am actually in a county island between Surprise & Peoria, off of 155th Ave, north ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Thank you for your quick response. Yes, I am in Supervisor District 4, Legislative District 29. My address is: 15421 W Bobwhite Way, Surprise, AZ 85387. I am actually in a county island between Surprise & Peoria, off of 155th Ave, north of Peakview Rd. Thank you, Lori Palmer Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Date: 5/6/25 2:33 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Lori Palmer <rlkbpalmer@gmail.com> Subject: RE: BNSF Railway Yard Hi Lori, Thank you for reaching out to Supervisor Lesko to express your concerns with the BNSF zoning. We are interested in knowing if you are a District 4 constituent who resides near the proposed site. If so, could you please provide your address? Kind regards, Bill Leal BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPERVISOR DEBBIE LESKO -DISTRICT 4 Deputy Chief of Staff O: 602-506-7642 [ Maricopa.Gov ] Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn From: Lori Palmer <rlkbpalmer@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 8:30 PM To: District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Subject: BNSF Railway Yard Supervisor Lesko, Please consider the lifestyle of your voters out in the northwest valley. We really NEED you to OPPOSE BNSF zoning! There is not a single good reason for BNSF to build their hub in such a beautiful desert location and an ever Supervisor Lesko, Please consider the lifestyle of your voters out in the northwest valley. We really NEED you to OPPOSE BNSF zoning! There is not a single good reason for BNSF to build their hub in such a beautiful desert location and an ever increasing, populated area. It will forever change the landscape in such an irreparable way. There must be a better, lesser populated area for BNSF to build their hub. Thank you, Lori Palmer This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook BNSF From Louise Tamayo <louiset1369@icloud.com> Date Sat 5/17/2025 6:57 AM To District 3 <District3@maricopa.gov>; District 2 <District2@maricopa.gov>; District 1 <District1@maricopa.gov>; District4 <District4@maricopa.gov>; District 5 <District5@maricopa.gov> Louise Tamayo 29605 N 224 Drive Wittmann, Az 85361 Re: Proposed BNSF Railway Depot May 18, 2025 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 Attn: District Supervisor Dear Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, I am writing as a concerned resident of Wittmann, Arizona regarding the proposed construction of a major BNSF railway depot in our community. While I understand the potential economic and logistical benefits such a project may bring, I would like to respectfully raise several concerns about the possible negative impacts on our town and its residents. Noise Pollution: A large-scale rail yard will likely operate around the clock, producing consistent noise from engines, horns, and industrial activity that could significantly disturb the peace of our rural community. Light Pollution: Our beautiful night sky will definitely be effected by all the artificial lights needed to keep a facility such as this. Air Quality: The increase in diesel locomotive emissions and truck traffic could degrade local air quality, which may pose long-term health risks to residents, especially children and seniors. Traffic and Infrastructure Stress: Our local roads were not built to accommodate the volume of traffic a major depot would bring. Increased congestion and wear on infrastructure are almost certain. Water Use and Environmental Risk: In our desert region, water is a precious resource. A large industrial operation could stress our limited supply and introduce potential contamination risks to groundwater. Property Values and Community Character: Proximity to a major industrial facility may negatively affect property values. More importantly, it risks altering the rural character of Wittmann that so many of us cherish. Wildlife and Ecosystem Disruption: The area surrounding Wittmann is home to native wildlife and sensitive desert habitats. Construction and operation of a depot could disrupt these ecosystems in irreversible ways. I urge you to thoroughly consider these concerns and ensure that any decisions made reflect the interests and well-being of the residents of Wittmann. Community input, environmental assessments, and long-term planning should guide this process. Thank you for your time, attention, and service to our county. I appreciate your commitment to making decisions that balance growth with quality of life. Sincerely, Louise Tamayo Voter This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 12:47 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lyle Coren Email ljcoren@gmail.com Phone 4804794800 Address / City / State / Zip 16250 W. Sandia Park DR., Surprise, AZ 85374 Please leave your comments or questions below: I am very much against BSNF building an intermodal facility near Wittman, Az. This will affect the entire West Valley, and not for the good. The increase in traffic alone is more than enough to halt this project before it starts. Please do whatever you can to prevent BSNF from carrying through with their plans. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook FW: BNSF input From Bill Leal (DOT) <Bill.Leal@Maricopa.Gov> Date Wed 9/3/2025 9:07 AM To Joel Landis (PND) <Joel.Landis@maricopa.gov> FYI From: Debbie Lesko <debbie@debbielesko.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:02 AM To: Bill Leal (DOT) <Bill.Leal@Maricopa.Gov> Cc: ScoƩ Isham <ScoƩ.Isham@Maricopa.Gov> Subject: BNSF input Please forward to Planning and Zoning. Lyle Tuttle lives in Coyote Lakes, which is near Sun City West. He is opposed to the project. ----- Original message ----- From: Lyle Tuttle <lyle@ltuttle.com> To: Debbie Lesko <debbie@debbielesko.com> ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Please forward to Planning and Zoning. Lyle Tuttle lives in Coyote Lakes, which is near Sun City West. He is opposed to the project. ----- Original message ----- From: Lyle Tuttle <lyle@ltuttle.com> To: Debbie Lesko <debbie@debbielesko.com> Subject: Re: FW: Re: bnsf Date: Wednesday, September 03, 2025 6:30 AM AGAINST this project, but support growth - can't stop progress, nor do I want to, but I see this as a bad deal for everyone except the RR. This project will kill the NW VALLEY IMHO! Remember before the overpass on 60/RR? Traffic backed up, fire/ambulance/police held up? I do not see any plans (correct me if I am wrong) in an effort to solve the traffic (no to mention the noise/pollution) that will result. I have not seen any traffic plans (can you give me a link/map) to connect to the new I-11 <?>, and people in Wickenburg are concerned too. Is it true that the sale of the land was priced way below market - any truth to that? lyle On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, at 12:28 PM, Debbie Lesko wrote: Hi Lyle, Or you for, against or neutral on the BNSF project? Debbie On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, at 11:37 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Marshall Johnson <marshj38@msn.com> Date: 9/2/25 10:53 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Lyle Tuttle <lyle@ltuttle.com>, Lisa Everett <lisaeverettaz@gmail.com> Cc: Brian Taylor <Btayloraz00@outlook.com> Subject: Re: bnsf I believe railway cars are vehicles. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Lyle TuƩle <lyle@ltuƩle.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 10:48:08 AM To: Marshall Johnson <marshj38@msn.com>; Lisa EvereƩ <lisaevereƩaz@gmail.com> Cc: Brian Taylor <Btayloraz00@outlook.com> Subject: Re: bnsf On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, at 10:23 AM, Marshall Johnson wrote: I think you math is wrong. If each train is 59 cars or 100 cars (which many are), that cuts the number of trips by an order of magnitude. That # is CARS/TRUCKS, NOT train cars......kind of a shocker, huh? Please read Supervisor Lesko's report below. Stop alarming people with exaggerated numbers; i.e., 43000 acres,etc. As I said b4, I was wrong about the 43,000 #, and when I looked again and saw my mistake, I sent a correction. As per the #'s from County Supervisor Lesko (See below) the acreage is 4,321....I wish I could blame my earlier 43,000 # on my "double-stroke Parkinson's", but it was all on me... Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Lisa EvereƩ <lisaevereƩaz@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 7:26:36 AM To: Lyle TuƩle <lyle@ltuƩle.com> Cc: Brian Taylor <Btayloraz00@outlook.com>; Marshall Johnson <marshj38@msn.com> Subject: Re: bnsf Yes, shocking numbers isn’t it. And those are BNSF’s numbers not the opposition’s. Lisa Everett 469-877-8644 X - @patriotnheels Facebook - Patriotnheels IG - Patriotnheels On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM Lyle Tuttle <lyle@ltuttle.com> wrote: BNSF projects 22,000 vehicle trips per day in and out of the area when the project is at full buildout. 1440 minutes in a 24 hour day; 22,000 divided by 1440 = the number of trips per minute; 15.27 or 3.92 vehicles per second in/out of the facility....... ================ From Supervisor Debbie Leskos' newsletter: BNSF Hearing Update On August 20, the Board of Supervisors voted to delay a hearing on the BNSF Railway project until November 5. BNSF Railway is proposing to build a large railway project in Wittman, NW of Surprise bordering Grand Ave, that will include a 1,770-acre Intermodal facility, a 1,420-acre Logistics Park with warehouses, a 1,109-acre Logistics Center and a 22-acre Wastewater Treatment facility. BNSF projects 22,000 vehicle trips per day in and out of the area when the project is at full buildout. Railways have federal preemptive rights dating back to the 1800’s, which likely means that BNSF railway could build portions of the project, including the Intermodal Facility without local permitting or zoning approval. It is debatable if the Logistics Center could be built without local permitting and zoning approvals, but it appears clear that the Logistics Park, which includes the warehouses, would need local zoning approval. BNSF Railway has told me that they may proceed with portions of the project, even if the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors denies their zoning request. If you are in favor of or opposed to this project, I need to hear from you. Please submit your thoughts in writing to: www.Maricopa.gov/ContactLesko. Please provide your address when submitting. Thank you to all of you who have already reached out to me. Your voice has been heard. Lyle Tuttle #21155 623-451-6928 Lyle@Ltuttle.com Lyle Tuttle #21155 623-451-6928 Lyle@Ltuttle.com Lyle Tuttle #21155 623-451-6928 Lyle@Ltuttle.com This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 10:55 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lyndzie Messenger Email flopsey123@gmail.com Phone 2183902355 Address / City / State / Zip 18627 W El Cortez Pl Surprise AZ 85387 Please leave your comments or questions below: I’m opposed completely to BNSF building in the proposed Wittmann location which will impact my daily commute on Grand Ave with added traffic and extreme safety concerns. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Tue 5/6/2025 7:34 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Lynn Scharping Email Kauaimego@gmail.com Phone 6235127967 Address / City / State / Zip 29314 N 225th Ave, Wittmann AZ 85361 Please leave your comments or questions below: Dear Representative Lesko, Please do not let BNSF build their rail yard here in Wittmann. The railroad has purchased this land at 1/3 its value a year ago. The size of this structure alone will destroy so much of our land out here. Also will destroy the hopes and dreams of those who have built their lives here in Wittmann. We purchased land out here years ago to get away from the city, the noise and the crowded areas. Please do what ever you can to eliminate this threat. Your many constituents are counting on you to stand in the gap. Maybe this is why we have voted for you each year that you ran for office! Come out and visit so you can see for yourself! With hope and prayers, Lynn Scharping Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 10:16 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name LYNNE PLAXTON Email lynniec1229@gmail.com Phone 6232036731 Address / City / State / Zip 85374 Please leave your comments or questions below: I am opposed to the RR going in in Wittman. Between pollution, excess traffic, destruction of beautiful residential property, possible flooding, not to mention possible danger to children in the area........you name it.........it will be such a detriment to that small city. I would suggest they move it much farther into the desert, away from residents. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook Opposition to BNSF Intermodal Hub Zoning Changes - Protect the West Valley From Madison Ritch <42809chsmjr@gmail.com> Date Tue 6/24/2025 2:04 PM To bpingerelli@azleg.gov <bpingerelli@azleg.gov>; dlivingston@azleg.gov <dlivingston@azleg.gov>; engage@az.gov <engage@az.gov>; fcarroll@azleg.gov <fcarroll@azleg.gov>; District 1 <District1@maricopa.gov>; District 2 <District2@maricopa.gov>; District 3 <District3@maricopa.gov>; District4 <District4@maricopa.gov>; distrcit5@maricopa.gov <distrcit5@maricopa.gov> Dear Fellow Arizonans, I urge you to deny the zoning changes requested by BNSF for the proposed 4,400-acre intermodal hub in Wittmann, AZ. As a concerned resident, I believe this project poses serious, long-term risks to our community across several key areas: 1. Public Health and Safety A 24/7 industrial facility of this scale will flood our neighborhoods with noise, air pollution, and exposure to hazardous materials. The nonstop operation threatens the health and peace of families who live nearby. 2. Traffic Overload This project will result in an influx of semi-trucks, estimated at£7 semi-trucks every second— a staggering volume that will choke our already congested roads and endanger drivers. Residents are rightly concerned this would make daily life unbearable. 3. Environmental Damage This project would strain limited water resources, potentially draining them in a single year. It also risks irreversible harm to local ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and the desert landscape that defines our region. 4. Destruction of Community Character Our area is rural, peaceful, and home to ranches and families who chose this lifestyle deliberately. Turning it into a freight hub would permanently change the character of our community and destroy the qualities that make it livable. 5. School Zone Safety Routing thousands of heavy trucks near schools puts our£children directly at risk. Walkers, bikers, and young drivers will face new and unnecessary dangers every day. 6. Hidden Economic Costs While BNSF promises jobs, the£costs to homeowners, small businesses, and property values£could far outweigh the benefits. Many residents feel trapped by the project, are fearful of the£property value impact and are now uncertain about their future. This is more than a zoning issue—it’s about£protecting the health, safety, and future£of our community. I respectfully ask that you£reject BNSF’s zoning request£and stand with the residents who call this place home. Thank you for your time and commitment to the people you serve. Sincerely, Madison Ritch 42809 N Castle Hot Springs Rd. Morristown, AZ 85342 623-210-5376 /£42809chsmjr@gmail.com This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 6:47 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name malcolm ervin Email eervin13@gmail.com Phone 6029194233 Address / City / State / Zip 20740 west MAdre Del Oro wittmann az 85361 Please leave your comments or questions below: I oppose the BNSF plan being considered for the Wittmann area, the traffic at any time of the day on US 60 is horrendous, and this will add to the traffic jams due to crossing closings during train travel. This cannot be tolerated. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Thu 8/14/2025 1:14 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mark Dolbeer Email markdobs@msn.com Phone 5033517362 Address / City / State / Zip 22413 N. Los Gatos Dr., Sun City West, AZ 85375 Please leave your comments or questions below: I am opposed to the BNSF project being proposed near my residence near El Mirage Drive, and the 303. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 7:18 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mark Rolph Email mrolph@ymail.com Phone 8125280708 Address / City / State / Zip 17202 N Calico Dr Sun City AZ 85373 Please leave your comments or questions below: It is clear you position is to help the BNSF rail hub to proceed in the northwest valley. Your typical politician constituent pandering is on full display. The real BNSF rail hub dangers do not matter as long as it is not built on your front doorstep where you might be inconvenienced by chemical spills and increased heavy traffic tearing up the roads. Look at the East Palestine Ohio rail disaster. And you are encouraging BNSF to quite possibly do the same thing on a much larger scale here? How is that serving the district you were voted to represent? Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 7:24 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mark Sorensen Email markstevensorensen@gmail.com Phone 7123633638 Address / City / State / Zip 29939 W Beacon Ln Wittmann, AZ 85361 Please leave your comments or questions below: The biggest issue with the BNSF project is the added 6,000 trucks daily to Grand Ave. BNSF stated that most of the freight was for metro Phoenix so it will require a left turn onto Grand thus requiring a stop light holding up traffic while those 6,000 trucks turn left. A different location such as outside Aguilar would put it close to the future Interstate 11 making road connections much easier. Thank you for helping prevent this monstrosity from disturbing our rural and residential community! Mark and Tonya Sorensen Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook BNSF Railway project From Pogioli-Marty and Barb <pogioli67@gmail.com> Date Sun 7/6/2025 11:49 AM To District 1 <District1@maricopa.gov>; District 2 <District2@maricopa.gov>; District 3 <District3@maricopa.gov>; District4 <District4@maricopa.gov>; District 5 <District5@maricopa.gov>; bpingerelli@azleg.gov <bpingerelli@azleg.gov>; dlivingston@azleg.gov <dlivingston@azleg.gov>; fcarroll@azleg.gov <fcarroll@azleg.gov> District 1 Supervisor Mark Stewart¶¶¶ District 2 Supervisor Thomas Galvin¶¶ District 3 Supervisor Kate Brophy McGee District 4 Supervisor Debbie Lesko¶ District 5 Supervisor SteveGallardo¶ Rep. Beverly Pingerelli Rep. David Livingston Sen. Frank Carroll We are very concerned about the negative impact the BNSF Railway project near Wittmann, AZ, will have on our quality of life. This is a betrayal of what we moved to Sun City West from Illinois to enjoy. Martin Pogioli 14202 W. Prada Dr. Sun City West AZ 85375 309-472-7184 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Dear Members of the Maricopa County Board of supervisors, I am writing today to respectfully request that each of you vote NO on the proposed zoning change that would allow BNSF Railway to construct an intermodal hub in Wittmann, Arizona. While I understand and acknowledge the need for intermodal transportation infrastructure in Arizona, this proposed location is entirely inappropriate for such a large-scale industrial development. Wittmann is a small rural community with a population of just 606 residents. In stark contrast, BNSF plans to bring in approximately 76,000 individuals to construct this facility-an influx that would completely overwhelm the area and forever change the quiet rural character that families have cherished for generations. Beyond the scale of the project, the hub will bring increased diesel truck traffic, air and noise pollution, excessive lighting, and a host of environmental and safety concerns. These impacts will not only affect the residents of Wittmann but also neighboring communities such as Morristown, Wickenburg, Surprise, EI Mirage, and Sun City West. Please consider the long-term effects this development would have on our way of life, our property values, our health, and our environment. I urge you to stand with the residents and families of this region and vote NO on the zoning change for this location. Thank you for your service and for considering the voices of the people most affected by this decision. Sincerely, Mary J Bernhardt Signature Print 13715 W Greenview Drive Sun City West AZ 85375 Address City State Zip Code 402-880-7530 mjbernhardt@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Phone Email This Message Is From an Untrusted Sender You have not previously corresponded with this sender. Please use caution when you receive messages from new senders. Always validate the sender first. Outlook Re: Petition Against the Proposed Intermodal Hub in Wittman From Mary <mjbernhardt@yahoo.com> Date Sat 7/5/2025 12:19 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Thank you so much for listening! Mary On Jul 5, 2025, at 11:48 AM, District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> wrote: Dear Mary, Thank you for contacting me! I appreciate your email. Please see my attached response. Sincerely, <image001.png> Maricopa County Logo Supervisor Debbie Lesko District 4 Board of Supervisors O: 602-506-7642 [ Maricopa.Gov£] Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | LinkedIn Subscribe to Newsletter: Maricopa.Gov/SubscribeD4 From: Mary Bernhardt <mjbernhardt@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2025 10:37 AM To: District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Subject: PeƟƟon Against the Proposed Intermodal Hub in WiƩman Original Message Attached Original Message Attached <BNSF Response.pdf> This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Sun 6/1/2025 12:45 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mary Beth Kunze Email Mbkunze@yahoo.com Phone 4023625861 Address / City / State / Zip 18414 N 137th Drive Please leave your comments or questions below: We are concerned with so many aspects of the Whitman railroad growth project. Thank you for helping postpone the vote until August. With the most recent report on the depletion of ground water…this adds to our concerns. Debbie, please keep working for your constituents and families. Thank you! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Sat 8/16/2025 2:49 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mary Krueger Email Msuekrueger@gmail.com Phone 651-587-7311 Address / City / State / Zip 14119 W. Whitewood Dr., Sun City West, AZ 85375 Please leave your comments or questions below: BNSF intermodal project planned for north of Wittman is going to disrupt life here in Sun City West, in Northwest Surprise area and all along Ggrand Avenue north of the 303 junction. The sheer scale of the facility will bring disruption to traffic along many corridors. With added noise and pollution and frustration. I’ve been reading the BNSF descriptions of the project and still do not know where the added train tracks are going to be. We have Banner Del Webb hospital that now can be hard to reach even with the slow volume of train traffic that blocks access. This will be one of the largest and intermodal projects in the United States! It should not be in this location. It will devalue our homes, and this Northwest Valley area becomes the least desirable for retirees. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 8:57 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mary Lind Email maryannlind3@gmail.com Phone 970 380 0030 Address / City / State / Zip 12963 W. Blue Sky Dr. Sun City West, AZ 85375 Please leave your comments or questions below: Please DO NOT approve the BNSF plans to build the intermodal hub in Wittman. So many areas will be affected including Sun City West where I reside. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 8:00 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mary Meyer Email Maryjmeyer2@gmail.com Phone 402 750 7664 Address / City / State / Zip 19364 N Vista Montana Ct, Surprise, AZ 85387 Please leave your comments or questions below: I am submitting my letter of opposition to the proposed BNSF hub via the postal service. In addition, I would like advice as to the process of requesting a revision to the antiquated legislation that allows railroads to build huge facilities in a residential area and without appropriate zoning. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 10:36 AM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Mary Shelman Email mhshelman@gmail.com Phone 623-512-0750 Address / City / State / Zip 18725 N Diamond Dr, Surprise 85374 Please leave your comments or questions below: I am a REALTOR in the Surprise/Sun City West area. If BNSF is allowed to build the facility they are proposing, the home values for The Grand, Asante, Sun City West, Corte Bella and those in Wittman, along with other areas, will be greatly impacted. We have struggled to work around the issues with the Loop 303, and by adding this issue too, would only compound the problem. Many of our homes are in the vicinity of Grand Ave, which is already extremely busy. The pollution, noise, light pollution and ease of driving on Grand Av would become even more difficult. We rely on our "Snowbirds" for overall revenue to the city, but my fear is that resale of our homes will be very negatively impacted as well. I encourage you to vote NO on this measure to allow BNSF to proceed. We need to preserve Surprise as the wonderful city it is. Thank you for your help! Mary and Dean Shelman Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Mon 8/11/2025 12:48 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Matt Email mmlr99@yahoo.com Phone 6234668900 Address / City / State / Zip 16340 West Yucatan Drive Surprise, AZ 85388 Please leave your comments or questions below: Dear Supervisor Lesko, Having just read your newsletter and request for thoughts on the proposed BNSF project, I'd like to mention some issues that I haven't seen elsewhere. For example, this is going to be a massive rail yard and I assume there will be thousands of containers shipped in and out of it weekly and monthly. Many of those containers will then be loaded onto trucks and moved around the valley. We already know of the disastrous interchange at Rts. 303 and 60. But what could be even worse is how the 303, between 60 and the I10 and 60 and I17, not to mention 60 itself below the 303, will become a huge trucking corridor. I realize that with the warehouse takeover of the 303, truck traffic was bound to increase, but with this rail hub, it will increase many times over that. If this was 15 or so years ago I wouldn't see a problem but now that cities like Surprise have grown to over 165k residents and millions have been poured into the city to give people so many new quality of life options, I cannot see how making the area a rail and trucking hub is going to do anything but destroy our quality of life. Another concern I have is the safety of this type of rail yard and the growing lack of trust we have in so many of our government institutions to properly enforce safety rules and laws. We all remember the East Palestine, OH train derailment and the absolutely insane manner in which that was handled by those in charge. Also, there have been a number of recent news reports of how trucking companies are employing thousands of un-trained truck drivers to fill a supposed shortage and in the name of saving a few bucks. This is very concerning given that if this rail yard goes through (which I assume it will) the whole NW valley is going to be filled with trucks and the general safety of everyone on the road could become a very big issue. Thank you for your attention to this matter, Matt Reardon Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Please use caution when corresponding outside the county. Outlook Online Form Submittal: Contact Us - District 4 From noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Date Sat 7/19/2025 6:56 PM To District4 <District4@maricopa.gov> Contact Us - District 4 Your Information Please provide contact information in case we have any questions or need additional information from you regarding your inquiry. First and Last Name Maxine Daly Email kondog1@cox.net Phone 6233328602 Address / City / State / Zip 21614 NORTH LIMOUSINE DRIVESun City West 85375 Please leave your comments or questions below: I do not support the new rail center, (I live next to Grand Avenue/Rt 60 and already deal with train noise. I am seriously concerned about the increase of trains and trucks that will seriously impact the environment and safety of Sun City West.. Traffic is already and issue on Grand and I fear we cannot handle the additional traffic. Crossing the railway is already an issue at RH Johnson and Grand. . Entering and exiting 303 is terrible.already.. I ask you stop this effort by Warren Buffet and his railroad.. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.