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Neighbors present video counts and say truck traffic on Goldview Road is already severe
Summary
Several residents told the board they recorded daily truck volumes exceeding 1,000 passes on sampled weekdays and said an added concrete plant would worsen noise, road damage and safety risks for pedestrians and school buses.
Multiple neighbors told the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment they are already experiencing heavy truck traffic on Goldview, Aiken and Newstock roads and presented lay evidence to illustrate the volume. Resident Eric Quarram submitted timestamped video counts for two weekdays showing 1,048 truck passes on Jan. 30 and 1,383 on Feb. 5.
Quarram said the community cannot absorb further truck increases and urged the board to deny the permit. Other residents described damage to roads, near‑misses, school‑bus delays and reduced ability to use sidewalks and porches. The board accepted the documents as lay witness exhibits but noted that citizen counts carry different weight than expert traffic studies.
Applicant representatives said the proposed plant would average about 40 round trips per workday and that over 90% of the mixer trucks would be company‑owned and subject to company controls. The board adopted permit conditions focused on sight‑distance work, signage and off‑hour routing for mixers; staff flagged enforcement challenges for routing on state roads.
