September 17, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 58 that would be made and all that information would be shared. THE PUBLIC: Can you confirm whether or not the noise levels during blasting reach between 120 and 140 decibels at the blast? CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: He didn't testify to that. THE PUBLIC: I know he didn't. I'm just asking him, he testified that blasting does not cause so much noise. So I'm asking if -- THE WITNESS: I testified that the blasting, if it's done properly, doesn't create the levels of noise that I'm hearing are a concern. THE PUBLIC: So what level of noise would you describe it as? THE WITNESS: We're talking qualitatively, it could sound like a boom. THE PUBLIC: A boom? THE WITNESS: If it's done properly, yes. THE PUBLIC: Like a boom during a war time boom? THE WITNESS: No. CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. I'm going to stop this. We're going off on a tangent. So he testified -- wait one second. He testified that he's not representing the company doing the blasting. He's not