INC NEWS - Fw: Rezoning Z05-45 Angier Haven

[Melissa Rooney]

Please see my letter to city council below and consider weighing in on this zoning map change. This land is 33.27 acres located on the east side of Angier Avenue, north of Ruritan Road and south of Glover Road.

Thanks!
Melissa


--- On Sun, 7/13/08, Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Rezoning Z05-45 Angier Haven
> To: council at ci.durham.nc.us
> Cc: Steve.Medlin at durhamnc.gov
> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 2:08 PM
> Dear City Council Members,
> 
> I am writing to plead with you to protect our natural
> resources by ensuring proper protections in the Angier
> Haven development plans (33.27 acres). 
> 
> I realize that development plans are often not available at
> this stage, but in yet another case involving
> environmentally sensitive land, you should be able to get
> some commitments in this regard.
> 
> The notification letter indicates that a good part of this
> land is within the Jordan Lake Watershed Protection
> Overlay. I hope that you will not allow any of the
> watershed area to be filled, as this would only serve to
> impair our water resources further.
> 
> In addition, streams which feed Jordan Lake clearly run
> through the middle of this property.  I hope that you will
> demand adequate buffers around these streams -- as they are
> perennial, 100 foot undistirbed buffers would be required
> for near-full protection. 
> 
> Please take note that 'engineered stormwater
> controls' have demonstrated significant stormwater
> violations, which remain unrealized and unenforced unless
> citizens seek out and report such violations (as
> demonstrated by the Egypt development violations in East
> Durham).
> 
> In addition, these developers can achieve the increased
> density they desire by going the 'conservation
> subdivision route,' thereby providing the open space to
> provide protection for this area.
> 
> Otherwise, I do not understand why we bother with zoning
> Durham land, since the development community can so easily
> have this zoning changed.
> 
> Thanks for your sincere and serious consideration of this
> matter,
> 
> Melissa Rooney
> 301 Spring Garden Drive
> Durham, NC 27713
> 919 484 9737