INC NEWS - Fwd: Letter to Herald Sun--Growth & Drought--Sound Familiar?

[Emily Weinstein]

There needs to be a moratorium on new building, and clear-cutting  
needs to be simply illegal if
Durham is not to become hideous. There are enough run-down, deserted  
areas that could benefit
wonderfully by being revamped and would keep the construction  
industry plenty employed without
destroying more forest and ignoring the water situation. But this  
idea does take some ingenuity,
resourcefulness, and a love of the area. Em



On Oct 30, 2007, at 10:25 AM, Melissa Rooney wrote:

> Please see the following letter to the Durham Herald
> Sun in Today's paper:
>
> ______________________
>
> Let's conserve resources by managing our growth
>
> Gov. Mike Easley requested a 50 percent water use
> reduction. On the same day Easley made the request,
> Durham County Commissioners approved rezoning some
> wetland areas north of Treyburn for the construction
> of 175 new homes.
>
> If we are truly strapped for water, why are we
> allowing growth? After the 2002 drought, I suggested
> in a letter to the editor that new building should be
> allowed only when a sustainable source of water has
> been identified to supply that growth. It is unfair,
> in my opinion, to continue constricting the water
> supply of existing residents while adding more homes
> and businesses that will further strain our water
> supplies. Why should we be asked to limit our showers,
> etc, when our governments show no restraint in
> approving growth that will only make this resource
> even more scarce?
> These droughts are cyclical and will continue to
> occur. Ignoring that fact, and not planning for
> sustainable growth will only turn this area into a
> nightmare for those who live here. I wish that your
> paper would address this problem instead of telling us
> it is our patriotic duty to conserve every last drop
> of water. Maybe running completely out of water will
> wake our officials to the reality that outstripping
> our water supply is an irresponsible way to manage
> growth. When our governments walk the walk, then I'll
> listen to them talk.
>
> Jennifer Fortney
> Durham
> October 29, 2007
>
> Note: forwarded message attached.
>
>
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> From: Reeves Young <rcyoung4 at verizon.net>
> Date: October 29, 2007 10:26:19 PM EDT
> To: pullmans at aol.com, Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Letter to Herald Sun--Growth & Drought--Sound Familiar?
>
>
>
>
> Let's conserve resources by managing our growth
> Gov. Mike Easley requested a 50 percent water use reduction. On the  
> same day Easley made the request, Durham County Commissioners  
> approved rezoning some wetland areas north of Treyburn for the  
> construction of 175 new homes.
> If we are truly strapped for water, why are we allowing growth?  
> After the 2002 drought, I suggested in a letter to the editor that  
> new building should be allowed only when a sustainable source of  
> water has been identified to supply that growth. It is unfair, in  
> my opinion, to continue constricting the water supply of existing  
> residents while adding more homes and businesses that will further  
> strain our water supplies. Why should we be asked to limit our  
> showers, etc, when our governments show no restraint in approving  
> growth that will only make this resource even more scarce?
> These droughts are cyclical and will continue to occur. Ignoring  
> that fact, and not planning for sustainable growth will only turn  
> this area into a nightmare for those who live here. I wish that  
> your paper would address this problem instead of telling us it is  
> our patriotic duty to conserve every last drop of water. Maybe  
> running completely out of water will wake our officials to the  
> reality that outstripping our water supply is an irresponsible way  
> to manage growth. When our governments walk the walk, then I'll  
> listen to them talk.
> Jennifer Fortney
> Durham
> October 29, 2007
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