[Durham INC] Fw: Jordan Lake development: the FIRST public hearing (June 9)

[Melissa Rooney]

Please see below. And at least write the planning commissioners with your concerns about this. We fought very hard and just barely won the last BOCC meeting on this (the public hearing to determine whether we were going to even have public hearings on this matter), so it is very important that we as citizens follow through by voicing our concerns. If you can make the actual meeting on June 9, that would be wonderful -- we need all the people we can get to show that this is important enough for them to donate a few hours of ONE evening.

Thanks!
Melissa


--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Laura Drey <lkdrey2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Laura Drey <lkdrey2 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Jordan Lake development update; June 9 mtg
To: "Environmental Activists" <lkdrey2 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Peoples Alliance" <durhampa at mindspring.com>
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 11:51 AM



Jordan Lake development update; June 9 mtg
To environmentalists, politicos, folks concerned about the drought and hikers



FYI



I tired very hard to remove names that I found in more than one category and I apologize for duplication. 



Development close to Jordan Lake impacts more than just the residents of Durham. 



Please spread the word. Thank you. 



Laura







------ Forwarded Message

From: Dave Austin <durhampa at mindspring.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:15:03 -0400 (EDT)





Urge Durham Planning Commission NOT to Change Jordan Lake Boundaries to Suit Developer   to 



   

Planning Commission's June 9th Meeting is Critical

         

   

The Durham County Commissioners decided, thankfully, to open up the decision about the Jordan Lake boundaries to the public.   The first step of that process will be taken by the Durham Planning Commission whose first meeting on this issue is June 9th  (Tues) 5:30 PM.



You can communicate with Planning Commission members before that meeting (email:  durhamplanningcommission at durhamnc.gov ).   We need to communicate any combination of:



(1)  The private survey was commissioned by the developer who stands to profit from a favorable result



(2)   The distance between two of the reference points on the survey are suspiciously far apart (665 feet) compared to the other reference points.    Based on those points, the land for which a mini-city is planned (1200-1300 residential units and 500K to 600K sq.ft. office/commercial on 164 acres including a natural resource inventory site) will be moved out of the protected critical area if this survey is accepted.



(3)  When the state Div of Water Quality (DWQ) reviewed the Hunter (developer) survey, there was no choice but to accept this survey based on the limited criteria DWQ uses,  BUT  they stated that they (DWQ) were not the final say and the county needed to decide the matter. They strongly recommended a county funded independent survey. 


   

    




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