[Durham INC] Fw: Falls Lake Rules Public Hearings - June 30th and July 1st - 6:30 PM

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Sharing with INC as well as PAC2
 
Bill  Anderson
PAC2   

 
In a message dated 6/18/2010 2:24:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hchestnut at nc.rr.com writes:

 
----- Original Message -----  
From: _Thompson, Beverly B._ (mailto:Beverly.Thompson at durhamnc.gov)  
To: _hchestnut at nc.rr.com_ (mailto:hchestnut at nc.rr.com)  
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 9:43 AM
Subject: FW: Falls Lake Rules Public Hearings - June 30th and July  1st - 
6:30 PM




Hi Mr. Chestnut.  I look  forward to seeing you at the facilitators 
meeting, and thanks again for  allowing us to ask for your help with the Falls Lake 
issue.  Here is some  background information, fyi.  Feel free to share with 
the other  facilitators.   
 
 
From: Voorhees, Ted  
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 6:45 PM
To: Nick Tennyson;  Frank; 'Casey Steinbacher'; jwhite at durhamchamber.org
Cc: Sindelar,  Karen; Wiebke, Paul; Thompson, Beverly B.
Subject: Falls Lake Rules  Public Hearings - June 30th and July 1st - 6:30 
PM
Importance:  High

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
The Environmental Management Commission is holding two very  important 
hearings in two weeks with massive financial implications for our  community. 
The City staff plans to attend both hearings to share our  concern.  We are 
also drafting some information to share with you that  you may consider in 
developing your own message.  Please plan to  personally invite good 
speakers who will be impacted by the enormity of these  rules (potential $1.5 
BILLION cost to citizens and businesses) and get their  commitment to attend one 
of these hearings.  They will probably be  allowed 3 minutes to speak, but 
hearing from real people is very important to  getting the rules to change. 
Our biggest concern is that STAGE 2 is incredibly expensive  and with no 
real understood benefit.  Without requiring DENR to assess  the impact of 
Stage 1 first, it makes no sense to order Stage 2 at this  time.  You may have 
your own important points to make about Stage 1 and  how it will be a burden 
on your business or household. 
We will share more with you tomorrow and next week, but we  need your 
commitment to getting folks to attend one or both hearings.   June 30th is the 
closest as it is at Neal Middle School on HWY  98. 
Here is some background from DENR staff:  
_http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/emc/documents/01wqc04b.pdf_ 
(http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/emc/documents/01wqc04b.pdf)  
Here is an article from the N&O:  
_http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/09/523564/public-hearings-set-for-falls.html_ 
(http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/09/523564/public-hearings-set-for-falls.html)  
Here is the H-S’s recent editorial:  
_http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/7883378/article-The--1-5-billion-short-straw?instance=editorial_ 
(http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/7883378/article-The--1-5-billion-short-str
aw?instance=editorial)  
Here is the web official notice for June 30, 2010: 
_http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/event-calendar/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_pFx2/38364/1011392_ 
(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/event-calendar/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_p
Fx2/38364/1011392)  
Here is the web official notice for July 1, 2010:  
_http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/event-calendar/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_pFx2/38364/1011400_ 
(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/event-calendar/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_p
Fx2/38364/1011400)  
Please contact Beverly Thompson with you confirmation that  speakers will 
attend.  Feel free to forward this message to others as you  see fit. 
Theodore L. Voorhees 
Deputy City Manager 
101 City Hall Plaza 
Durham, NC  27701 
919-560-4222 
Durham - Where Great Things Happen! 


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