[Durham INC] 751 Water and Sewer Agreement: Attempts to push this through by Jan 3

[Melissa Rooney]

The appeal from citizen's must be-this should not be done until the courts have 
rendered a decision.
January is coming fast. See below for more information (obtained from other 
concerned Durham citizens).

Thanks for writing the City Council and Tom Bonfield about this:
council at ci.durham.nc.us, Tom.Bonfield at durhamnc.gov 
(remove any spaces in the above email addresses)

And please spread the word!

--Melissa Rooney

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 The agreement to extend water and sewer to the 751 development is on the agenda 
for the January 3 meeting of the Durham City Council.


 If the water and sewer agreement and the subsequent annexation/rezoning  
agreement were to clear Council, then our lawsuit (appeal to Superior Court to 
question the discounting of the protest petition based on land 'donated' last 
minute to the Department of Transportation) in all likelihood would be rendered 
moot. It is clear that the K&L Gates firm are pressuring city manager Tom 
Bonfield to expedite this process.


 Emails to Tom B and to the Council stressing the fundamental unfairness of 
short-circuiting the legal process would be very helpful. The history of this 
case has been a case study in back-room deals and the exercise of influence. The 
city should at the very least give this time to be decided in court.The 
development/legal team are no doubt counting on us not being able to mobilize 
over the holidays. Let's disappoint them.

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You may already be aware that NCSU developed a computer model to predict 
stormwater pollution impacts from proposed real estate developments.  This model 
could give city/county officials data to determine whether a proposed 
development project should be allowed to move forward & whether a project would 
endanger water quality.  The model was designed in response to state regulations 
that limit the amount of nutrients that can flow into Jordan Lake.  Perhaps 
there is liability if a municipality approves a development project that too 
heavily degrades the water supply used by other counties, similar to the Falls 
Lake issue.  Not sure how the 751 South development would fare if the proposed 
development plans were plugged into the model.

The announcement from NC State that appeared in July 2010 is attached. 


      
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