[Durham INC] 751 Water and Sewer Agreement: Attempts to push this through by Jan 3
Melissa Rooney
mmr121570 at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 18 10:37:43 EST 2010
I think that my first message is being held up because of the attachment -- here
it is without the attachment. Thanks for your help in preserving democracy and
environmental responsibility in Durham!
Melissa
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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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