[Durham INC] Fw: Zoning case Z1100024 is entirely in a Flood plain

[Christine Chamberlain]

Iagreecompletely, and will try to attend the next planning commission meeting to express my concerns.   Please let me know if I can help in other ways?

 
Christine Chamberlain


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From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
To: "durhamplanningcommission at durhamnc.gov" <durhamplanningcommission at durhamnc.gov>; "Council at DurhamNC.Gov" <Council at DurhamNC.Gov> 
Cc: Melissa R <mmr121570 at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Friday, 23 December 2011 6:17 PM
Subject: Zoning case Z1100024 is entirely in a Flood plain
 

The entire area under consideration for rezoning (4104, 4108, 4110 South Alston Ave) is in a Floodplain. While the rezoning (to IL) may be consistent with many surrounding developments in this area, it is the only one in the floodplain in this area, and the floodplain continues both above (NE) and below (SW) of this area. 

I am once again compelled to write the planning commissioners and city council and ask when Durham is going to stop allowing our floodplains to be developed? Given the impairement of our lakes (and the federal mandate to clean these up), it is hard to convince anyone that we are trying to mend any of our environmentally irresponsible development ways when we continue to allow our floodplains to be paved over.

I hope that the city council and the planning commission will consider changing our ordinances to better protect what remains of our floodplains in order to save tax-payers money with regard to flooding/irrigation problems that result on their private properties (from continued development in floodplains and other environmentally sensitive areas) as well as the tremendous (and increasing) amount of money it is costing us to clean up our impaired waterways.
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