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State Clearinghouse <br />March 16, 2009 <br />Page 5 <br />under the proposal. See Exhibit G, Letter from Maple View Farm; see a/so, <br />Exhibit E, Tndy article. <br />The EA also fails to correctly inform the reader that this site is located on <br />a rural two lane road, that the site does not perk, that the site has no access to <br />public water or sewer, that the site is far from the primary infrastructure grid, <br />that there is no rail line nearby (important for waste transfer stations), and that <br />there are adjacent businesses that will be adversely impacted by this operation. <br />Among the local businesses is a retreat center located on an adjacent property, <br />the business of which would be destroyed by a busy garbage operation next <br />door. <br />Further, though the Fro correctly states that the zoning here is <br />rural/residential, it fails to give any attention to this. This proposal would locate <br />this busy, industrial operation in the most protective zoning category in the <br />county. The proposed waste transfer station will be surrounded by private <br />homes and the Retreat Center, that rely on .this zoning designation. These <br />residents and businesses must and gladly do-restrict what they do on their <br />land to keep it quiet, rural, and residential. In an amazing act of government <br />arrogana:e, the County has decreed that it can put anything it wants to, = <br />anywhere it wants to, regardless of the effect on legitimate landowner uses of <br />the surrounding land that have relied upon the protection of that zoning. <br />There are many other, smaller mistakes and misrepresentations. All of it <br />shows two things: first, a consultant that has no local knowledge (and has <br />either never been on the site, or lied about the wetlands); second, a process <br />that, far from being careful and deliberate, is on a fast track to approval of an <br />inappropriate site, eyes closed to the truth. <br />OVERALL, THESE DEFICIENCIES REVEAL AN EA WITH INADEQUATE <br />INFORMATION. <br />This EA lacks sufficient information. Critical information is missing. <br />Critical information is wrong. Critical information is misleading. Pursuant to 01 <br />NCAC 25 .0506(c), the Clearinghouse should inform the applicant that "the <br />document has been determined to' lack sufficient information. Supplemental <br />documentation which providesadequate information`should be submitted to the <br />Clearinghouse for review and comment:' <br />In short, the Clearinghouse should require that the applicant submit <br />additional information. Once that information is submitted, the resulting <br />