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SEPTEMBER 9,1999 <br /> CRAIG BENEDICT <br /> DIR.PLANNING DEPT. <br /> 306F REVERE RD. <br /> HILLSBOROUGH,NC 27278 <br /> t"a <br /> 9 rte. <br /> DEAR SIR(S); <br /> MY NAME IS MIKE GORMAN MY WIFE AND I LIVE AT 5506 OLD NOBLE RD. IN CEDAR. <br /> GROVE NORTH CAROLINA. WE ARE WRITING TO YOU TO EXPRESS OUR <br /> DISSAPPOINTMENT IN THE COUNTY'S DECISION TO REZONE OUR COMMUNITY. <br /> IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE REZONING OF OUR COMMUNITY <br /> WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. <br /> THE MAIN EXAMPLE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRIVATE LANDFILL AT THE LOCATION <br /> OF PARCEL OF(436,036 SF)IN CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP. <br /> AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE THIS PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO OUR QUIET AND PEACEFUL <br /> RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. <br /> IT IS ALSO OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LANDFILL IN QUESTION IS ONLY TO BE <br /> USED FOR LANDSCAPE DEBRIS i.e. Tree limbs,tree trunks and other natural debris. <br /> SHOULD THIS COME TO PASS .WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE FOLLOWING WILL BE <br /> MONITORED: <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTYISTATE PLAN TO CONTROL THE NOISE POLLUTION <br /> GENERATED BY THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT?.i.e. dumptrucks,woodchippers,bulidozers etc. <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTY/STATE PLAN TO CONTROL THE EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC ALONG <br /> SAWMILL RD? WHICH WILL BE THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ACCESSING THE SITE. <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTY/STATE PLAN TO REGULATE AND INSPECT THE PROPOSED <br /> LANDFILL SITE? <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTY/STATE PLAN TO MAINTAIN THE NATURAL WATERSHED TO <br /> PREVENT FLOODING? <br /> • WILL THE COUNTY/STATE GUARANTEE THAT THERE WILL BE NO UNLAWFUL <br /> DUMPING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AT THIS SITE? <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTY /STATE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE NO <br /> ILLEGAL DUMPING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON THE PROPOSED SITE? <br /> • HOW DOES THE COUNTY/STATE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY <br /> SOIL OR WATER CONTAMINATION DUE TO ANY UNLAWFUL DUMPING OF <br /> HAZARDOUS MATERIALS? <br />