20180582 Ver 2_Public Notice Comments_20190903 (6)

Strickland, Bev
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Subject: [External] Cashiers Canoe Club
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Re: Cashiers Canoe Club
I am writing to express my total opposition to the proposed dredging project for Cashiers Lake as well
as removal of old growth trees that will also be sacrificed for this project.
I have a home in Cashiers in Whiteside Forest that is located on Fowlers Creek. This creek flows
from Cashiers Lake and is considered an Outstanding National Resource Water. Several years ago,
another developer dredged a lake that impacted this creek for an entire year — filling it with mud that
killed the trout and other wildlife. This developer was eventually fined $3000.00 — a mere slap on the
wrist when building million dollar homes.
This year, the High Hampton Resort has been rebuilding the golf course. Much of the dirt has again
washed into Fowlers Creek again muddying the waters for much of the year. The developers have
acknowledged that even with investing an extra million dollars in run-off prevention measures, they
have been unable to stop the destruction to this creek. This creek empties into the Chattooga River —
also designated an Outstanding Water Resource.
As explained by the High Hampton developers, the silt that runs off does not settle in the retention
ponds but rather, stays suspended in the waters that do run off, therefore, negatively impacting all the
waters downstream.
The Cashiers Canoe Club project will be just another assault on our formerly pristine waters. It
appears that even when they try extra measures, developers cannot mitigate the negative impact on
our waters.
Therefore, I am totally opposed to this project. Unfortunately, I am not able to be there for the public
hearing and therefore, want my voice to be heard.
Lastly, during these times of increasing climate change, old growth trees are considered a valuable
part of dealing with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The High Hampton project
destroyed thousands of old growth trees — a true disgrace that will negatively impact our air quality in
the Cashiers area. We cannot afford to keep destroying old growth forests in developers haste to
profit off the beauty of this area.
I hope you will consider the negative impacts on our environment as this project is under
consideration.
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Nancy Probst
375 Beaver Bridge Road
Cashiers, NC 28717
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