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Home My WebLink About20121074 Ver 1_Public Notice Comments_20121227Bobby Cundiff and Margaret J. Nance 113 Wellesborough Road Winston - Salem, NC 27104 December 22, 2012 Mr. Michael Moran Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc One Ashley Way Arcadia, WI 54612 Mr. John Thomas Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 Ms. Karen Higgins NC Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Cgnter.. Raleigh, NC 17699 Re: Corps Action ID #SAW- 2012 -01900 Dear Mr. Moren,,Mr. Thomas and Ms. Higgins: E DEC 2 7 2012 r, DENR - -�- �1►etg nds IWk�` (t1A1lT1 M We recently received a Public Notice dated December 6, 2012 referenced as SAW- 2012 -01900 describing the Davie County expansion project of Ashley 'Furniture Industries, Inc. (Ashley). The Oublic Notice requires an unreasonable comment deadline of January 7, 2013. Adequate and timely studies and reports have not been provided to us to adequately assess the impact to our property. My Wife and I own lot 2 in the Baltimore Trails subdivision totaling about 10 acres with approximately 825 linear feet bordering the Ashley property with about 300 linear feet of Buffalo Creek (creek collecting run -off from the Ashley property) flowing through our property. Our land and creek will be one of the first non Ashley properties affected by the changes requested in the Public Notice. At this time, we (others may have similar or additional questions) request the following: 1. Change the comment deadline of January 7, 2013 to a date (at least a three month delay) when we will have ample informatiork and time to understand the requested changes. .2. A comprehensive study and report detailing the impact (both physical and financial) to our property of all Ashley changes. We 'do not have the expertise or financial resources to research all the possible impacts. It appears such study is complete based on the following quote taken from the Public Notice. The Public Notice under Evaluation page 7 reads "The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments ". 3. Will there be routine testing of water (both above and below ground) from the Ashley property to Other properties by an independent firm to test for toxic materials? 4.' Will there be a vegetation buffer zone to protect surrounding residential properties from noises, sounds etc.? Page 2 of 3 We desire to be amiable neighbors, but we must demand that our property be safe from any and all actions undertaken by Ashley. We believe North Carolina and Davie County jobs are very important to our state, community and economy, but individual property rights and values must be protected. If such rights are not protected for each individual ultimately they are lost by all. Thank you for your attention to this letter. Very truly yours, I& re an e Bobby ance Copies to: Honorable Richard Burr United States Senator 2000 West First Street, Suite 508 Winston - Salem, NC 27104 Honorable Kay Hagan United States Senator 701 Green Valley Road, Suite 201 Greensboro, NC 27408 Honorable Virginia Foxx House of Representatives 6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Suite 3 Clemmons, NC 27012 Honorable Julia C. Howard NC House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street, Room 1106 Raleigh, NC 27601 Page 3 of 3 Honorable Andrew C. Brock NC Senator 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 623 Raleigh, NC 27603 Honorable Robert Wisecarver Chairman of Davie County Board of Commissioners 388 Fork Bixby Road Advance, NC 27006 Ms. Beth Dirks Manger of Davie County 123 S. Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 All members of Baltimore Trails HOA By e-mail