20210224 Ver 1_Public Notice Comments_20211028 (172)

Public Notice Comment Form
ID#*
20210224
Project Name*
Westpoint
First Name
Jared
Affiliation (if applicable)
Phone Number
Version*
1
Number only.
Last Name
Diekmann
Email*
[e-mail]
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Please pick the response below that represents your stance on the above mentioned project? *
Yes - I agree with the project. No - I do not agree with the project.

Comment
To the people making the decision that will impact the future of my family,
As residents of North Durham, my family and I strongly oppose this development and their application for this
permit. There are a multitude of reasons that this development will negatively affect the area where my family
lives that extend beyond it's environmental impact, however, that will be my focus in this letter.
This application omits the negative impact that the development will have on our water quality, going against the
city's own recommendation from 2012. Additionally, this permit will violate the regulations pertaining to a
development being within 1 mile of a water intake (the Teer Quarry water intake which is also currently in
development). We we need to think long and hard before granting permits that will negatively impact the quality
of drinking water for our families.
Also, the application contains information that is just flat out wrong. The application states that it meets the
Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer rules. However, according to the most recently submitted plans, Access Point
#1 (Roxboro road entrance) does not have any planned stormwater control measures, which is a direct violation
of the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer rules. Additionally, the soil in the area is contaminated with petroleum
hydrocarbons. As such, the proposed stormwater control measures that are proposed in the application are not
in compliance with code 15A NCAC 02H .1050, as required by the Clean Water Act.
This development will require blasting (per the applied for permit) which will have an irreversible negative impact
on the watershed and surrounding wetland areas. We are looking at a devastating impact on local endangered
species as a result. The Carolina Madtom is recognized by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as an endangered
species and the West Point on the Eno section of the Eno River is listed as a critical habitat. Contradictory to
their own statement, they then the Westpoint developer that there are no critical habitats within the area of the
development. How can this be possible? Additional research needs to be conducted to fully outline what
replacing over 42 acres of natural vegetation and wetlands with impervious sufaces will do to these critical
habitats.
I understand that there are multiple factors that go into this decision. That being said, I end my letter with a
question to every person that has to give approval for this permit to be approved:
If this development was taking place in your backyard, negatively impacting the safety of the water your kids
drink and permanently altering the environment of recognized endangered species, would you still sign off?
Thank you for your time and consideration and my family sincerely hopes that the proper research is done prior
to the approval of a project that will so greatly impact our future.
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