20150041 Ver 1_Terri Volz - Proposed coal ash dump_20150407

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From: Terri Volz <terrijv @hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 7:36 PM
To: Higgins, Karen
Subject: Proposed coal ash dump
Dear Ms. Higgins:
We appreciate your office being open to citizen concerns about the application of Green Meadows' for
permission to destroy stream and wetlands in the vicinity of their two proposed clay mine sites for moving 20
million tons of coal ash from the Sutton plant near Wilmington and the Riverbend plant near Charlotte to
Brickhaven near Moncure in southeast Chatham and to Colon Road in northern Lee county.
Many of us will be writing to you, but it would be even more helpful for you to schedule an open hearing.
Please do so.
There are many good reasons why we should not be home to all this toxic coal ash.
We are concerned about the air pollution from the coal ash transportation by truck and rail car.
Would this affect children playing outside, waiting for the school bus, playing sports, pets that are partly or all
living outside?
Flow of trucks would mean accidents, especially on secondary, two -lane roads, and more so if on winding
roads.
How would this affect our drinking water? If coal ash was on the ground and moved to the Cape Fear River?
What about citizens with wells?
We are retired and living on a fixed income. We weren't given a choice. This was decided without our input.
Please hold a public hearing to give the citizens a voice.
Richard and Terri Volz
2232 Valley Road

Sanford, NC 27330
(919) 776 -2304