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NC DWQ- Cindy Karoly
2321 Crabtree Blvd.
Raleigh NC 27604-2260
Subject : Request for a Public Hearing
Cliffs of high Carolina Community Development
Buncombe County , North Carolina
Corps Action ID # 200701619
Dear Ms. Karoly,
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Please accept this letter as my " Request for a Public Hearing " for the above subject project. I
am a resident of the area in which the development is proposed and I am greatly concerned
over the potential negative impact on the health, safety and welfare of the community.
These are the concerns of Karen DeLoach, resident of Fairview, North Carolina .
The Cliffs of High Carolina represent a potential census that is equal to or greater than the
population of the nearby town of Black Mountain, with associated urban and ecological
difficulties. How can this action and application be reviewed and granted without the public
input ?
WELL WATER QUALITY and QUANTITY
-Due to the topographic aspect of the development (a plateau) , I am very concerned about
the chemicals used on the golf course and used to winterize the roads leading to the
development. I believe that my well, situated on the slope and beneath the development, will
be affected .
-We want assurances that our water resources will not be reduced in volume or quality. If our
water supplies are reduced (dried up springs or wells) or their quality is negatively impacted,
will the Cliffs supply our community with a water system?
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR FAIRVIEW
-This community is home to many beautiful mountain stream that are classified as `Trout
Waters". I am concerned that lack of protection from runoff silt and other developmental
hazards could destroy or adversely affect this delicate ecosystem.
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-I am concerned about the added traffic on OLD FORT ROAD. There is a high probability that
this will become a primary access road and will bear the load of either much more traffic than
it is built for, or of years of additional construction projects.
The APPLICATION PROCESS
-in reading the application i have noticed a policy that bothers me.
-The idea that a mitigation proposed includes an "in lieu" payment to be performed outside
Buncombe County is simply inadequate, and should be revised . Whatever is destroyed in
Buncombe County should not be paid back to Hendersonville County, but instead should be
paid back to Buncombe County
- I feel that the Cliffs application does not demonstrate a thorough enough effort of avoiding
impact on road, stream, wetland, open water and water resources . Therefore I request a
Public hearing .
Sincerely,
Karen DeLoach
196 Echo Mountain View
Fairview, NC 28730
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