Close this window to return
2108 New Hill - Olive Chapel Road November 10, 2005
New Hill, NC 27562
Dear Mayor Weatherly and Mayor McAlister,
Recently, members of the New Hill Community Association have learned of efforts being
made by some town council persons and commissioners in Apex and Cary to evaluate
additional sites for the Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities. We
would be delighted to learn if this is indeed the case.
Further, we would like to be afforded the opportunity to be a part of any discussions
about possible alternate sites for this facility. As we have continuously stated, we
understand the need for the facility and the geographic locale. However, we remain
opposed to any site that places the facility in our community.
The community of New Hill would like to be a partner in the process of choosing the best
possible location for the Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities. It
is reasonable to expect that this process be transparent instead of appearing to be
secretive. We are therefore asking to be informed of the date, time and location of any
such meetings. If there is a valid reason that a member of the New Hill Community
Association cannot be a part of or at least attend any such meetings, we would welcome
an explanation.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Paul A. Barth
President, New Hill Community Association
cc: Bill Coleman, Cary Town Manager
Cark Dean, Holly Springs Town Manager
Jan Faulkner, Morrisville Mayor Pro Tem
Bruce Radford, Apex Town Manager
Dick Sears, Holly Springs Mayor
John Whitson, Morrisville Town Manager
|
Subject: Cary Candidate Forum Statement
From: NCDeerHunter29@aol.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:02:11 EDT
To: jennifer.robinson@townofcary.org
CC: council@townofcary.org, jdbrubaker@yahoo.com,
judytysmans@mindspring.com, tpforbes@bellsouth.net,
bobkelly@mindspring.com, meilleur7045@earthlink.net, billott@theotts.org,
GARDNERNewHill@aol.com, Wombvette@aol.com, icedancr@mindspring.com,
lisa@embreelaw.com, david_bristol@ncsu.edu
Dear Ms. Robinson,
During the recent Cary Candidate Forum I was especially surprised with your answer to
Question 6. It was related to siting your regional sewage plant in New Hill. In your
response you stated there may be an opportunity for selecting another site in the New
Hill area and that you will continue to work with the people in the New Hill area and the
other municipalities to evaluate another site.
I am the President of the New Hill Community Association and would welcome the
opportunity to work with you. If you are already working with someone in New Hill
please advise me as to whom that person is so I can contact them. I am very interested
in working with Cary Town Council and the other Western Wake Partners in evaluating
alternative sites.
Thanks and regards,
|
Subject: Cary Candidate Forum
From: Bob Kelly
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 08:54:40 -0400
To: jbrobinson , jennifer.robinson@townofcary.org
BCC: Paul Barth , David Bristol
dgbristol@bellsouth.net, Vicky Gardner gardnernewhill@aol.com,
Dan Brubaker jdbrubaker@yahoo.com, Tonya Forbes tpforbes@bellsouth.net,
"Gerald gunter" popsgunter@mindspring.com, Randel Sink randelsink@earthlink.net
Dear Ms. Robinson,
I listened to the Cary Candidate Forum that has been placed online.
I was particularly interested in your answer to Question 6. The
question has to do with placing a sewage treatment plant in New
Hill. In your answer you stated there may be an opportunity for
another site in the New Hill area and will continue to work with
the people in the New Hill area and the other municipalities for
another site.
I am a member of the New Hill Community Association Executive
Committee and I am not aware of you working with anyone in New Hill
for another site. Please explain who in New Hill you have worked
with in the past, as well as who in New Hill you plan to work with
in the future.
I would also like to know your plans for the new site in New Hill.
Thanks.
--
Bob Kelly
3020 Olive Farm Road
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 880-6181
|
Subject: Tuesday meeting
From:
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 0:52:15 -0400
To: billjensen@nc.rr.com, bryan.gossage@apexnc.org, gschulze@apexnc.org,
mjones@wakemed.org, keith.weatherly@apexnc.org
CC:wwakecitizens@theotts.org
Dear Mayor Weatherly and Apex Commissioners:
It was obvious on Tuesday evening that I was upset by your refusal
to consider Mr. Jensen's resolution concerning the wastewater
treatment facility being planned for New Hill. I will not apologize
for being emotional, as this is an emotional issue for those of us
whose community is being threatened.
My words about Apex remain true. When I moved to New Hill, I knew
that eventually growth and development would engulf this lovely
rural community someday, too. But I always said, as have many
others, "If we have to be annexed, let it be Apex, not Cary." I
would not make that statement today, and your actions up to and
including those on Tuesday have alienated much of this community.
Those commissioners who professed to agree with Mr. Jensen but who
refused to support his resolution gain nothing by their false
words. You are the leaders of the Town of Apex. Leaders are
supposed to LEAD, not be LED. You have chosen to let Cary lead the
way, even as you acknowledge that there might be better sites. In
fact, if you have read the data, you KNOW there are better sites,
and your words about trusting the process are decidedly hollow. It
is the process that is the problem. I hope that you did hear what
Mr Moore asked of you: if Holly Springs is refusing to buy in
up-front, they should not have the option of purchasing capacity
from this plant. After all, the reason given for the site selection
is that Holly Springs chose not to participate. I hope we can count
on your support for this issue.
One final note: I am willing to admit when I am wrong, and I
concede that I went too far when I said that it was not true that
the Western Wake Partners own the land. In my mind, owning it and
taking by condemnation are not exactly the same, but I understand
that legally the land is owned by the Western Wake Partners. I do
hope that Mayor Weatherly was as quick to insist that Mr. Donnelly
speak the truth as he was to correct me. However, I see by the
letters that my neighbors have received today that that is
unlikely. Are you in fact planning to provide water to the New HiIl
community, as his letter states? If so, when will this occur? Is
annexation a requirement for this as well? Or is is possible that
the water line will simply go thorugh the New Hill community
enroute to the planned sewage treatment plant?
I look forward to your response.
Tonya Forbes
362-1090
|
Subject: Fwd: New Hill Meeting with Cary Officials
From: NCDeerHunter29@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:18:48 EDT
To: bobkelly@mindspring.com
Nope... Didn't really expect I would. Mayor Sears didn't respond back to me either.
No surprise there.
Paul...
Subject: Re: New Hill Meeting with Cary Officials
From: Bob Kelly
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 07:38:13 -0400
To: NCDeerHunter29@aol.com
Did you hear from Smith?
NCDeerHunter29@aol.com wrote:
Dear Mr. Smith,
John Moore, one of our New Hill Community Association members, recently spoke with
you. John indicated that due to the number of calls you have received from residents of
New Hill, you would be willing to support an effort to have Cary Town Manager Bill
Coleman arrange a meeting with us. Cary official attendees would need to have the
knowledge to answer our questions.
Suggested outline for meeting could be, but not limited to:
1) What are the issues and how have they been addressed
2) Site selection and EIS process
3) What options are still available
We would also need to have the meeting recorded to ensure we correctly understand
Cary's responses to our questions.
Please let me know when this meeting might be scheduled.
Regards,
Paul Barth, President
|
Subject: Re: Re: FW: New Hill land use
From: tpforbes@bellsouth.net
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:04:15 -0400
To: tpforbes@bellsouth.net, tgurley@nclegalsolutions.com, "David Cooke"
dcooke@co.wake.nc.us
CC: tpforbes@bellsouth.net, joe.bryan@co.wake.nc.us, pjeffreys@nc.rr.com,
citizens4kenn@aol.com, Harold.Webb@co.wake.nc.us,
herbcouncil@councilfinancial.com, wwakecitizens@theotts.org,
tcoleman@newsobserver.com, apexherald@mindspring.com,
aarnold@nando.com, editors@indyweek.com, wptfnews@curtismedia.com,
kim.genardo@nbc.com>, ksmith@wral.com
Dear Mr. Cooke,
As the County Manager, I had hoped that you would have replied to
my questions by now. I have not received an answer to either
question. In addiiton, I was disappointed that no one from Wake
County was present at the public meeting on August 23 to discuss
the SCI Master Mitigation Plans being submitted by the Western
Wake Partners (WWP). Wake County also has a mitigation plan that
is included as an appendix in the plans of each of the four towns
that make up the WWP. As a resident of the county, I had hoped to
be able to get the answers to some of my questions at that
meeting. Howver, not only were there no representatives from Wake
County at the meeting, there were no land use planning maps for
Wake County that we could use as reference.
I have included my two previous emails for your reference and am
for the third time, requesting a written response to my
questions.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Tonya P. Forbes
From: tpforbes@bellsouth.net
Date: 2005/08/08 Mon AM 05:29:06 EDT
To: tgurley@nclegalsolutions.com, "David Cooke"
dcooke@co.wake.nc.us
CC: tpforbes@bellsouth.net, joe.bryan@co.wake.nc.us,
pjeffreys@nc.rr.com, citizens4kenn@aol.com,
Harold.Webb@co.wake.nc.us, herbcouncil@councilfinancial.com>
wwakecitizens@theotts.org
Subject: Re: FW: New Hill land use
Dear Mr. Cooke and Wake County Commissioners,
I am re-sending this letter is the hopes that you will have this
issue in mind when you meet for your work session today. I have
done a bit of research on the land use plan for Wake County, and
according to a map dated February 2004, there is a
Community/Activity center planned for the area in which the
wastewater treatment facility is planned.
Also, if you reference the land use planning maps, you will note
several historic sites adjacent to the proposed site for the
facility. Surely placing a wastewater treatment facility near
historic sites and a planned community center would not be
considered an appropriate use for this land. Again, I hope that
the residents of New Hill can count on the support of the Wake
County Commissioners at the critical point in the permitting
process when you will have input.
I await a response to my question about this land use plan as
well as my question about why Wake County pulled out of the
Interlocal Agreement with the Western Wake Partners.
Again, I request a written response via email "reply to all."
Thank you,
Tonya Forbes
-----Original Message-----
From: tpforbes@bellsouth.net [mailto:tpforbes@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:33 AM
To: joe.bryan@co.wake.nc.us; pjeffreys@nc.rr.com;
tgurley@nclegalsolutions.com; citizens4kenn@aol.com;
Harold.Webb@co.wake.nc.us; herbcouncil@councilfinancial.com
Cc: wwakecitizens@theotts.org
Subject: New Hill land use
Dear Wake County Commissioners:
I am writing again to request an answer to a couple of questions.
I wrote about a week ago and asked for some information in
reference to the Western Wake Regional Waste Water Reclamation
Facility (WWRWRF) planned for New Hill.
Mr. Jeffries attended a rally in New Hill last Friday and
answered my question about the use of Progress Energy land for a
horse jumping and riding facility. However, I have not received
answers to my other two questions. I am requesting that they be
answered in writing by a reply to this e-mail.
My first question was about the land use plan for the New Hill
area in which the WWRWRF is planned. I understand that during the
permitting process, Wake County will be asked to certify that
this use is consistent with the land use plan for the area. Thus,
my question here is two-fold: what is the land use plan, and will
the Board of Commissioners certify that the use of the land is
appropriate? Or, can we, the citizens of New Hill, rely on our
county commissioners to aid us in our attempt to have this
facility placed in a a more appropriate location? I would point
out here again that we are not opposed to this regional facility
being placed in this geographical locale; we are simply opposed
to it being placed in the center of our community and near homes
and churches. I would also note that while the state did mandate
the need for municipalities to abide by the InterBasin Transfer,
at no time did the state mandate that a regional facility was
required to do so. Each of the four towns making up the Western
Wake Partners could build their own facility in their own town to
Accommodate their need for wastewater treatment. Again, we
recognize the reason behind the regional facility, but the
citizens of New Hill should not have to bear the burden of this
facility while the citizens of the four towns enjoy increased
quality of life at our expense.
My second question was simple: Why did Wake County pull out of
the Interlocal Agreement with the Western Wake Partners?
Note that I have copied the New Hill Community Association e-mail
group on this letter, as I would like to share this information
with the community. Thus, a "reply to all" response would be
appreciated.
I look forward to your response.
Thank you,
Tonya Forbes
Publicity Chair, New Hill Community Association
3636 Bosco Rd.
New Hill, NC 27562
(919) 362-1090
|
Subject: Please consider
From: tpforbes@bellsouth.net
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 0:21:12 -0400
To: council@townofcary.org
Dear Mayor McAlister, Ms. Dorrel, Mr. Smith, and Ms. Robinson:
I am writing to you tonight not just as the publicity chair for the
New Hill Community Association, but as a citizen of a small
community that I have grown to love with the protective fierceness
of a mother bear for a cub.
I know that your jobs are difficult and that you have many
important issues to occupy your time and your thoughts, and I can
appreciate that. However, like many residents of New Hill, the
issue of the waste water treatment facility pervades my thoughts.
NIght and day, I find myself trying to figure out how to stop what
I can only view as an assault on our community as well as trying to
understand your justification for the site selection.
It is difficult for me to understand the lack of consideration that
has been shown for the desires of the citizens of New Hill,
especially given our more-than-reasonable response to the placement
of this facility. When confronted with the likelihood of the
wastewater treatment facility being placed in New Hill, we did not
scream "Not in my backyard!" Instead, we, as a community, reviewed
the data and agreed that we would not oppose any of the sites south
and east of US1--sites that were evaluated and deemed most suitable
by the engineers.
I know that you are aware that many New Hill citizens have reviewed
the available data and that we find the cost argument against
placing the facility south and east of US 1 to be invalid. It is
not unreasonable to ask that the citizens of Apex, Cary, Holly
Springs, and Morrisville pay for the treatment of their own sewage.
This letter is yet another plea to you: It is not too late to do
what is right. It would require only two of you to get this item
placed on the agenda for the next town council meeting and move to
vote to reverse the condemnation of the Seymour property as well as
to reconsider the sites south and east of US1. Only then will the
permitting process be truly fair, for only then will the DENR
agencies be given the opportunity to compare all of the best
options.
Sincerely,
Tonya Forbes
3636 Bosco Rd
New HIll, NC 27562
(919) 362-1090
|
Subject: Letter to Rev Hart, Pastor, New Hill Baptist Church
From: Bob Kelly
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:11:57 -0400
To: keith.weatherly@apexnc.org
CC: bryan.gossage@apexnc.org, billjensen@nc.rr.com, mjones@wakemed.org,
dgmeckes@aol.com, gschulze@apexnc.org, bruce.radford@apexnc.org,
apexherald@mindspring.com, Adam Arnold aarnold@nando.com,
Tcoleman@newsobserver.com
Dear Mayor Weatherly:
I just had the opportunity to read the July 15, 2005 letter you
wrote to Reverend Gerald Hart, Pastor New Hill Baptist Church. I
thank you for responding to Reverend Hart, and not ignoring him as
you have ignored my letters and e-mail messages.
In your letter to Reverend Hart, you state,
"Please rest assured that the process for drafting and approval of
an environment impact statement and issuance of a permit to
construct this facility will allow a full and comprehensive review
of your concerns. Your membership and the good folks of New Hill
will certainly be allowed every appropriate opportunity to address
these issues during this review."
Mayor Weatherly, I don't know how you can make such a statement. In
my letter to you, dated July 8, 2005, I stated,
"When talking about the Environmental Impact Study, Mr.
Esqueda and his company are only going to list Sites A, B, and
C. Nothing about the other sites will be mentioned. Only
listing those sites is stacking the deck against the residents
of New Hill. When you compare only those 3 sites, of course
Site C will look better than the other two. However, when you
compare Site C against all the other sites in the study, you
quickly see that Site C is not the best site. I am very
disappointed that you and the Apex Commissioners did not ask
the correct questions. I am also disappointed that you and the
other partners can't see how information is being manipulated
to make the site in New Hill look more favorable than it
really is."
Mayor Weatherly, you knew a full week prior to writing the letter
to Reverend Hart that your statements are not accurate.
How can the "membership and the good folks of New Hill" rest
assured there will be a comprehensive review of our concerns when
26 sites will not be included in the Environmental Impact
Statement? Many of these sites were ranked as being more suitable
than the final 3 sites in New Hill.
Once again I'll ask the question I asked in my July 11 e-mail to
you: Is this how you treat your neighbor?
You still have time to correct all the mistakes Cary has led Apex,
Holly Springs, and Morrisville into by ensuring this sewage plant
gets put on CP&L property, and not in downtown New Hill.
--
Bob Kelly
3020 Olive Farm Road
Apex, NC 27502
|
Subject: Another Request From a Concerned Resident of New Hill
From: Bob Kelly
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 08:51:30 -0400
To: keith.weatherly@apexnc.org, bryan.gossage@apexnc.org,
billjensen@nc.rr.com, mjones@wakemed.org,
dgmeckes@aol.com, gschulze@apexnc.org, bruce.radford@apexnc.org
CC: apexherald@mindspring.com, Adam Arnold ,
Tcoleman@newsobserver.com
Dear Mayor Weatherly
Apex Town Council Members
Apex Town Staff:
I realize the Apex Town Council has received many letters from New Hill
residents the regarding sewage plant slated for New Hill. I
also realize that Cary has issued a "gag order" such that the
partners can not respond to e-mail messages or written letters,
however, please continue reading and let me make you aware of a new
piece of information, something the residents of New Hill have
known for some time.
Thursday afternoon, August 4, 2005, Wake County Commissioner Phil
Jeffreys stated on Radio Station WPTF that the preferred site on
Progress Energy land and the site in New Hill were not evaluated
using the same formula. According to Commissioner Jeffreys, the
Progress Energy site was evaluated using 150 acres and the New Hill
site was evaluated using 180 acres. He then said that if both sites
had been evaluated equally, Progress Energy land would have been
the best site hands down. Commissioner Jeffreys also said when Cary
was confronted about the flawed evaluation, they stated they had no
interest in revisiting the issue.
With the arrogance the Cary Town Council has shown throughout this
entire process, why do the leaders of Apex, Morrisville and Holly
Springs blindly follow Cary?
I am requesting the Apex Town Council demand the Town of Cary
reverse the condemnation of private property for this facility. I
further request that the Western Wake Partners initiate talks with
Progress Energy for the purpose of placing the facility on land
near the Shearon Harris nuclear plant on sites that the engineering
studies indicated would be more suitable. I am angered that the
results of an exhaustive and expensive, tax paid study, were
discarded by Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, and Cary.
Furthermore, I am not in favor of the forcible takeover of private
property. The people of New Hill have been treated unfairly. We
have been reasonable in our response to this issue. We want elected
officials to behave ethically and responsibly.
Please do the right thing: insist that this facility be placed on
land that was already taken from the citizens of New Hill. Put the
sewage plant on land now owned by Progress Energy. Land that the tax
paid engineering study found was more appropriate.
I sincerely hope you will not ignore this request as you have my
previous requests.
--
Bob Kelly
(919)880-6181
|
Subject: Is this how you treat your neighbor?
From: Bob Kelly
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:23:01 -0400
To: keith.weatherly@apexnc.org, bryan.gossage@apexnc.org,
billjensen@nc.rr.com, mjones@wakemed.org, dgmeckes@aol.com,
gschulze@apexnc.org, bruce.radford@apexnc.org
CC: apexherald@mindspring.com, aarnold@nando.com,
tcoleman@newsobserver.com
BCC: wwakecitizens@theotts.org
Dear Mayor Weatherly
Apex Town Council Members
Apex Town Staff:
Last Tuesday, July 5, I attended the Apex Town Council special
meeting. I had heard rumors there would be a special meeting to
discuss the sewage treatment facility that is being placed in New
Hill. Luckily for me, I called the Town Clerk to inquire as there
was nothing on your web site about the meeting.
During the meeting, I heard Tommy Esqueda state that this project
has been underway since 2001. To my knowledge, for the 4 years this
sewage treatment plant has been planned, not one time did you or
any of the Apex Town Council Members notify anyone in New Hill. I
could understand your reluctance to notify us if we were hundreds
of miles away, but Mayor Weatherly and Apex Town Council Members,
we are your neighbors. We are the ones at the next table in the
Apex restaurants, our children play on the same teams as your
children, and we stand in line with you at the post office, many of
us have the same zip code as you. Again, we are your neighbors. We
are not strangers to you or to Apex.
Do you think it is right that over a four year period, not one of
you bothered to have a discussion with residents of New Hill or
Western Wake County? Is it right that you did not have anything
printed in the Apex Herald that would give us a little forewarning?
You were going to allow the property for the sewage plant to be
condemned without a public hearing or without notifying those of us
impacted by the sewage treatment plant. In your opinion, is this
any way to treat your neighbors? Does Cary have such an influence
on Apex that you can not even do what is right for your neighbors?
If the answer is yes, then let's disband Apex and rename it Cary
West. I'm already concerned that New Hill is about to become New
Cary!
Or, am I and my parents wrong? My parents always taught me to live
by the golden rule, i.e., "do unto others as you would have them do
unto you". Is the way you treated us the way you want us to treat
you?
This Sunday when you are in church, ask your pastor if what you did
is the way you should treat your neighbor. Then after church, call
your parents and ask them if the way you treated us is the correct
way to treat your neighbor.
You still have time to correct all the mistakes Cary has led Apex,
Holly Springs, and Morrisville into by ensuring this sewage plant
gets put on CP&L property, and not in downtown New Hill.
--
Bob Kelly
3020 Olive Farm Road
Apex, NC 27502
|
July 8, 2005
Mayor Keith Weatherly
P. O. Box 250
Apex, NC 27502
Dear Mayor Weatherly:
I attended the special meeting of the Apex Board of Commissioners July 5, 2005
and must tell you that I am disappointed that you and the Apex Commissioners
are blindly following Cary in their quest to place a sewage treatment facility
within the township of New Hill.
I sat in the audience and listened to the presentation by Tommy Esqueda and the
questions asked of Mr. Esqueda. While Mr. Esqueda answered all the questions
posed to him, he conveniently left out a lot of information. Also, apparently you
and the Apex Commissioners have not read the engineering reports prepared by
Mr. Esqueda and others, as you do not seem to have enough information to ask
the right questions.
For example:
- When talking about the Environmental Impact Study, Mr. Esqueda and his company are only
going to list Sites A, B, and C. Nothing about the other sites will be mentioned. Only listing
those sites is stacking the deck against the residents of New Hill. When you compare only
those 3 sites, of course Site C will look better than the other two. However, when you compare
Site C against all the other sites in the study, you quickly see that Site C is not the best site. I
am very disappointed that you and the Apex Commissioners did not ask the correct questions.
I am also disappointed that you and the other partners can’ see how information is being
manipulated to make the site in New Hill look more favorable than it really is.
- When the Apex Commissioners went into closed session, we had an opportunity to talk to Mr.
Esqueda informally. Even in an informal discussion, he still maintained that the residents of
New Hill will have access to the Sewage Treatment Plant. Here again, he was making
statements that are only half true. He knows that in order to have access to the facility we will
have to be annexed by one of the partners, but again, he conveniently did not mention it until
we brought it to his attention.
- During our informal discussion with Mr. Esqueda, he mentioned he has never been on any of
the Progress Energy property. We explained to him that Progress Energy has cut the trees on
and around Site 20 and that very little clearing is necessary. Since he has not been on the
property, he was not aware of the benefits of using that site.
- We questioned Mr. Esqueda as to why using the Progress Energy sites would be more
expensive. He stated that information is on the partners web site. I mentioned that what is on
the web site is only some gross numbers, and there is no supporting information as to how the
27 million dollars was derived. This is information we have been trying to get from the Cary
Town Council and so far have been unsuccessful. It is our concern that their numbers may be
in error, like other information in the engineering study. We can only assume the numbers are
being generated now, or reworked, and that is why they are not being made available.
- Mr. Esqueda repeatedly stated that a cost comparison of the sites was not done, however, cost
was one of the weighting factors in the information provided by the engineers.
Can you begin to see the problem?
At the beginning of the meeting, I stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance
along with everyone else. Having served in the U. S. Army during the mid
sixties, the Pledge of Allegiance has always had special meaning to me. When
we came to the last line, “with liberty and justice for all” I could not help but
wonder where is the justice for New Hill. As you are aware, we had no say
whatsoever in the decision to locate the sewage treatment facility in New Hill.
We have no representation on the Cary, Apex, Morrisville, or Holly Springs
Town Councils. Cary and the partners have spent years studying this facility; we
were notified just a short while ago. Where is the justice in that? Where is the
justice in condemning privately owned property when thousands of acres of
previously condemned land is available just one mile down the road, i.e., Progress
Energy?
Mayor Weatherly is it the intention of Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and Holly Springs
that all of Wake County be developed similarly to how Cary is today? Do we
want every square inch of Wake County developed with homes on quarter acre
lots and strip malls on every corner? If the answer is yes, then Apex and the other
towns are headed in the right direction. From the actions of Cary over the last
few years, they seem to be satisfied with all development as long as there is a
small greenway through the neighborhood. Personally, I do not want to see this
type of development encroaching on New Hill or Western Wake County.
I do not want my grandchildren growing up in a place where they never get to see
horses, cows, sheep or forests. I don’ want them thinking hamburgers come from
the grocery store, or that lumber comes from Home Depot.
My wife and I walk along the roads in New Hill late in the evenings. Quite often
we encounter families from Apex or Cary that have stopped on the side of the
road so the children can see horses grazing in the fields. You can’ find this in
Cary, Apex, Morrisville or Holly Springs, and if the partners continues to follow
Cary, it will not be long before you will not be able to find it anywhere in Wake
County. Is this what you want? Personally, I do not want Apex to turn into Cary
South, and I do not want New Hill to turn into New Cary!
Also, what happened to the statements in Lincoln’ Gettysburg Address:
“ government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.”
This must only pertain to residents of Cary, Apex, Morrisville and Holly Springs,
as it certainly does not pertain to the residents of New Hill. As you and the
partners are aware, the governments that made the decision to place the sewage
facility in New Hill were not governments of the people of New Hill, by the
people of New Hill, or for the people of New Hill.
Mayor Weatherly, I encourage you and the rest of the partners to do the right
thing and stop this sewage treatment facility from going onto property in the
middle of our small, rural community.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Kelly
|
Subject: New Hill Sewage Plant
From: NCDeerHunter29@aol.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:35:09 EDT
To: joe.bryan@co.wake.nc.us, pjeffreys@nc.rr.com,
tgurley@nclegalsolutions.com, Citizens4kenn@aol.com,
Harold.Webb@co.wake.nc.us, herbcouncil@councilfinancial.com,
dcooke@co.wake.nc.us
CC: wwakecitizens@theotts.org
Dear Wake County Commissioners,
I am President of the newly formed organization called "New Hill Community
Association." I have attached a letter expressing my concerns about the Sewage Plant
being planned by the Western Wake Partners -- Town of Cary being the lead partner.
This sewage plant is currently cited in the center of our community, adjacent to our
Historic District, two churches (ca 1880 and 1910), playground and many residents.
While speaking to the Mayors and Council Members of these four towns, many have
said that they were not aware of the site location in New Hill and it's impact to our social
and cultural environment. If they had known about the impact, then the decision would
have been different. It seems reasonable to me that if Town Council members have not
done the due diligence required to make such a critical business decision then this
mistake needs to be corrected before any further actions take place.
|
Subject: Let's put all this in perspective.
From: Berry Credle
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:58:11 -0700 (PDT)
To: wwakecitizens@theotts.org, council@townofcary.org
People of New Hill....
Of course you should be happy to have a sewage treatment plant in your historic district. WHAT
IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??
Oh wait, let's examine history for a moment:
In 1963 a Lake (later named Jordan) was dumped in your backyard and construction started in
1967. Sorry about losing all the farm land (some of those folks just a few miles away were your
neighbors - I know this), but what a great thing - ya, it put a lot of people out of a place to live
and work, but WOW Cary and Apex sure have a lot of drinking water now and it is a fun place
to go on the weekend. (reference: http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/jord/history.html)
According to the state, and folks from Cary and Apex (who drink this water), you should be
thrilled!
In the early 1970s, CP&L (now Progress Energy) started a plan to put a Nuclear Power Plant in
New Hill (reference http://indyweek.com/durham/2000-11-29/cover.html) on land owned by the
Wombels, Smiths, Hollemans and others, but why are you sore? Some of the remnants of their
homesteads can still be seen on trails of that swell park they built for us (reference:
http://www.wakegov.com/NR/exeres/8AF5BFF6-28A9-44FC-8C60-F882879E62B4.htm) Isn't
that a great place to spend a weekend for a picnic...aren't you happy this was placed in your
backyard? According to Progress Energy, you should be thrilled!
Well you had a railroad in your town you should (by natural extension) want a Dixie Pipeline
Easement (for high pressure gas) to flow right near those tracks...heck, what harm will that
cause? Aren't you happy with a high pressure gas easement? According to Dixie Pipeline, you
should be thrilled!
Hey, you know...the power company sure could make some money by transmitting power across
US1 through some backyards to get to Green Level...you know Cary wants that area to grow and
they're gonna need power, so let's run it through our unincorporated areas of the county. Power
lines are very attractive and increase your property value, right? Aren't you happy? YOU
SHOULD BE THRILLED!
ANYONE HEARD OF A GOOD PLACE TO DUMP LOW LEVEL RADIATION? The State
sure didn't want us to feel left out. Scan this thread for some excitement along the
Wake/Chatham county line in 1994 (reference:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/triangle.general/browse_thread/thread/77ce8ccbda66f3e2/
ba3be8e4c13ac108?q=low+level+nuclear+waste+dump+
I think it was the geology (rock fissures) that cost us the opportunity to house this dump. Hey,
you cannot win them all! BUT OPPORTUNITIES STILL ABOUND (read on)!
How about a sewage treatment plant? Through some process not yet divulged to the citizens of
New Hill, the possible sites (12) were reduced to 3 and by some magic (which I know will be
made available to us possibly even before they break ground on site 14/c), the cost of the top 3
sites skyrocked which propelled the downtown New Hill site (14/c) to the top of the list.
I just don't guess I understand what the problem is. I mean there are families which have been
here for 200 years. They must like Railroads, Nuclear Plants, lots of Lakes, electrical
transmission lines, pipeline easements otherwise they wouldn't live here, right? ...I follow
Jennifer's logic...people in New Hill must really enjoy this type of treatment ...they rarely ever
win these battles...they're always getting dumped on....and heck look, the western wake partners
have such an opportunity here...an attractive sewage treatment plant which will throw a nice
family off their land of 2 centuries...yes, it will stink occasionally at the playground in the
churchyard across the street, but not in the backyards of any of the partner's constituents. (Wasn't
there a tea party in Boston some 230 years ago complaining about treatment such as this?)
I guess if you don't like getting dumped on, buy some property in Cary and move there (is the
thinking of these partners), then you can be the dumper rather than the dumpee.
Oh yeah, and we still haven't even fully discussed the property destruction associated with the
pumping stations and the permanent damage expected to the American Tobacco Trail canopy
if the sewage is piped along that corridor. YOU SHOULD BE THRILLED, RIGHT?
Councilperson Jennifer Robinson, with all due respect, walk a mile in our shoes!...you just don't
seem to understand any of this very well at all.
Berry Credle
2920 Ridgepine Drive
Apex, NC 27502 (on border of New Hill postal district).
|