1-E-22-RZ Janice (N/A), January 13, 2022 at 8:16 AM
This property is adjacent to our property. A large section is floodplain, requiring extensive alteration of land elevation on both sides of the creek. Water flow velocity will increase, and subsurface intake will alter. Runoff from roofs and road will increase volume (retention ponds do overflow). and increasing velocity of water flow. I do have some expertise as I am a soil scientist with 4 academic degrees. I have seen environmental change on our property from beaver dams and construction of a sewer line through our property (not my decision) connecting to a subdivision on Fairview Road. A large gully formed from a sewer access structure down to Beaver Creek. It was dangerous for cattle. We are no longer have cattle on that property. Subdivision people climbed on fences and left gates open to cross ours fields to Clapps Chapel Rd. These townhouses will exacerbate problems with runoff, flooding, pollution, and trespassing. Wetland ecosystems on our property were damaged. They were not mapped as wetlands (acreage as too small). Water follows the path of least resistance provided by the sewer's loose soil and porous rock. Wet weather springs no longer flow. A tributary on our property no longer carries continuous water and has trash in it. It takes 200 years for 1 centimeter of soil to form. You will be destroying our future. and community.
