Below is the PLUG & PLAY Letter for Brookstone Subdivision: ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Your Name Here Your Address Your City, State & Zip Brookstone Subdivision – Blue Alternative Corridor I REQUEST THAT THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS BE RECORDED November 3, 2013 To: Senator Kay Hagan; Governor Patrick McCrory; N.C. General Assembly Senator Tamara Barringer; N.C. General Assembly House of Rep. Paul Stam and J. Nelson Dollar; Wake County Commissioner – Philip Matthews; NC Board of Transportation – Michael C. Smith; NC Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony J.Tata; and all elected and appointed officials. Re: Proposed Purple-Blue-Lilac Corridor of the Highway 540 Southeast Turnpike Dear Elected Officials, I understand the North Carolina State Government through the Department of Transportation is re-considering plans to build the southeast turnpike of highway 540 using the previously defeated and taken out of consideration in 2010 Purple-Blue-Pink Corridor. Then in June 2013 the North Carolina General Assembly enacted House Bill 10 (Session Law 2013-94) and House Bill 817 (Session Law 2013-183) to remove previous restrictions on studying the Red Corridor. Governor Pat McCrory signed these bills into law allowing NCDOT to resume the environmental study. Therefore as a result the Purple-Blue-Lilac Corridor is now being reconsidered as an alternative route in 2013 allowing for Federal funding. When I cast my vote in the future I will look to leadership that includes concern and regards for the people, environment and neighborhoods that were established with the knowledge and understanding of the location of the Proposed/Protected Orange Corridor that has been in existence since 1968. Once again, as in 2010, I am profoundly opposed to this 6-lane highway of the Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternative Corridor being considered for the following reasons: • Uprooting families and their way-of-life is appalling considering the informed intelligent decisions that were made prior to selecting this area (Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternatives) in relationship to the Orange Corridor strictly to avoid these past 2010 and present 2013 circumstances we are now facing as a community. Moreover, many of the residents of are retired and chose to live their golden years in these neighborhoods, fully aware that the Protected/Proposed ORANGE Corridor was away from their property. These retirees will suffer both financial and emotional distress due to the prospect of decreased retirement investment and potential displacement from their homes. • The Blue Corridor would negatively impact our natural springs in the Brookstone Subdivision. These various springs supply our wellhead servicing the 80 homes in our subdivision. THIS IS OUR ONLY SOURCE OF WATER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. The purposed Blue Route appears to be directly transversing over our wellhead and water supply. The pollution of our water source by the runoff of oil and gas from a 6 lane super highway is of grave concern both for the environment (Hydrogeological) and for the health of our families now and generations to come. • Across from the Brookstone subdivision (Blue Corridor) sits the historical Dr. Nathan M. Blalock Home. This home in not only part of the Wake County Historic Preservation Commission jurisdiction but is also and has been on the National Registrar of Historic homes since December 23rd, 2005. • In addition within the Brookstone subdivision is a missionary home owned by the Highland Baptist Church located at 6600 Walnut Cove Drive. The monies to purchase this home came from the last will and testament of sisters Madge Gower and Annie Lee Carol, the proceeds of their estate to be used exclusively for the purchasing of a residence to be used for missionaries returning to the United States from foreign countries throughout the world who are on furlough. The length of stay for the returning missionaries is one year. Highland Baptist Church, as of present, has reservations for the use of this home through August 2015. It is noteworthy to mention that numerous families return repeatedly. Thus their children view this home as their home in the United States and the surrounding schools as their schools. This adds stability to these missionary families returning from foreign fields. • An historic white oak tree grows at 6705 Walnut Cove Dr. This tree was a 2002 Capital Trees Program award winner and a hundred feet from that location nests an American Bald Eagle and her young. Another bald eagle nest can be found at 528 Starburst Lane. Other wildlife includes cougar, foxes, redheaded woodpeckers, deer, coyotes and the endangered Red-cockaded woodpecker last seen at an undeveloped area of the Blue Alternative Corridor. • Noise Pollution - Many of us here in the southern part of Wake County like to hear the birds and the quite of the evening along with children playing in the neighborhood. The thought of the constant drone of traffic is not why I bought in this area of Wake County. A 6-Lane highway with 24/7/365 continuous noise level increasing over time, polluting the serenity of our neighborhood would most certainly cause a negative impact. This most certainly was not what we anticipated when having made our informed educated decision investing financially and emotionally in our community with knowledge of the Protected/Proposed Orange Corridor some thirty plus years ago. • Wake county parks as a future park site called the Southeast Wake County Park (235+ Acres) bordering highway 42, old stage road and barber Bridge Road. This park has significant wetland and wild life. It is important to note that some of these acres have been donated and others have been acquired by Wake County at a cost of $2 Million dollars. It is equally noteworthy that the Wake County Government and the citizens of Wake County have voiced their concerns to protect the “priority steam corridors”, Middle Creek and Swift Creek, through the passage of 3 bond issues since the year 2000 totaling $91 Million dollars. The Orange Corridor does not cross Swift Creek in an area identified by Wake County as “Priority Stream Corridor” nor does the Orange Route impact Middle Creek. • If the Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternative Corridor is built then it is without mention that these communities will experience drastic decreases in their property values. • The Proposed/Protected Orange Corridor since 1968 has had land purchased by the NC Department of Transportation. The Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternative Corridor among all the other alternatives is the longest corridor. Therefore, making the Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternative the most costly to construct. This does not include to dislocate the communities involved. In conclusion I implore you not to make the Purple-Blue-Lilac Alternatives part of the I-540 Southeast Extension of 2013. Thank you for your attention to this matter and am eagerly awaiting your reply. Yours truly, Type Your Name Here (Don’t forget to Sign this form and then send it in) Homeowner, Resident and Taxpayer Like · · Share
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:43:25 +0000
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