Town of Winchester Zoning Board of Adjustment Notice of Meeting 10-07-10 The Winchester Zoning Board of Adjustment will be meeting on 10-07-10 at 7pm on the Main Floor of the Town Hall, 1 Richmond Road for the following: 1. The board will review the minutes of 9-02-10 for approval. 2. The board will review an application for a special exception submitted for Mitchell Sand & Gravel to construct a Hot Mix/Asphalt plant and if accepted will hold a joint hearing with the Planning Board on this application. |  | |
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This will be a joint meeting of the Winchester Planning and Zoning Boards though it hasn't been posted as such on the town's own website or bulletin boards ( wonder why not? ) There was a notification posted in the Keene Sentinel about a week ago which ran for one night, guess the town is attempting to save money by only running it once and not posting it for all to see.
It is important that all those who have issues with this plant being allowed in our Aquifer District and the health concerns with the emissions that will be carried to our homes on the prevailing winds along with the noise and increased traffic, be present to voice your concerns to these boards and let them know that this is not a good thing for the citizens of Winchester. This business will provide no benefits for our town, it will create no jobs, it's not something our town needs and will not help our tax base. In fact it will pollute the air we breath with known toxic VOC's and HAP's, create health issues for people subjected to these chemicals, increase heavy truck traffic on our roads with more diesel pollutants being produced and spent into the air of nearby neighborhoods. There is also the very real concern that these toxic pollutants could find their way into our town's water supply and contaminate wells along the Ashuelot River. Taking a realistic look at this, the only ones to reap any benefits from this proposed asphalt plant are it's owners. Our own Code Enforcement Officer said "no" to this proposal, our own ZBA Regulations say it isn't allowed and the GroudWater Protection Act lists asphalt plants as known potential contamination sources.
4 comments:
Everyone should come to this meeting and see how Sharra attempts to dominate and bully everyone to her liking. This will be a circus that no one should miss and best of all it's free.
They sure are looking to push this plant through quickly, why? Besides these new owners who benefits from this? Someone on one of these boards is looking to get something out of all of this, otherwise why the rush to judgment and approval? I hope the near-by residents are willing to stand together and fight this from what I have been reading not only is this a not allowed it is going to be a tremendous health hazard to them.What's wrong with this town that all we do is attract the worst businesses and ones that will harm us all? Who's behind all of this?
TO: Anonymous Oct. 7 at 8:15 am
To compete with Lane Construction.
The answer to your last two questions - the "Ring Master" (of the R.E.D. committee, the P.B. & the Z.B.A.).
The Zoning Board doesn't seem to get the BIG PICTURE. They could have saved the town a lot of money by simply abiding by the Code Enforcement Officers ruling.
It's as if they decided that things are too quiet with no lawsuits. Or that they are not doing their job right if they don't have a case pending.
Mitchell wouldn't have had a leg to stand on if they had ruled with the town. Now we have ALL of Westport up in arms and upset. Why?
GREED!
It's also NOT in their backyard. I do believe that they need to look at everything with the question - what if this was in my backyard?
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