It looks like Alder Larry Palm is still having
some difficulty voting for the
environment....(see Phyllis Hasbrouck's appended
message below).
The drumbeat for expanding US Highway 14 has
already started. With more sprawl development
like this the increased traffic will make it
"inevitable" that the the Black Earth Creek will
have to be paved. Keep in mind that Black Earth
Creek is a Class I Trout Stream
(http://www.madison.com/communities/becwa/). It
is a world renowned restoration project. (And
contrary to what the highwaymen will tell you,
giant culverts below giant highways are not good
trout habitat.)
And of course the biking out there is
spectacular. More sprawl means more traffic out
on the little country roads like CTH K as they
clog up US 14. This is the sort of development
that is slowly killing great biking in the
Madison area.
Developments like this will undo decades of work
by countless volunteers and, yes, far-sighted
politicians.
Please consider writing a letter to Ald. Palm, today.
-Mike
P.s. And please forward widely.
Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Phyllis Hasbrouck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: call Larry Palm today to stop Mazomanie from doubling in size!
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:51:58 -0500
To: west waubesasbc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear Friend,
You helped in the campaign in January and
February to get strict new criteria for the
CARPC, the Capital Area Regional Planning
Commission, the body that decides on whether new
sewered developments can be built in Dane
County. We need you to make a phone call or send
an email TODAY as part of the ongoing struggle
to preserve our groundwater, lakes and streams,
and farmland. We need you to contact
Commissioner Larry Palm, who was appointed by
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz to represent the interests
of the people of Madison on the CARPC.
Larry Palm was a swing voter who helped approve
a new set of criteria which aimed to preserve
more land and water and to stop more sprawl. But
things aren't turning out that way. Since
February, 2 of those commissioners who voted for
the new criteria have been replaced, and one has
resigned. Since February the CARPC has approved
9 developments and disapproved none. In fact,
neither the CARPC nor its predecessor the RPC
has EVER TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FOR AN URBAN
SERVICE AREA EXTENSION.
That needs to change, and soon. The Village of
Mazomanie wants to expand its Urban Service Area
by 187 acres when it already has 117 buildable
lots, contradicting the CARPC's expressed
intention to fill in Urban Service Areas before
expanding them. Ald. Palm needs to take a stand
and help make this the first Urban Service Area
Expansion ever denied by the CARPC or its
predecessor. We need you to contact him TODAY to
urge a NO vote.
Please send Ald. Palm an email at
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(SAMPLE EMAIL BELOW) or call him at 692-8416
TODAY, and ask for his vote AGAINST this
unnecessary development. We need the CARPC to
stop rubberstamping, and he is key. He has
listened to us before, and may do so again. And
please send this on to your neighbors and
friends who care about our earth and water.
Sincerely,
Don Hammes, Director, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Phyllis Hasbrouck, Chair of the West Waubesa Preservation Coalition
Harry Read
Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club
Gary Werner
Connie Threinen
__________________________________________________________
Here's a sample email. Please be sure and
include at least one sentence of your own. You
can use the talking points below.
Dear Ald. Palm,
I was pleased that you voted for the compromise
new criteria for the CARPC back in February, but
I'm disappointed that your subsequent votes have
not always reflected those values of preserving
water quality, farmland, and compact communities.
Please vote NO on the Mazomanie USA extension
application before you on Thursday at the CARPC.
It violates that needs criterion of the CARPC
and will destroy farmland and may endanger
streams.
Sincerely,
Your name and address
______________________________________________________________
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MAZOMANIE PROPOSAL? Here
are some quotes from the Town of Mazomanie
clerk, Maria Van Cleve.
* "No contiguity between the Village of
Mazomanie and the new "Village of Mazo East."
The Faga property will be developed East to
West. There will be ABSOLUTELY no connection
between the two villages for at least 10 years.
Even after the second phase of development is
completed there will still be no significant
connection between the old village and the new
one because there is a major area (and a creek
and railroad tracks) that can never be
developed."
* "Currently there are 117 buildable lots in the
Village of Mazomanie. Additionally there are
scores of previously owned houses on the market
here."
* "Transmission line
,,,a power transmission line runs directly
through the Faga property beginning about 500
feet west of Voss RoadThe power company has a
100 foot easement on either side of this
transmission line, yet I see no corridor
reflecting this easement in the developer's
plan. According to the plan, this transmission
line will run across streets and through
backyards."
* "Garbage and sediment run-off from Wendt Creek
This past week the creek flooded for the 4th
time in 6 months. Every piece of flotsam (in
this case literally tons of corn stalks) and
plenty of soil was deposited on my land. It is a
major concern of mine that any garbage tossed
off by the residents of the Faga Development
will float downstream and become my problem."
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