The planning board denied the permit for the quarry. I am drained from this fight but deeply grateful to the 291 of you who stood with me when the outcome seemed uncertain. We have to keep watching the site but for tonight we can finally rest.
January 10, 2017
Final supporters
Green Oak Realty Development LLC, owner Keith Babb, is seeking an excavation permit for a 44-acre parcel of land on Kings Highway in New Durham (tax map key 206, lots 010 and 011), just over the Wolfeboro town line. Per the proposal, bedrock will be blasted and crushed into screen stone stockpiles, such as pea stone, rip rap, septic stone and driveway or road gravel. Additionally, sand and gravel will be trucked in from Ossipee and b made available for commercial sale to the public. The hours of operation are listed as 7am-6pm Monday through Friday, and 8am to noon on Saturday. The applicant previously stated to the planning board, traffic could be 70 trucks per day.
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge the Town of New Durham Planning Board to refuse this Land Use Application based on a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to: environmental impact, traffic and safety, noise pollution, air quality, declining property values, the impact on water aquifers and private homeowner wells, potential home foundation damage and applicant history with other similar projects
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 15, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
December 5, 2016
December 4, 2016
The days have been long and honestly it feels like a heavy weight to carry this fight forward. We are almost at one hundred signatures so please push this to your neighbors because we need to show the board that this quarry is not acceptable.
122 Comments
This proposal should be denied. Middleton Rd. is too narrow and winding for that amount of truck traffic and would create a dangerous situation. It also will severely impact the residents and the natural beauty of the area.
Recommend voting against the quarry until a full technical review of the groundwater and environmental impacts are evaluated. At that point the property owner should place a sufficient restoration bond in the event of closure or adverse environmental impacts occur.
This proposal threatens an otherwise quiet rural neighborhood and the resulting heavy truck traffic will endanger those who use Kings Highway and Middleton Road on a frequent basis, which include walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
I urge you not to grant this ill-conceived request. Gravel extraction requires the removal of all vegetation and topsoil as well as subsoils. Nearby ecosystems, including Rust Pond, will be severely impacted, as will wildlife habitat. The project is highly inappropriate for this location.
We did not spend a great deal of time and money giving a conservation easement to the town of New Durham to have a gravel pit just down the road. This is a residential neighborhood and should remain as such.
It seems like a strange place for a rock quarry. King's Highway is a dangerous road and I remember seeing signs on the road limiting travel to 6 tons. Tri-Axle dump trucks are 40 tons loaded. 70 trucks a day would break both sides of that road in 6 months and then the road would be even more dangerous.
I strongly urge you to reject this permit. The long term and short term effects are numerous and dangerous and have the potential to cause untold damage for years to come. Please reject this proposal full stop. Thank you
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The planning board denied the permit for the quarry. I am drained from this fight but deeply grateful to the 291 of you who stood with me when the outcome seemed uncertain. We have to keep watching the site but for tonight we can finally rest.
January 10, 2017
Final supporters
Green Oak Realty Development LLC, owner Keith Babb, is seeking an excavation permit for a 44-acre parcel of land on Kings Highway in New Durham (tax map key 206, lots 010 and 011), just over the Wolfeboro town line. Per the proposal, bedrock will be blasted and crushed into screen stone stockpiles, such as pea stone, rip rap, septic stone and driveway or road gravel. Additionally, sand and gravel will be trucked in from Ossipee and b made available for commercial sale to the public. The hours of operation are listed as 7am-6pm Monday through Friday, and 8am to noon on Saturday. The applicant previously stated to the planning board, traffic could be 70 trucks per day.
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge the Town of New Durham Planning Board to refuse this Land Use Application based on a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to: environmental impact, traffic and safety, noise pollution, air quality, declining property values, the impact on water aquifers and private homeowner wells, potential home foundation damage and applicant history with other similar projects
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 15, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
December 5, 2016
December 4, 2016
The days have been long and honestly it feels like a heavy weight to carry this fight forward. We are almost at one hundred signatures so please push this to your neighbors because we need to show the board that this quarry is not acceptable.
122 Comments
As a Shaw Pond homeowner, strongly oppose the possibility of extreme traffic, noise, pollution, bedrock instability, and other side-effects of mining/blasting and commercial/retail sales in a pristine residential country setting. NO!
This proposal should be denied. Middleton Rd. is too narrow and winding for that amount of truck traffic and would create a dangerous situation. It also will severely impact the residents and the natural beauty of the area.
Recommend voting against the quarry until a full technical review of the groundwater and environmental impacts are evaluated. At that point the property owner should place a sufficient restoration bond in the event of closure or adverse environmental impacts occur.
This proposal threatens an otherwise quiet rural neighborhood and the resulting heavy truck traffic will endanger those who use Kings Highway and Middleton Road on a frequent basis, which include walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
I urge you not to grant this ill-conceived request. Gravel extraction requires the removal of all vegetation and topsoil as well as subsoils. Nearby ecosystems, including Rust Pond, will be severely impacted, as will wildlife habitat. The project is highly inappropriate for this location.
We did not spend a great deal of time and money giving a conservation easement to the town of New Durham to have a gravel pit just down the road. This is a residential neighborhood and should remain as such.
It seems like a strange place for a rock quarry. King's Highway is a dangerous road and I remember seeing signs on the road limiting travel to 6 tons. Tri-Axle dump trucks are 40 tons loaded. 70 trucks a day would break both sides of that road in 6 months and then the road would be even more dangerous.
I strongly urge you to reject this permit. The long term and short term effects are numerous and dangerous and have the potential to cause untold damage for years to come. Please reject this proposal full stop. Thank you
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As a Shaw Pond homeowner, strongly oppose the possibility of extreme traffic, noise, pollution, bedrock instability, and other side-effects of mining/blasting and commercial/retail sales in a pristine residential country setting. NO!