There's a hearing, this coming Monday, on re-zoning about 100 acres of
land just upstream from two major recreational and bird sites on Kerr
Scott Reservoir, Smithey's Creek Park and Fort Hamby Park.
This site of the proposed development is currently wooded and very close
to both parks. The proposed development apparently would pave over more
than 75 acres, for a regional fedex hub, and divert two large creeks
that feed directly into the reservoir.
This seems like something HCAS might want to have a voice in. What does
everyone think about it?
Guy
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Subject: HCAS website email submission: "Urgent: Birds in danger from
industrial development at Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County"
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:42:03 +0000
From: Zophia Rendon <contactus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: zophia24@xxxxxxxxx
To: contactus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Zophia Rendon <zophia24@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Urgent: Birds in danger from industrial development at Kerr
Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County
Message Body:
Hello from a fellow birder in Wilkes County. We have very little time
but are doing all we can to fight the clearing of 95 acres of trees and
diverting of two creeks in the in the Yadkin Watershed leading to the
Kerr Scott Reservoir. FedEx wants to build a 24 hour shipping hub that
would cover 70% of the land in concrete and divert/destroy the two
creeks on the site. Our pileated, red-bellied, and other woodpeckers
among countless other birds will lose homes and habitat forever. Not to
mention the intense light and noise pollution that will affect the
watershed area and the lake. The hub would have 150 trucks going in and
out 24 hours each day, so the traffic, lights and noise also would cause
harm to our nocturnal birds living nearby. As our neighbors and friends,
please consider helping by becoming involved. The next meeting of the
county commissioners/zoning board will be May 2nd at 5:30pm at the
Wilkes Heritage Museum.
Please email at zophia24@xxxxxxxxx or call me at 352-219-4113 for more
details.
Thank you,
Zophia Rendon, OD
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