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Can you elaborate on what you mean by down the road? That seems like it could be half a mile or 3 miles away. Also is waste water the same as sewage????? That's my big question
Some of you already know that I'm a resident of Lake Forest Preserve. It is true that a developer is pushing a new subdivision called the Woods - which includes a plan for a wastewater treatment plant. That's the bad news. The good news is that the Weddington Community is united around this issue in a very powerful way. I attended a meeting on Sunday afternoon for several hours that was standing room only (about this issue). The HOA in LFP has reached out to other neighborhoods - Aero Plantation, SkyCroft, Weddington Hills and several others. People are really galvanized around this issue. I don't want to say too much more in a public forum like this, but I will say that the local residents are committed to getting information out and moving swiftly to challenge this plant in a major way. I'm in the process of building a website now to centralize the information. We're cleaning up the content and plan to publicize the url in the very near future. It's also important to note that the planning committee for the town of Weddington voted recently to send a clear recommendation to reject the plant. (The Weddington town council will vote to decide the fate of the issue officially).
As one who is now building in LFP, I'm concerned about this issue but I don't really understand it. How far away is the Woods going to be from LFP? I completely admit ignorance here when it comes to these wastewater treatment facilities. My understanding is that the Woods will be extremely high-end homes, between 1 and 3 million - I know this is a "duh" question here, but if there was truly going to be an issue with that wastewater facility and it's essentially going to be located right in/around the neighborhood, why would anyone build there? I'd take my three million to the Sanctuary or some other neighborhood like that. I know it's not a great argument (and reflects my admitted lack of understanding on the issue) to say "If people building expensive homes aren't going to worry about it, why should we worry about it", but that's my initial thought. Can you explain the issue further for us ignorant folks?
As one who is now building in LFP, I'm concerned about this issue but I don't really understand it. How far away is the Woods going to be from LFP? I completely admit ignorance here when it comes to these wastewater treatment facilities. My understanding is that the Woods will be extremely high-end homes, between 1 and 3 million - I know this is a "duh" question here, but if there was truly going to be an issue with that wastewater facility and it's essentially going to be located right in/around the neighborhood, why would anyone build there? I'd take my three million to the Sanctuary or some other neighborhood like that. I know it's not a great argument (and reflects my admitted lack of understanding on the issue) to say "If people building expensive homes aren't going to worry about it, why should we worry about it", but that's my initial thought. Can you explain the issue further for us ignorant folks?
I'll see if I can help. The Woods will be directly accross from the entrance to Lake Forest Preserve. The sewage treatment plant (that's what it is regardless of what the developers say), is slated to be constructed right on HWY 84 about 50 yards north of the entrance to LFP, right before you get to AeroPlantation. This plant will be used to treat the sewage from The Woods development only. This "gray" water is not potable, but reportedly safe and will be used to irrigate the lawns of the development and the common areas. The plans have support from the Mayor and at least 1 council member in Weddington. Both have publicly stated that they favor this type of solution to UC's sewage capacity problems. The developer, which by the way cannot be clearly identified has said that he is willing to move the plant to the center of the development away from HWY 84. This might be what seals the deal. I know that there is a grassroots effort by several groups to stop the plant. The signs have already gone up in the HWY 84 corridor, petitions are circulating, meetings are scheduled etc. There's a pretty good blog (albeit one sided) that covers a lot of the issues in the Western section of the UC. Its a worthwhile read and gives you a good perspective as to how the system is supposed to work and many of the details that I don't really understand.
Without knowing the details beyond what is posted above in this thread, it sounds like this plant will benefit the neighborhood and the region by reducing both sewage load on the local treatment plants, but also reducing the potable water consumption by recycling water for irrigating (one of THE biggest wastes of water in our country).
I'd suggest that instead of fighting the developer, get on board with the idea and require them to hide the plant with natural buffers so you never know it's there. Also, require modern equipment that eliminate any wafting odors from the plant.
Any update on this? Has the developer continued to pursue this?
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