"Resident Kasey Shetenhelm urged the town to account for long-term climate trends.
“I just really want [my son] to grow up in an environment that’s well looked after,” Shetenhelm said before quoting data she said she attained from Zillow. “Right now we have seven days on average above 90 degrees. In 15 years that’s going to be 12. Are we taking those things into consideration?”
Two nearby residents gave emotional public comments, criticizing the developer’s conduct and citing past damage and disruptions.
“I’ve heard rocks. I’ve heard banging for months,” said Annie Pangle. “All I’m hearing is a giant sucking sound. How much money does one man need?”
Pangle, who has lived across from the site for 40 years, said the development has brought traffic and hardship.
“All the traffic — nobody, he didn’t say nothing about all the traffic. It already kills the animals. I mean, what’s going to happen? Just more heartache.”
Christy Renner said blasting near the site damaged her home before proper tests were done.
“They blasted seven times before they actually did a tester,” she said. “They broke three windows. I have an open case with the fire department.”
She said she tried for two years to contact Holtzman and his construction team before receiving no-trespassing papers. Holtzman stated those papers came from the fire marshal's office and not himself.
Former council member Don Levine warned that extending utilities across I-81 could set a lasting precedent.
“It’s not in town,” Levine said. “We get a little bit of money from the water. We get nothing from the taxes. Think of the long-term impact and the precedent you set.”
In closing remarks, Holtzman lightly pushed back.
“When you’re thinking about how you’re going to treat us, remember we’ve been good to you too,” he said."
Where have we heard this before?
answer: the Cedar Spring truck stop diagonally across the I-81 interchange.
The council ignored the comments of Cedar Spring residents.
What would make anyone believe that the council won't ignore these comments too?
deja vu.
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