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WHY
do the Supervisors seem so unconcerned with the
likely damage to an exceptional value stream (and the
work done by residents in the past to have the stream
designated as such)?
WHY
were some of the Supervisors so angry when their plans
were revealed to their constituents last October in
Jason Phillips' election materials?
WHY
did the Supervisors, at all of their meetings,
downplay the "apartment" ordinance prior to
its passage on December 26?
WHY
did the West Vincent Township Supervisors ask the
developer, David Della Porta, to help develop an
ordinance to allow apartments?
WHY
did the West Vincent Township Supervisors pass the
ordinance allowing apartments on
December 26 -- a meeting likely to be attended
by few, if any, interested residents?
WHY
do the minutes for December 26 just happen to be
missing from the Township's website?
WHY
didn't Clare Quinn, a member of the Planning
Commission who worked on this ordinance and now one of
our Supervisors, reveal the contents and existence of
the "apartment" ordinance to residents in her
election materials?
WHY
are the West Vincent Township Supervisors advocating a
development that is so inconsistent with all of the
other development in our region?
WHY
do the Supervisors dismiss concerned residents by
stating that this is merely a "backyard
issue" when so many residents who don't
live near the proposed apartments oppose their
construction?
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145%.
In other
words, in return for a mere 12 additional acres of open
space, the allowed density nearly triples to 216
units!!! The Supervisors have yet to provide a
rational answer for why they want to pursue such an
obviously poor "deal."
What does this mean for all of us in the region?
It means:
The likely pollution of an exceptional
value stream on the property.
An increase in traffic volume of at least
74% when compared to what the developer originally
wanted to build.
More
school age children than would have been the case if
the developer was allowed to proceed with his original
proposal (as calculated using U.S. Bureau of the Census
data).
Overcrowding
and a vast increase of the burden on public services.
Substantial
tax deficit for Owen J. Roberts School District.
These are just a few of the many ways in which this
project could impair your quality of life.
We are not anti-growth. Like you, we understand
that some growth is inevitable. But we are against
poorly planned, excessive growth, such as that embodied
in this proposal being forced upon us by the West
Vincent Township local government.
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We
have been demanding hard answers from our local
government officials about how this project will impact
each facet of our quality of life for the past several
months. We have been so disappointed by the
answers we've received so far that we are in the process
of having our own experts research these questions.
Frankly, we know a lot about how this development will
affect traffic and the environment. But, we would
like to have an equally thorough
understanding of how the project will affect our
schools, property values, roads, well water, property
tax rates, and a host of other quality of life issues.
We have adopted a strategy designed to encourage the
Supervisors to follow the law and reconsider their
support for this project. Make no mistake, your
family's quality of life will be irrevocably harmed if
this proposal is approved. If you always
wanted to live someplace like Exton or King of Prussia,
do nothing... But if you value the aesthetics of
the Township and want your children to have the same
opportunity to enjoy what this region has to offer, call
the West Vincent Township Supervisors and voice your
opposition to this ill-conceived mega-development.
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