HomeMy WebLinkAboutFor Board of Adjustment meeting Feb 26 2015Ms Huffman:
I would appreciate if this message can be distributed to the BOA member in time for them to read it before tonight’s meeting, and thank you in advance for your help.
Dear Board of Adjustment Members:
I am Linda Behret, an active member of the Turtle Coast Sierra Club, our local group of Sierra Club. In this capacity, and as a neighbor here in Brevard, I am writing to ask you not
to grant a special exemption to allow a Cumberland Farms gas station (which I understand is planned to be a large one) on Rt A1A in your city.
As a member of Sierra Club, I am concerned about cutting down trees, and I understand that in order to build on the site, Cumberland Farms would need to tear down a beautiful stand of
tall oak trees, trees so tall and lovely that they qualify as Specimen Trees. The definition of a specimen tree varies from gardener to gardener. Some consider especially old trees
as specimen trees. Others believe that trees with exceptional beauty are the ones that stand out as specimen trees. Still others will only consider trees that have reached a certain
height. The trees that are in the way of the proposed gas station meet all of these qualifications, and it would truly be a shame to have to cut them down to add yet another gas station
to a stretch of A1A that already has plenty of gas stations, and could never have enough of these lovely trees!
Further, as a resident of our county, I am concerned about additional pollution being released into the environment—and especially so close to the Indian River Lagoon—from this proposed
large gas station. The usual contaminants released into the environment from gas stations are represented by the stored and sold petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel.
These complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds (mainly hydrocarbons) and additives blended with the petroleum include benzene, ethylene dichloride (EDC), ethylbeneze, and naphthalene
among others. Do the residents of Cape Canaveral and Brevard County, including yourselves, need to be breathing in more of these than we already are?
I ask that you consider these points before making your decision tonight on the special exemption for Cumberland Farms. Thank you for your time and attention .
Sincerely,
Linda Behret
5960 Herons Landing Dr
Rockledge, FL 32955
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