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Horacio Tablada
Maryland Department of the Environment
Director, Waste Management Admin.
1800 Washington Boulevard; Suite 610
Baltimore, MD 21230-1719

Dear Mr. Tablada,

I'm writing to you to express my opposition to the proposed Chesapeake Terrace Landfill for which Mr. Warren Halle has requested a permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). This landfill would immediately impact my home and quality of life.

The following are some of the more important reasons why I oppose this landfill:

1. It has NOT been proven that there is a NEED for this rubble landfill.

2. The narrow, winding, county roads are inadequate to handle the proposed truck traffic.

3. Our drinking water, which comes from a well, would be in jeopardy of being contaminated.

4. The aquifer which sits beneath this proposed landfill could be contaminated, which would not only impact my community's water supply, but that of many other communities.

5. The air pollution would be detrimental to my health as I suffer from allergies.

6. Our pristine wetlands would be threatened.

7. My property value will decrease.

8. The quality of life (peace and quite) that I, as well as my family, have inherited down through generations will not longer exist because a developer wishes to alter my environment for profit.

I urgently request that MDE not issue a Refuse Disposal Permit to the Chesapeake Terrace Rubble Landfill.

Sincerely,



cc:
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Lt. Governor Michael Steele
State Senator Janet Greenip
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Delegate David G. Boschert
Delegate Clarence Davis
County Executive Janet S. Owens
County Councilman William D. Burlison

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Horacio Tablada
Maryland Department of the Environment
Director, Waste Management Admin.
1800 Washington Boulevard; Suite 610
Baltimore, MD 21230-1719

Dear Mr. Tablada,

As a resident of Odenton, Maryland, I am very distressed to learn of plans to operate the Chesapeake Terrace Landfill in a residential area.

My Family and community are very concerned about the environmental and safety issues associated with the proposed facility. We have lived in this area for many years and enjoy the natural environment, wetlands and wildlife around us. We do not wish to see all of this area destroyed and are worried about the danger brought on by the increased amount of truck traffic (600 trucks per day) being proposed by Mr. Halle.

My family and community will NOT support the Maryland Department of Environment on this matter. I strongly encourage MDE not to issue a permit for this proposed facility.

Sincerely,


cc:
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Lt. Governor Michael Steele
State Senator Janet Greenip
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Delegate David G. Boschert
Delegate Clarence Davis
County Executive Janet S. Owens
County Councilman William D. Burlison

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Horacio Tablada
Maryland Department of the Environment
Director, Waste Management Admin.
1800 Washington Boulevard; Suite 610
Baltimore, MD 21230-1719

Dear Mr. Tablada,

An injustice is being inflected upon my hometown. Wilsontown is a small, majority African American community and the proposed location for the Chesapeake Terrace Rubble Landfill. Many of the residents have lived here for many generations and have enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the country setting. Our community should not be targeted for unwanted development simply because we are a minority.

Historically landfills are placed near minority communities; areas that are small in population and do not pay enough tax dollars for our politicians to notice. Our community is not going to sit back and accept this form of discrimination. We want to fight this rubble landfill and would appreciate any help you could offer.


Sincerely,





cc:
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Lt. Governor Michael Steele
State Senator Janet Greenip
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Delegate David G. Boschert
Delegate Clarence Davis
County Executive Janet S. Owens
County Councilman William D. Burlison

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Horacio Tablada
Maryland Department of the Environment
Director, Waste Management Admin.
1800 Washington Boulevard; Suite 610
Baltimore, MD 21230-1719

Dear Mr. Tablada,

I am an average citizen of the State of Maryland. As such, the major investment of my lifetime is my home. It is the basis of my retirement and the growth investment I depend on for future needs.

This investment will be unfairly take from me by Chesapeake Terrace when they open their rubble landfill on property near my home. You see the actual landfill area for this proposed facility abuts the back of my property. Fromthe quite, rural, forested setting, my property becomes a noisy, dangerous place to live. As a result, I expect my property value to decrease dramatically.

The worst part of this dreadful scenario is that it is UNNECESSARY. Anne Arundel County does NOT NEED this rubblelandfill, does NOT WANT it, and is forced to accept itbecause the owner sued the county to get in the Solid Waste Management Plan. I know there is an environmental justice law in the State of Maryland, and wonder if it could beused to STOP THIS TRAVESTY.

I urgently request that MDE not issue a Refuse Disposal Permit to the Chesapeake Terrace Rubble Landfill.

Sincerely,





cc:
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Lt. Governor Michael Steele
State Senator Janet Greenip
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Delegate David G. Boschert
Delegate Clarence Davis
County Executive Janet S. Owens
County Councilman William D. Burlison

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Horacio Tablada
Maryland Department of the Environment
Director, Waste Management Admin.
1800 Washington Boulevard; Suite 610
Baltimore, MD 21230-1719

Dear Mr. Tablada,

This letter is in regard to the Chesapeake Terrace Landfill being built in the area near Odenton, Crofton, and Gambrills in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. I am a resident of the area and am concerned about the environmental issues associated with the proposed landfill.

I have been reading EPA's paper entitled Construction and Demolition Waste in Landfill's, dated February 1995. According to this paper, such landfills mainly contain wood products, asphalt, drywall, and masonry, with significant amounts of metal, earth, plastic, shingles, and insulation. They also contain materials classified as "hazardous" such as waste oil, grease, batteries, appliances, florescent bulbs, and formaldehyde from carpets and treated woods. All of these materials would be hauled and disposed of in our community. Bits, pieces, and fluids hauled through our area will inadvertently be spilled and blow in the wind from the trucks and landfill. My neighbors and I do not need this potential toxic environmental contamination in a residential area where we live and raise our children.

The injustice of this environmental degradation of our local environment due to the construction of a rubble landfill in our residential area is unwarranted. For the past 10-years, Anne Arundel County and my community have been forced to "fight" the landfill within the judicial system and have done so unsuccessfully.

As a resident and taxpayer of Maryland, I strongly urge you to DENY the issuance of a permit to the Chesapeake Terrace Rubble Landfill.


Sincerely,





cc:
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Lt. Governor Michael Steele
State Senator Janet Greenip
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Delegate David G. Boschert
Delegate Clarence Davis
County Executive Janet S. Owens
County Councilman William D. Burlison

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