IMPACT
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Traffic
-We are in year 2 of 5+ years of planned construction on Lakeshore Dr.
-Plans disregard impact on a highly-trafficked area without reliable data
-Increased development will lead to increased traffic congestion
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Safety
-Concerns for how more pedestrians will cross an already congested road
-Slower traffic means slower response times for emergency vehicles
-This is in a highly trafficked & accident prone stretch
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Stormwater / Pollution
-Development will increase water pollution in the Bay
-Over 90% of pollution in the Bay is caused by stormwater which new sewer will not fix
-Similar issues caused St. Albans Bay to be unsafe to swim
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Beauty
-Development will drastically change the landscape for all
-Does not comply with town plan related to “view preservation”
-Increased overdevelopment and pollution will impact the natural beauty of the Bay