Dairy Creek West was pulled into the urban growth boundary by a back-room deal. A meeting with developers and elected officials occurred on February 23, 2014 in the City of Hillsboro that was not advertised to the public. The meeting had no minutes and no attendance sheets. None of the landowners of Dairy Creek West were invited to this meeting. House Bill 4078 violated Statewide Planning Goal #1 that encourages public involvement through the entire planning process. This bill was passed on February 28th, 2014 five days after this meeting giving no reasonable notification to landowners of what transpired at this meeting. House Bill 4078 violated the landowners of Dairy Creek West 5th Amendment right of due process on their land. It also went around the public process listed in Title 11 and 14 of Metro Code. This code requires notification of landowners when their land is being considered to be placed into the urban growth boundary because of the monetary and livelihood impacts to landowners. It evens offers the opportunity for the landowners to say whether they want their land to be included in the urban growth boundary and why. Since the passage of House Bill 4078, it has placed undue stress on the landowners of Dairy Creek West as they now must try to protect their rural lifestyle. Find out more at http://www.334thavenue.org/

To stop pollution of our rivers nationwide, and to protect our Elk River community.

Our neighborhood has been cleared of more than forty trees. Once a tree lined neighborhood where people enjoyed walking through, now it has been transformed. There is no shade and the sidewalks are patched with the repair work. I am petitioning the town to replace these trees. I have tried to talk directly with the town supervisor and highway superintendent and keep getting their staff telling me how there is nothing that can be done. We pay taxes to improve our neighborhood not destroy them. Please support this petition to show our resolve. There is strength in numbers

Every time I go to the Rite Aid in my neighborhood, I see a person ahead of me in line handed a plastic bag carrying one item: sometimes a toothbrush or a greeting card that would fit easily into their purse or backpack is even double-bagged. When it's my turn in line, I have to be vigilant to make sure the cashier doesn't give me a bag for one item, or that they let me place multiple items in the bag I carry with me before they automatically bag my purchases. Unneeded plastic bags waste valuable resources: for one thing, 12 million barrels of oil are used in their production each year, according to the Wall Street Journal. And they contribute to the vast amount of trash removed from the places we live every day, which require fossil fuels to transport. Plastic bag litter harms numerous species in our environment. Plastic bags are not free because they cost taxpayers millions of dollars in litter cleanup and trash removal. This is something we can change with a simple shift in the policy and training of employees so that they can ask customers, "Would you like a bag?" Some might say they re-use the bags. I re-use them myself, but even with trying to reduce the number I use all the time, I have never once run out or needed to purchase trash bags. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the average American family takes home 1,500 plastic shopping bags a year. In addition, a tiny portion of these plastic bags are recycled-- less than 5%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This is a place where drugstores across the country can take leadership very easily and make an impact.

I live in the condo across the street. My bedroom is less than 100 feet from the proposed tower site. As a home owner, I cannot get out of this tower's path. I already suffer from EMFs with daily headaches when I talk on a cell phone for longer than 5 minutes. If this tower is constructed, I might as well stick my head in a microwave! Please help!

We have nearly all seen videos of explosive train wrecks during transportation of this highly volatile crude oil. We have nearly all seen the videos of tap water from private water wells catching on fire. The technology needed to extract the oil and gas is proven, but the techniques are causing massive contamination and dangerous transportation.

The citizens of St. Tammany parish do not want fracking in the community. St. Tammany zoning laws prohibit the construction and operation of the proposed Helis fracking facility. Further, the fact that this facility would be located proximate to Lakeshore High School is unacceptable. Our environment and health, especially the health of our children must be protected, and this facility must be stopped.

The citizens of St. Tammany parish want their community to remain frack free. St. Tammany zoning laws prohibit this fracking facility from being constructed and operated. Further, the fact that the Helis fracking facility would be located proximate to Lakeshore High School is unacceptable. We must protect our natural environment, our public health and our children. This facility must be stopped.

There are too many people that are being unnecessarily subjected to a neighbor's burning. Some have been admitted to a hospital due to the smoke that enters their home. Speaking to a neighbor generally leads to 'bully burning' which makes the situation even worse. We all know that climate change is adding to the already pollutant saturated air that we are forced to breathe and adding continual wood smoke to the mix is making life miserable for so many people. Some try to sell their homes to move away from burners but find that it is next to impossible to sell their home when it is surrounded with wood smoke. Please consider banning all residential burning and help those that cannot find a way to end the smoke. Everyone should have the right to breathe clean air, especially in their own homes.

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The Citizens of St. Tammany Parish are opposed to the construction of the proposed Helis fracking facility. St. Tammany zoning laws prohibit the placement of this facility. Moreover, the fact that this facility would be Lakeshore High School is unacceptable. We must protect our environment, our public health and our children.

Should this rezoning be passed, Eastwood residents will suffer loss of open green space, depreciating home values, and increased trips per day of non-resident traffic in the community. We are also concerned about the impact this commercial development will have on our wildlife, groundwater and air quality; not to mention the safety and security of our homes and families. The adverse impact on the neighborhood and the environment of losing that much open land far outweighs the benefits of developing the property.