Whltby Fise Presa, Wednesday, May31, 1995, Pae 15_ Tote e 'stor. SLM concerns outlined To the. edite Save the Lyndo Marsh (SLM) is an incorporated group of onvironmontally concerned citizons sookting ta protect and presrvo the natural and cultural horitagocf the Lynde Creek wotland. The following list cf SLM concerns should larify any misconceptions regarding the postio f "LMversus those of othier citizons groupe. SLM supports the boundaries of* the 1977 and 1991 Central Lake Ontario Conservation Autiiority land acquisition plan. Wo do not suýpport the provincial 90VrnAeat'svéo ment plans within those boundaries. SLM i. in support of a pre-development baseline study. W. support a full enviromnental impact study (EIS) with no boundaries. Fisheries would ho coverod h~y a full EIS. Why bas the provincial To the e.citor Re: Lynde Shores development I read with grave concern the front page article, 'Way cleared for part of devlopment,' Fr.. Press, Mfay 17. While I support that the provnce, tbrough its. agent Ont0l Realty Corp., and the Region of, Durham have both agreed not ta develop on any land in tho Lyncdo Shores area within 120 metres of the marsh until an î environmental impact stuady bas been done, it stilI leaves the. Lynde Shores area woefully IUnpoectd Haewe, stopped and thought how short a distance is 120 jmotres, keeping in mind this area jis supposed ta b. suficient ta, protoct the. wilifo su ad aquatic inhalitants, and provide a nesting aa for niigratary birds? It (120 metres = 390 foot) waWnt oven the. distance of a basebal L field, moot boing 400 foot plus. assured that this buffer area wil cot inea e c f.su al adt tii. onsure the. uninhibited creek? Have we thought of what happons when a new subdivision is constructed? Every subdivision bas- pavod driveways, asphait roadways lawns, cats and dogs. When ii.avy rain falls on paved drivoways sud asphalt roadways, there isno placfor the rain tob absorbed inta the eartii. It just cascades inta the. storm sewers, which ultimately ends up in the. creek. As in mont subdfivisions, tiiere is pride taken in keeping up ones roet Therofore, you can b. assued hatthemajority of liomeownrs will b. out there every year srying pesticides on their lawns. * gorityr of theso posticidos will definitely run off or percolate through the sou sand aanend up i the creek. The amn can be said for the. fec f mades best frienda, cats and doga. Wtlande are nature's natural filtration system. The grassesand reeds process the above- mentioned nutrionts througii phioto ythouis-rleasing oxyen inta tui body of water.Ifto many nutrients are released, the. ability of the. plants sand reeds ta produce oxygen is iiampered, creating an oxygen-depleted situation wiiich could ultimately eliminate or at the. very least change the aquatic species there now. Developmlent in Lynde Shores is a no-win situation. I commend the. provincial government sud government plaoed citizens in the. unenviablo position 'of having ta spond tons of thousands of dollars ta have the province uphold its own wetland policy? Why bas the provincial government (as majority land owner of about 80 per cent dovelopinent) misrepresented the peopleocf Ontario by acting as a dovelopor? What cost will ho borne by taxpayors for the servicing and infrastructure? Why have the provincial, regional and municipal governimonts been esupportive of oach othor? Will the profit of the sale of the developable lands b. dshaed by the provincial and regional governments Why is the private developer, 738373 Ontario (Rose Corporation), front and centre when in fact there are three dovelopers --provincial government, regionpal" government and private? Since this- so-called stte- the Région of Durham- for. their complianico with the W etlands Policy but more protection is noeded. However, the private dovoloper, Rose Corporation, shows no inclination to accede to the. requesta of the mAjority of Whitby residents and other Durham Region citizens. If deveIont-. was imitiated by Rase Clorp., housing could b. as close as 30 metres to the creek. 1Dovelopment on its own bas the. potential to b. very- positive. However, when one looksa at the irreversible nature of developing Lynde Shores, not just the people of Whitby but ail people will b. severely affected for time nnmemorial. For those concerned, now is the time to voice opinion to those who hope to represent us i the Legisiative Assembly come June 8 (election day). TMme is running out. 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WIlI our current provincial government deal properly with theso very valid concernE, or will it take a new government to resolve these issues in a fair and unbiased manner? W. need accountability, SLM needs continued public support in this matter. We encourage al residents of Durham Region to support our efforts to save the last remaining class 1 wetland on Lake Ontario botween Hamilton and Trenton. 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