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Save Burns Bog Today
This petition was published by BurnsBogConservationSociety on May 31, 2012
To the Corporation of Delta, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia assemblies, this petition of British Columbia voters and other concerned citizens humbly showeth:
The proposed rezoning of the MK Delta Lands Group Inc., 10770-72 Avenue, Delta, BC, from “Resource Study Area” to “Comprehensive Mixed Use” raises many issues: including the loss of habitat for rare and endangered animals, increased human health problems due to the nearby Highway 91. Recent studies show that people living within 100 metres of a highway have increased health problems and reduced learning abilities. The South Fraser Perimeter Road Technical Report No.16, Page 39, states that there will be increased employment in the health sector due to increased respiratory and cancer-related illnesses due to its planned location.
Further, this land owned by MK Delta Lands Group Inc. at 107770-72 Avenue and immediately across Highway 91 on the west, is surrounded by Conservation land on THREE SIDES, isolating this land from any other developed or developable areas in Delta, and therefore its development will negatively impact the Conservation area.
In 2004, 93% of the people who responded to a survey conducted by the Burns Bog Conservation Society stated that we keep working to find ways to include the “missing 426 acres” in the Conservation Area. This Includes 10770-72nd and the land to the west of Highway 91 owned by MK Delta Lands Group Inc.
We, the undersigned, request that the Corporation of Delta and Metro Vancouver refuse rezoning of the property at 10770-72nd Avenue from “Resource Study Area” to “Comprehensive Mixed Use” as proposed by MK Delta Lands, due to its proximity to Burns Bog. This property is in a flood plain that will require thousands of tonnes of landfill, placing people and their environment at risk, and negatively impact the water flow of the Burns Bog Conservation Area.
We hope that the honourable members representing the people of Delta and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia will refuse the requested zoning change by MK Delta Lands Group Inc.
The proposed rezoning of the MK Delta Lands Group Inc., 10770-72 Avenue, Delta, BC, from “Resource Study Area” to “Comprehensive Mixed Use” raises many issues: including the loss of habitat for rare and endangered animals, increased human health problems due to the nearby Highway 91. Recent studies show that people living within 100 metres of a highway have increased health problems and reduced learning abilities. The South Fraser Perimeter Road Technical Report No.16, Page 39, states that there will be increased employment in the health sector due to increased respiratory and cancer-related illnesses due to its planned location.
Further, this land owned by MK Delta Lands Group Inc. at 107770-72 Avenue and immediately across Highway 91 on the west, is surrounded by Conservation land on THREE SIDES, isolating this land from any other developed or developable areas in Delta, and therefore its development will negatively impact the Conservation area.
In 2004, 93% of the people who responded to a survey conducted by the Burns Bog Conservation Society stated that we keep working to find ways to include the “missing 426 acres” in the Conservation Area. This Includes 10770-72nd and the land to the west of Highway 91 owned by MK Delta Lands Group Inc.
We, the undersigned, request that the Corporation of Delta and Metro Vancouver refuse rezoning of the property at 10770-72nd Avenue from “Resource Study Area” to “Comprehensive Mixed Use” as proposed by MK Delta Lands, due to its proximity to Burns Bog. This property is in a flood plain that will require thousands of tonnes of landfill, placing people and their environment at risk, and negatively impact the water flow of the Burns Bog Conservation Area.
We hope that the honourable members representing the people of Delta and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia will refuse the requested zoning change by MK Delta Lands Group Inc.
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