PUBLIC NOTICE INFORMATION UPDATE
Members of the community met Sunday to discuss the PUBLIC NOTICE issued by the EPD following a request for a buffer variance on 284 acres on the northwestern shore of High Falls Lake.
(See link below right to view the PUBLIC NOTICE)
We determined:
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The conditions for commenting on the request are VERY specific; failure to adhere to these conditions may result in your COMMENT being disqualified.
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We need to see the plans so we can better understand the scope of the project.
Therefore, the HFTWA is hosting a short COMMUNITY MEETING to allow people to sign comments that will:
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Meet the specific conditions.
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Be hand delivered to the EPD office, if you like. or
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Allow you to get more information that will help you submit your comment by email/mail.
PUBLIC NOTICE INFORMATION UPDATE
Members of the community met Sunday to discuss the PUBLIC NOTICE issued by the EPD following a request for a buffer variance on 284 acres on the northwestern shore of High Falls Lake.
(See link below right to view the PUBLIC NOTICE)
We determined:
-
The conditions for commenting on the request are VERY specific; failure to adhere to these conditions may result in your COMMENT being disqualified.
-
We need to see the plans so we can better understand the scope of the project.
Therefore, the HFTWA is hosting a short COMMUNITY MEETING to allow people to sign comments that will:
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Meet the specific conditions.
-
Be hand delivered to the EPD office, if you like. or
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Allow you to get more information that will help you submit your comment by email/mail.
Action Needed
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR COMMENTS REGARDING VARIANCE LOCATED ON
284 ACRES ON THE NORTHWEST SHORE OF LAKE COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
The conditions for submitting a COMMENT are VERY specific; failure to adhere to these conditions may result in your COMMENT being disqualified. If the notice description and location are not clear. Volunteers are going to Atlanta to review the plans
in order to provide you with more information.
To ensure EVERY COMMENT COUNTS The HFTWA is hosting a short COMMUNITY MEETING to allow people to sign comments that will:
•Meet the specific conditions required to be counted.
•Reflect feedback based on an accurate review
of the plans.
•Be hand delivered to the EPD office, or
•Allow you to get more information that will
help you submit your comment by email/mail.
This is the Pubic Notice posted by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announcing a request for a variance at the property being developed by the Butts County Development Authority. Hillwood is the company seeking to purchase the property and they have made the request.
If you would like to support the HFTWA position to oppose this request you can download either/or both of the OBJECTIONS/QUESTIONS linked below. Here are the SPECIFIC instructions for submitting a comment. Failure to adhere to these instructions may cause your Comments to be discarded.
Comments may be submitted via e-mail to: EPDcomments@dnr.ga.gov.
Comments may also be provided in writing to: Program Manager, Nonpoint Source Program, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Suite 1452 East, Atlanta, GA 30334.
The words “Buffer Variance Comment, BV-085-24-01" must be placed in the e-mail subject line (if sent via e-mail) or on the top of the first page of written comments to ensure that your comments will be forwarded to the appropriate staff.
Thank you for supporting the HFTWA as we continue to do our best to protect our watershed.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
COMMUNITY MEETING
Sunday June 23, 2024 3:00 PM
at the High Falls Baptist Church
4408 High Falls Rd, Jackson, GA 30233 .
People will be there to help you.