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Letter to M. David Heurtel, ministre, from Robert Richardson

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January 14, 2017
Monsieur David Heurtel, ministre
Dévelopement durable, Environnement et Lutte contre
les changements climatiques.
Minister,
After careful consideration and study my concerns for this project lead me to believe that this project is high risk that it will lead to extremely high insurance costs and fail; leaving the town in dire straits if this development proceeds in the current state.
Concerns: Management Plan for the Massawippi River Flood Zone – Village of North Hatley
1. The plan seems to be based on 20 and 100-year flood plains which don’t exist anymore – everything is now 5 year and zoned accordingly.  The risk being; it would now flood every 2 years out of five and the history of the river would confirm this.
2. The plan is to be built on a site that had 2 gas stations and a marina on or encroaching the site. It doesn’t appear that soil samples have been taken to determine a level of contamination; gas station remediation sites can put a 5-year halt on construction after soil remediation in some provinces.
3. Are municipal bylaws on height restrictions (3 floors) still in place that prevented a building of 27 stories in 1970?
4. The current capacity of infrastructure and at what cost to accommodate development with water and sewage aren’t present.
5. The plan violates current bylaws/conservation guidelines (Protection policy for Lakeshores, Riverbanks, Littoral Zones and Floodplains) that have been developed since the 60’s.
6. Perhaps downsizing the current plan; putting it up on pillars and removing the ground floor for parking which is lacking and re-submitting would be better suited than the current plan.
Addressing the environmental issues of a floodplain, land conservancy and water shed preservation are my concerns with a suitable development plan that does not put the municipality of North Hatley at risk!
I would be grateful if you were to take these considerations into account in your opinion on the Management Plan for the Massawippi River Flood Zone – North Hatley Village.
Sincerely,
Robert Richardson
c.c. Monsieur Martin Coiteux, ministre, Affaires municipales et Occupation du territoire, Sécurité publique.

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North Hatley Communications

Lettre au ministre / Letter to the minister – Paul St-Pierre

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Le plan de gestion pour le centre de North Hatley a été adopté le 14 décembre 2016 par la MRC de Memphrémagog, et envoyé pour avis au ministre du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. Le plan de gestion prévoit la construction de trois immeubles (quatre et cinq étages) de 210 logements, avec une occupation au sol de plus de 7700 m2, au cœur même du village. Attachées à ce courriel vous trouverez la lettre — avec sa traduction en anglais — que je viens d’envoyer au ministre, ainsi qu’au ministre des Affaires municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire, et de Sécurité publique. Je vous invite de leur écrire au sujet du plan de gestion, qui se trouve à :

http://www.mrcmemphremagog.com/download/Reglements/Plan-de-gestion-zone-inondable-North-Hatley.pdf

The management plan for the heart of North Hatley was adopted on December 14, 2016, by the MRC de Memphrémagog, and sent to the Minister for Développement durable, l’Environnement et la Lutte contre les changements climatiques for his opinion. The management plan would allow the construction in the heart of the village of three buildings, four and five storeys in height, with 210 units, and a footprint of over 82,800 square feet. I have attached to this e-mail the letter I have sent to the Minister, as well as to the Minister for Affaires municipales et l’Occupation du territoire, et Sécurité publique. I feel this would be the time for citizens to write to the ministers about the management plan, before the opinion has been received. The management plan (available only in French, but a working translation can be obtained using Google Translate — pages 21 to 26 deal with what would be allowed to be built) can be found at:

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