Codrington pit proposal strikes a nerve

The letter to Cramahe Now by C C Rider has sparked another comment this week by L Cowburn regarding the proposed gravel pit near Codrington:

I, too, am a resident of Codrington Community and have moved from Montreal for the very reasons you cited. I have been to the information session at Codrington Hall July 30 and at the Brighton Community Centre with a meeting of Council this past night August 10, 2009 at 8 pm.

The information session on the part of CBM was poor and lacking answers to our questions of their "experts". It seemed as though the representatives from St. Mary's Cement and CBM felt that they would be able to run this through without hesitation.

Last night's meeting served to voice our dissent as residents not only of Codrington but of Northumberland County. And we certainly did so! This area is a jewel in Ontario's crown for scenery, wildlife, fishing, tourism, arts, both performing and otherwise.

What I do not think the members of CBM and St. Mary's realize is that most of the residents who currently live here do so because we CHOOSE to live here. We have mostly all come from other parts of the province, other provinces and from overseas to live in this pastoral and bountiful area of the province. Every one who comes here comments on its beauty and the fish and game as well as the birding resources that it holds and last but not least, the beauty of the quiet.

I am firmly against the scarring of this land and endangering its residents' health with dust, noise pollution,light pollution from the 24 processing plant proposed and careening gravel trucks down our roads that are ill equipped to handle the concentration of weight day in and day out.
Thank you,

L. Cowburn