Voice your objection!
THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION IS NOW!1) CONTACT to thank them for standing strong on this issue and tell them you don’t want to see any asphalt batching or manufacturing plant in Canaan.
North Canaan Planning & Zoning
℅ Town Hall
100 Pease Street
North Canaan, CT 06018
2) INFORM your neighbors and friends, and, if you are renting your home tell your landlord immediately. Please pass on this STOP THE ASPHALT PLANT website at https://www.blackberryrivervalleyprotectionalliance.org/.
3) SIGN the petition against the Ben Metcalf proposal- sign petition online at
https://www.change.org/p/north-canaan-zoning-board-help-stop-the-asphalt-plant-in-east-canaan
4) EMAIL your selectmen selectman@northcanaan.org - tell them ANY asphalt batching or manufacturing plant is unacceptable in North Canaan!
5) * IS IT LEGAL? * In violation of CT Public Act 98-216 (Act 22A-196) covering the location of "... Any asphalt batching or continuous mix facility not in operation as of December 31, 1997, may not be located..." ... "...within one-third mile of a watercourse and within one-third mile of residential housing..." This asphalt making site is in violation of both these restrictions. Read more at: https://www.blackberryrivervalleyprotectionalliance.org/p/deep-watercourse-residential.html
Ask the STATE OF CT attorney.general@ct.gov to look into this matter.
Justin Kronholm is our contact at the Attorney General Office for the State of Connecticut
EMAIL: justin.kronholm@ct.gov
Telephone: 860-808-5191
Maria Horn
Legislative Office Building, Room 4000
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
1-800-842-8267
860-240-8585
EMAIL: maria.horn@cga.ct.gov
Jahana Hayes
U.S. House of Representatives
108 Bank Street, 2nd Floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
860-223-8412
EMAIL: go to https://hayes.house.gov/contact/email-me
Craig Miner
Legislative Office Building
Room 3400
Hartford, CT 06106
800-842-1421
EMAIL: https://ctsenaterepublican.com/contact-miner/
Richard Blumenthal – only via email
860-258-6940
Fax 860 258-6958
TO EMAIL: http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact
You will be asked to select an issue – choose Environment
DEEP: deep.aquiferprotection@ct.gov
Region 1 EPA Contact:
Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Chris Rascher
Environmental Engineer
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 1, OES 05-1
Boston, MA 02109
Office: 617-918-1834
EMAIL: rascher.chris@epa.gov
---(copy letter below)---
Dear _________________
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the potential construction of an asphalt plant in my town of North Canaan, CT.
The Litchfield Superior Court recently ordered the North Canaan Zoning Board to approve the site modification plan for B. Metcalf Paving, Inc. that includes the construction of a “warm” asphalt plant. The location of this site is within 1/3 of a mile of the Blackberry River (stocked with fish by the CT Department of Fisheries), the Beckley Furnace State Park and multiple personal residences. This seems to be in violation of CT DEEP regulations for clean air. The site is also on top of a potential water aquifer and a water course that supplies well water to many surrounding homes.
The judge’s decision relates strictly to a local zoning issue. He did not have any environmental evidence to consider as a group of residents were denied the right to intervene in the case to bring into consideration the detrimental effects that asphalt plants have on the health and well-being of those within the radius of any asphalt plant.
We ask for your help to investigate this and help the citizens of North Canaan maintain a safe and healthy quality of life.
Thank you for your consideration to this request.
Respectfully submitted,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
EMAIL
---(end letter)---
You will need these details when you file your complaint:
Who is your complaint against?
Share this information and our website at https://www.blackberryrivervalleyprotectionalliance.org/ with your Social Media network. Thank you!
4) EMAIL your selectmen selectman@northcanaan.org - tell them ANY asphalt batching or manufacturing plant is unacceptable in North Canaan!
5) * IS IT LEGAL? * In violation of CT Public Act 98-216 (Act 22A-196) covering the location of "... Any asphalt batching or continuous mix facility not in operation as of December 31, 1997, may not be located..." ... "...within one-third mile of a watercourse and within one-third mile of residential housing..." This asphalt making site is in violation of both these restrictions. Read more at: https://www.blackberryrivervalleyprotectionalliance.org/p/deep-watercourse-residential.html
Ask the STATE OF CT attorney.general@ct.gov to look into this matter.
Here's how you can help...
Please copy and paste the below letter (add your own words if you prefer) into your email program and email to the following:
Justin Kronholm is our contact at the Attorney General Office for the State of Connecticut
EMAIL: justin.kronholm@ct.gov
Telephone: 860-808-5191
Maria Horn
Legislative Office Building, Room 4000
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
1-800-842-8267
860-240-8585
EMAIL: maria.horn@cga.ct.gov
Jahana Hayes
U.S. House of Representatives
108 Bank Street, 2nd Floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
860-223-8412
EMAIL: go to https://hayes.house.gov/contact/email-me
Craig Miner
Legislative Office Building
Room 3400
Hartford, CT 06106
800-842-1421
EMAIL: https://ctsenaterepublican.com/contact-miner/
Richard Blumenthal – only via email
860-258-6940
Fax 860 258-6958
TO EMAIL: http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact
You will be asked to select an issue – choose Environment
DEEP: deep.aquiferprotection@ct.gov
Region 1 EPA Contact:
Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Chris Rascher
Environmental Engineer
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 1, OES 05-1
Boston, MA 02109
Office: 617-918-1834
EMAIL: rascher.chris@epa.gov
---(copy letter below)---
Dear _________________
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the potential construction of an asphalt plant in my town of North Canaan, CT.
The Litchfield Superior Court recently ordered the North Canaan Zoning Board to approve the site modification plan for B. Metcalf Paving, Inc. that includes the construction of a “warm” asphalt plant. The location of this site is within 1/3 of a mile of the Blackberry River (stocked with fish by the CT Department of Fisheries), the Beckley Furnace State Park and multiple personal residences. This seems to be in violation of CT DEEP regulations for clean air. The site is also on top of a potential water aquifer and a water course that supplies well water to many surrounding homes.
The judge’s decision relates strictly to a local zoning issue. He did not have any environmental evidence to consider as a group of residents were denied the right to intervene in the case to bring into consideration the detrimental effects that asphalt plants have on the health and well-being of those within the radius of any asphalt plant.
We ask for your help to investigate this and help the citizens of North Canaan maintain a safe and healthy quality of life.
Thank you for your consideration to this request.
Respectfully submitted,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
---(end letter)---
To be noticed we must speak out - together.
You are encouraged to file a complaint with the Attorney General regarding this issue at https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Common/Complaint-Form-Landing-page - Thank you.
Who is your complaint against?
- Name Of Business Entity Or Provider Of Services: B. METCALF ASPHALT PAVING, INC, Et Al
- Complainee First Name: Benjamin
- Complainee Last Name: Metcalf
- Street Address: 235 East Canaan Road
- City/Town: North Canaan
- State: CT
- Zip Code: 06018
- Phone Number: (860) 435-1205
- Email Address: bmetcalfasphalt@sbcglobal.net
- Buisness Website: https://www.bmetcalfasphalt.com/
North Canaan, Connecticut contacts to email your displeasure to as well are:
Planning & Zoning - zoning@northcanaan.org
Charles P. Perotti - selectman@northcanaan.org
Craig Whiting (Selectmen) - cwhiting57@yahoo.com
Christian P. Allyn (Selectmen) - christianallyn@gmail.com
Inland Wetlands - c/o selectman@northcanaan.org
Charles P. Perotti - selectman@northcanaan.org
Craig Whiting (Selectmen) - cwhiting57@yahoo.com
Christian P. Allyn (Selectmen) - christianallyn@gmail.com
Inland Wetlands - c/o selectman@northcanaan.org
Ask to get on our email list and join website posts Get notified by Email list as well (see link in near top of right column).
Share this information and our website at https://www.blackberryrivervalleyprotectionalliance.org/ with your Social Media network. Thank you!
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