Stop the Development of the Yale Farm Golf Club
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We hereby oppose the proposed development of the Yale Farm Golf Club in Canaan and Norfolk, CT. The project is unprecedented both in size and in the irrevocable environmental damage it would cause in the unique and federally-recognized highlands region of northwest Connecticut.
The proposed private golf course, clubhouse, recreational facilities and eventual residential subdivision would be located in a small, fragile watershed at the headwaters of two Class A coldwater streams containing native brook trout run. Presently the water is pure enough to drink. The development would cause irreparable damage to 780 acres of pristine farmland, fields, woods, streams, and wetlands in order to create a closed, exclusive resort for wealthy members virtually none of them local to visit, play golf and leave.
Connecticut recognizes that its waters are a precious, finite and invaluable resource that it holds in public trust for the good of all its citizens. It is our opinion that allocating such an immense amount of this resource from such a unique area of the state so that a few out-of-staters can play golf on weekends and then leave is perhaps the worst possible use of this public resource.
We urge the DEP to follow its water resources policy and preserve and protect this property and pristine watershed instead of permitting its massive development.
The proposed private golf course, clubhouse, recreational facilities and eventual residential subdivision would be located in a small, fragile watershed at the headwaters of two Class A coldwater streams containing native brook trout run. Presently the water is pure enough to drink. The development would cause irreparable damage to 780 acres of pristine farmland, fields, woods, streams, and wetlands in order to create a closed, exclusive resort for wealthy members virtually none of them local to visit, play golf and leave.
Connecticut recognizes that its waters are a precious, finite and invaluable resource that it holds in public trust for the good of all its citizens. It is our opinion that allocating such an immense amount of this resource from such a unique area of the state so that a few out-of-staters can play golf on weekends and then leave is perhaps the worst possible use of this public resource.
We urge the DEP to follow its water resources policy and preserve and protect this property and pristine watershed instead of permitting its massive development.
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Ray R
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Wethersfield
Open space is disappearing at an alarming rate in Connecticut. Once 'developed' the land will never be able to be reclaimed. There is nothing so unnatural as a golf course surrounded by McMansions. Golf courses have well documented adv
6 December 2015
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Charles F
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Norfolk, CT
Can a spotted salamander, a bog turtle, a bobolink, a vernal pool, and class a stream have the same clout as Roland Betts' Golf Club? If there is but one small defenseless member of God's kingdom which the DEP can protect, I hope it will
1 December 2015
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Michael A
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Town
Stratford
Love both fishing and walking along the Blackberry River. It would be a disaster to lose such a valuable natural resource.
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James M
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new marlborough, ma (abutting town)
inappropriate land use both environmrntally and socially. this project lies within the t-1 transect zone (preserve)
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