What is the Town of Alden's position on the approximately 40,000 yards of top soil that would be stripped from the proposed rezone site?
How will the developer handle the possible agricultural chemical residue that Mr. Sherwood implied was in that soil?
Would the Town have a problem with one of it's most valuable resources being hauled away?
Perhaps the citizens of Alden should petition the Town Board to reverse a poor decision made years ago, that made this section of Alden along Broadway zoned C1 and C2. The position of this planning board, and past planning boards, seems to be that development on good farm ground is inevitable, progress is development, open ground is wasted ground, "growth" is good, more "improvements" = more taxes = more town services = growth = more "improvements" = etc.
In the end, we find ourselves living in "Greater Buffalo" with all of our "improvements" like Amherst, Cheektowaga and Lancaster, driving 30 mph between signals.
Jim Guarino
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