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WEST PARK-FOREST RIDGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS RE: CROCKER-STEARNS ' ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS (continued) 2. Many of our residents are concerned about any additional loss of wetlands as Ohio has already lost 90'ro of what used to be wetlands and according to the media (EPA), under the new wetland regulations being reviewed will be reduced to 3°6 left in our state. Bradly Woods (Metro Parks) has hemlock and woodchuck which we understand are disappearing. Hemlocks need water soil. Ducks are now prevelant in our area and nesting in our yards. 3. Many of our residents are sad as they say that they have moved from one area of ;~eautiful wooded property to another only to see roads and/or builders wipe them out. They mourn the loss of the natural habitat as these projects change the face of whatever city they reside. Or_e man was quoted as saying, "I guess the best you can do today is to move someplace where it looks as if roads and builders cant get a stronghold for at least 60 years, and then you,ll not be alive to see it." The feeling here is that if you cant move to a piece of property with the Metro Parks and wetlands at your back lot line without being encroached upon, then there is no safe place to move. :7 Page 6 of 6 dpq( .~y~,yy v v - ~ , . .. ~,f • ~tI'sb+ll.