In return, Bi-County has been granted the privilege of constructing a 630 unit village on Holland Mountain of such density that the negative impact on this town in terms of water, traffic, schools, taxes and quality of life will be devastating. This will all be in a rural area valued as a pristine watershed for its exceptional natural resources and its reputation for quiet country living. The services and infrastructure such as roads, emergency services and police, sewage treatment and most especially schools, that the township must supply and maintain with an influx of 630 new families, will far outstrip the net tax gain. We will all pay for this development in increased taxes. This is made doubly so by the relatively isolated location of the tract so far from any existing services.
COAH housing is intended to assist the poor and elderly.
Due to the isolated location of this development these people, who can barely afford shelter, will be forced to buy, insure, maintain and use motor vehicles. Averaging two cars per household, there will be at least 1,260 additional cars on our roads. These will pour directly down Ridge Road and into the heart of Milton and then to the already impossible outlets of routes 15 and 23. Imagine the incredible delays we will all experience at the already overcrowded intersection. Bi-County is permitted to construct up to 25 single family units with access driveways onto Holland Mountain Road.