Georgetown Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance |
Research conducted by Columbia and Johns Hopkins University scientists shows that the benzene released to the air from gas stations can harm the health of those living 500 feet away. Presently Georgetown zoning laws prohibit a gas station within 100 feet of residential properties. Please join with us in urging the City Council to increase the health protection zone to 500 feet by adding your name below.
The Columbia-Johns Hopkins study and other research is summarized in a letter from our consultant, CEDS, posted at: https://app.box.com/s/w9u5btm25y5wsyoszsjpajlhvjm2s0nu. The letter was drafted in response to a proposal to construct a new gas station at the north Georgetown location show in the aerial above. If a gas station can be proposed too close to one Georgetown neighborhood, then all of our neighborhoods could be at risk. Unfortunately, neither the Texas CEQ nor any other agency requires measures to resolve this impact. Only a 500-foot health protection zone will protect you and our neighbors.
The CEDS letter also explains why the 500-foot health protection zone will not preclude new gas stations in Georgetown. Instead, new gas stations would be guided to sites where the benefits can be enjoyed without jeopardizing the health of our neighbors.
For further information about the Alliance contact your neighbors Amanda Hallock at ahallock@myyahoo.com or Tina Hare at thare@c21everest.com or (805) 990-7580.
The Columbia-Johns Hopkins study and other research is summarized in a letter from our consultant, CEDS, posted at: https://app.box.com/s/w9u5btm25y5wsyoszsjpajlhvjm2s0nu. The letter was drafted in response to a proposal to construct a new gas station at the north Georgetown location show in the aerial above. If a gas station can be proposed too close to one Georgetown neighborhood, then all of our neighborhoods could be at risk. Unfortunately, neither the Texas CEQ nor any other agency requires measures to resolve this impact. Only a 500-foot health protection zone will protect you and our neighbors.
The CEDS letter also explains why the 500-foot health protection zone will not preclude new gas stations in Georgetown. Instead, new gas stations would be guided to sites where the benefits can be enjoyed without jeopardizing the health of our neighbors.
For further information about the Alliance contact your neighbors Amanda Hallock at ahallock@myyahoo.com or Tina Hare at thare@c21everest.com or (805) 990-7580.