5901 Wattsburg Road rezone

Lives on St. Andrew Drive; worried about speeding cut-through traffic on Martin Road and a pattern of giving away green space to development.

Erie County Redevelopment Authority rep speaking for the absent Scott family: they've owned the land 45 years, can't develop or market it under current zoning, and have no specific plans.

Lives across the street; presented a petition with 100+ signatures from door-to-door canvassing opposing the rezone, citing air, noise, and light pollution and her health.

Walked the commission through the Mill Creek watershed map, showing the parcel sits in the headwaters basin feeding wells of four homes near the creek; fears contamination and flooding.

His bedroom window is 150 feet from the parcel; noted a similar commercial/industrial request was denied years ago and the CR zoning was meant as a buffer.

Young Bell Valley resident objecting to another truck stop: existing exhaust is a health risk for people with asthma, and three other truck stops are already within 15 minutes.

Put major money into his home across the street; fears up to 30% value loss, child-safety risks near a truck stop, and stream runoff onto his property; suggested selling to a conservancy instead.

Business owner and father of two; asked how the rezone aligns with the 2022 Embrace Mill Creek comprehensive plan and what public need it serves at an exit that already has ample services.

Unlike other I-90 exits, this one borders a real neighborhood with hundreds of homes; Martin Road can't handle the traffic.

Learned of the plan on election day; concerned about already worsening traffic at the 90/Route 8 left turn and about environmental damage to the headwaters.

Focused on commercial trash: wind-blown litter, microplastics and runoff into waterways, dumpster noise, and rodent attraction from 24/7 commercial operations.

Bell Valley firefighter of nearly 50 years; has worked fatal wrecks at Wager and Route 8 and expects more emergency calls; also notes no sewers on Wager Road.

Called it spot zoning; suggested the Scotts donate the land for a township park bearing their name; detailed groundwater/benzene risks from fueling and difficult site access.

60-year resident in a 160-year-old home with a 38-foot well; happy the earlier truck stop went to Harborcreek instead and wants the neighborhood kept as is.